Re: Pulpotomy


JoyceLopez wrote:
I have a 34 month old grandchild who seems to have bad teeth. Today a
pediatric dentist suggested she needs a few pulpotomies, and some other
serious dental work. He says she will need to be hospitalized to do all this
work (outpatient) but in an O.R. using anesthesia and the cost of using the O.
R. is approx $1250 per hour and the procedure(s) will take about 2 hrs. The
anesthesia will be about $255. and the dental cost' about $1500. All these
cost' seem very high, the parent' have very little $, and the insurance they
have won't cover much. Any suggestions out there?
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If the dental treatment needs to be done, it needs to be done. There's
no getting around it.

In the long run, it will save a LOT of money to prevent this problem
from happening again. The very best thing to do at this time is to ask
the pediatric dentist for guidance on nutrition, diet, and at-home oral
hygiene measures for the child.

All too often, after a small child has all this extensive dental
treatment, she returns three or four years later with a whole mouthful
of cavities all over again. The only long-term solution to your
grandchild's dental disease is PREVENTION. The dentist is able to help
-- be sure that you take full advantage of the preventive measures
available.

Best regards,
- dentaldoc

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