I had two bone grafts + implants in the same area and paid $10K - mostly not covered by insurance. Took a year to complete but I am very satisfied with the results.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 7:50 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not crazy about the idea of a screw in my jaw either. Seems like something > that would be prone to infection. People with artifical joints need to take > antibiotics before any dental work; in that case it may be a worthwhile > tradeoff to have a working knee or hip but not sure its worth it for a > tooth. > > Allan > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, at 7:41 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > > I need an incisor implant. Was told 6K. Waiting till I can get to Greece > to have it done for $500. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 7:35 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > So my dentist sent me to a periodontist to have a "pocket" around my > top back molar evaluated. Its the tooth right next to my wisdom tooth. It's > not bothering me but the dentist says it will become a problem. > > > > > > Periodontist wants to extract that tooth and the wisdom tooth, do a > bone graft and an implant (basically a titanium post) then my regular > dentist will put a crown on the implant. > > > > > > This will all run at least $3k with insurance covering some unknown > amount but I'm likely out of pocket at least $2k. > > > > > > I have HSA savings to cover it but this just seems like a lot of money > for one tooth that's not even visible. Wondering how much I would miss > having that tooth if my dentist just did the extractions and left it at > that. > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
