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.


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.

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

Sorry, you feel it is crap. Means to me you really don't want to know
the truth and risks about root canals.

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