Re: Need advice on missing filling

From: DrSteve (drsteve_at_guessmy)
Date: 03/04/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 20:45:53 -0500

You get to do whatever you want with your tooth. You just need to know the
risks and then you will have to live with that decision. If you waited too
long and then need root canal treatment and crown, or extraction and
implant, don't try blaming anyone but yourself. For the cost of taking a
friend to a professional football game for the afternoon, you could have it
taken care of properly.

"figgy" <figaro911@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1109890471.672131.15410@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
>
> Thanks to all for the responses. I realize there can be differing of
> opinions on something like this. I would only ask what the difference
> would be with paying to have a temp filling installed ( over $100 incl.
> office visit ), vs. putting one in myself? The material is essentially
> the same( formulated by a dentist as I understand it). Please educate
> me on this. I'm not trying to avoid dental care, just trying to save
> some precious coin now, while at the a same time, not causing myself
> further pain and coin later. My dentist will get his fee, just a little
> later.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> Joel M. Eichen wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 12:54:18 GMT, "Dr Steve" <nospam@home.net> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >"Joel M. Eichen" <joeleichen@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >news:o4ud21hp08e3js5spn9d8mm2nuhi0amf2f@4ax.com...
>> >> On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:41:22 -0500, "DrSteve" <drsteve@guessmy
> ISP.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>And,,,,,,,,,,,, many times we see a patient who waited 2 months
> too long
>> >>>and
>> >>>gets to receive root canal treatment. Had they been in a few
> months
>> >>>earlier, they would have had a filling instead.
>> >>
>> >> ABSOLUTELY
>> >>
>> >> That's the key for ALL dental preventative strategies .....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Joel M. Eichen DDS
>> >
>> >
>> >But,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Joel,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you previously said
> basically:
>> >"no problem to wait months before getting it taken care of".
>>
>>
>> REPLY
>>
>> Ahah. You are a careful reader!
>>
>> Yes, prevention is important, but in the case where the insurance
>> kicks in within two months, and its an open cavity, I have not seen
>> where that would lead to a major problem.
>> '
>>
>> Joel
>

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