Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
Got top left wisdom tooth yanked today. Wasn't bothering me, but I had the lower one out a few years ago and the top one was slowly falling out because there was nothing below it. After the extraction the dentist said the root was infected so good thing it was done. The crown/cap expense on top of the implants he ballparked at $1,000. Going back in two weeks for a checkup on today's extraction and further deliberations on the implant proposal. Allan On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, at 8:12 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: > 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 > > 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 > >> > > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
Well, my Dad - a Dentist by trade - put an implant in my sister when she broke off a front tooth back in the late 1960's. It lasted till the late 1980's. Granted, it was still cutting edge at that time. On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 7:29 PM Clay via Mercedes wrote: > My father paid off his dentist sailboat with implants. The things were > only effective for about a decade and had to be replaced. Last set were > good for the rest of his life. That was maybe nine more years. Pretty > sure the bugs have been worked out in the last dozen years. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > On Oct 12, 2021, at 3:49 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 > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
I love my implants. solved a lot of problems with perio disease on my lower right quadrant. On Tue, Oct 12, 2021, 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
A full set of dentures probably cost less. -D Sent from my iPad > On Oct 12, 2021, at 5:29 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > My father paid off his dentist sailboat with implants. The things were only > effective for about a decade and had to be replaced. Last set were good for > the rest of his life. That was maybe nine more years. Pretty sure the bugs > have been worked out in the last dozen years. > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > >> On Oct 12, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> 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 > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
My father paid off his dentist sailboat with implants. The things were only effective for about a decade and had to be replaced. Last set were good for the rest of his life. That was maybe nine more years. Pretty sure the bugs have been worked out in the last dozen years. Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Oct 12, 2021, at 3:49 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
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 > 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 >> > > 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
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 > > 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
Re: [MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
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 > 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
[MBZ] Way OT: Dental implant
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
