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Originally Posted by Rdhed28
Hey popo I hope you can help me out. I went to a new dentist and said I needed a lot of work...which I knew. Questions:
1) my insurance covers porcelain fused to metal crowns but they are charging me an extra $350 per crown for a "procelain upgrade". It's not empress and I already thought my insurance was coving a porcelain crown. so what could this be?
2) I have a cavity between two molars and they are charging me for 2 onlay metallic-three surfaces and 2 Cerec upgrades. The onlays are $105 which I expected but I need 2? And what is this upgrade again for $350 per tooth?
3) Do I need to pay the extra money to be sent to an oral surgeon to extract a tooth that had a crown and then broke...and now needs to be pulled?
Thanks for the help!
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For the first 2 questions I really don't know about insurances. I have zero experience with these types of issues. For the 3rd question, there's no way for me to know without seeing you and knowing the comfort level of your GP when it comes to extractions.
This might sound rough but.... you say that you knew you'd need a lot of work. Typically that comes from someone who hasn't been to a dentist in a long time. It sounds like you're now getting on the horse again... and good for you. Now consider all the money/time you saved by not going before and get the proper treatment now. Trust your dentist and listen to him. If you're seeing one you don't trust off the bat, find another one. Don't just go to the lowest price. Like I've said before, if you need a low cost dentist you can get great work done at a discounted rate at a local dental school. If the case is big, ask for the Graduate Prosthodontics dept.