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Originally Posted by Ample
For the last few months I have been giving serious thought into getting veneers for my two upper front teeth. One has a calcium deposit from when first came in, and the other tooth half was knocked out when I was a kid, and filling thing has slightly discolored over the years. So my question is I have seen them for 900ish to 1200ish. This would be coming out of my own pocket and a 600 dollar difference is a lot. Why the price flux, do veneers range in quality?
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Yes they do range in quality. But the higher price dentist is not necessarily the better one. The price depends on materials the dentist chooses and the expertise of the lab he chooses to actually make the veneers. Labs vary greatly in quality and price and their price very much reflects quality. You can be sure that a dentist that uses a high cost lab will charge for it but one who uses a low cost lab may also charge high prices.
Best advice: 1) ask to see photos of actual patients that got veneers from him. NOT stock photos, real patients. Any high quality dentist will take photos for this purpose. 2) ask to speak to patients who went to him/her for veneers. 3) to reiterate what's been said many times here, go to a local school if you're cost-conscious. You'll get top quality (especially if you ask to be seen by residents instead of students) and the price will be lower than private practice.
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Originally Posted by raeanna74
Is it possible to get braces for just one tooth? I have very good alignment in my teeth. All of them. BUT I have one babytooth that may have to come out soon. I have an adult tooth that's just begun to cut through the roof of my mouth just behind the baby tooth. My dentist a while back said that if that adult tooth ever decided to come in we could pull the baby tooth. BUT I know my insurance won't pay much for braces. I never expected to need them. I doubt that this baby tooth will move into the proper hole since it's already started to come through in a different place. I don't want to be an adult with a gaping hole where canine should be. I also don't have to money to handle a full mouth of braces. Are there any cheaper routes to fixing this problem? What can I expect? I will be seeing my dentist again next week but I'd like to hear what options are out there (if there are any different options) so that when he starts telling me what he recommends I can understand what the best choice is.
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Impossible for me to say without seeing the case but in general there's no cheaper option to orthodontics.
Sign up for insurance now or
go to a school if cost-conscious.