Re: Root Canal On #31 - What Am I In For?

Patrick Melton wrote:

I thought you said you only had $450 in coverage left for this year.
Assuming your insurance pays at least 50% of the charges for the root
canal, that alone will eat up your remaining benefit for this year.


My dental insurance will pay $450 more this year total for any dental
work. So I'll get this root canal and have to pay the rest out of
pocket. It's not a problem, I just want to get it done before Jan 1st
to get the $450. I'll need my full allowed coverage for 2007 to replace
the crowns on #8 and #9.

So you stated $1000-$1200 before - does this include a crown or cap?
Just trying to get an idea of what this will cost me.

No, it does not.



Generally if both 8 and 9 have been crowned years ago and one needs to
be redone, you will indeed get a much better result if they are both
redone--esp. if they are done simultaneously.


This is what I'll do then.



Are there any downfalls to this? I feel like they are killing a
perfectly good tooth just because of a cavity. Are there any risks to
this procedure?

Which tooth are you talking about here?


The root canal on #31. You've made me feel a little better about it. I
was just kind of freaking out about complications and the pain that
could come after the procedure by reading some experiences here.

Thanks for your help.


You're welcome.

Steve

PS - What's with all this crap posted by "Jan"? It doesn't seem to be
specific to anything I asked and a string of endless links doesn't
really mean anything to me.



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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
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