How much of that was the implants and how much were the crowns? Two extractions and one implant estimate was $3,400 before insurance.
I don't yet know what the crown will cost as that's back to my regular dentist to do. I see him again on Thursday. Allan On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, at 7:59 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > 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
