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| Nunyerbidnez Atall... |
 Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:40 am |
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On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:21:45 -0400, "Amatus Cremona"
<Nicola at (no spam) sottovoce.com> wrote:
[quote:a39d47f601]Extractions and plastic partial until you can afford implants.
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Thanks for the advice.
Can you give me an idea of how much this mode of treatment would cost
(extract and partial)?
But later wouldn't 2 implants run around $6k? That's the part that
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| Stormin Mormon... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:23 am |
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Spam... shouting in all caps.
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Learn more about Jesus
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| vaughn... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:45 am |
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"Nunyerbidnez Atall" <Nunyerbidnez at (no spam) all.invalid> wrote in message
news:7b9ac5pmd38j55ejek018r2m70meneit4a at (no spam) 4ax.com...
[quote:6c201943e2]Sorry for the caps but this group seems to have been taken over by
SPAMMERS since I last came here.
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That's truly strange. I see almost no spam here.
(screaming deleted)
Vaughn |
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| riszla... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:15 am |
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On Oct 2, 1:45 pm, "vaughn" <vaughnsimonHATESS... at (no spam) gmail.FAKE.com>
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[quote:d23b5e2652]"Nunyerbidnez Atall" <Nunyerbid... at (no spam) all.invalid> wrote in message
news:7b9ac5pmd38j55ejek018r2m70meneit4a at (no spam) 4ax.com...
Sorry for the caps but this group seems to have been taken over by
SPAMMERS since I last came here.
That's truly strange. I see almost no spam here.
(screaming deleted)
Vaughn
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Can't you go back to the original dentist and complain that his work
has let you down and then negociate a low fee from him to repair his
handywork? |
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| Nunyerbidnez Atall... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 1:28 pm |
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On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:21:45 -0400, "Amatus Cremona"
<Nicola at (no spam) sottovoce.com> wrote:
[quote:f942e2e393]Extractions and plastic partial until you can afford implants.
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An extraction will not work. I forgot to mention that #3 and #5 are 2
ends of a bridge, so if we were to extract them, she'd now have THREE
teeth in a row missing. |
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| Amatus Cremona... |
| Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:53 pm |
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Consider the option of having the problem teeth removed now, get a plastic
partial made, and start saving money for implants. No matter what you do or
say, implants will cost you roughly $4K per tooth. No shortcuts exist.
Long bridges frequently fail in the long term.
AC
"Nunyerbidnez Atall" <Nunyerbidnez at (no spam) all.invalid> wrote in message
news:ta9fc51ccobmvl5qovupu6lh4q8g05agcp at (no spam) 4ax.com...
[quote:6545dee023]On Thu, 1 Oct 2009 20:21:45 -0400, "Amatus Cremona"
Nicola at (no spam) sottovoce.com> wrote:
Extractions and plastic partial until you can afford implants.
An extraction will not work. I forgot to mention that #3 and #5 are 2
ends of a bridge, so if we were to extract them, she'd now have THREE
teeth in a row missing.
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| Nunyerbidnez Atall... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:47 pm |
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On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:54:38 -0400, "Amatus Cremona"
<arcus at (no spam) martole.e..com> wrote:
[quote:d9fb246d3f]But,,,,,,,,,,, look at all the money you saved by going outside the USA for
the dental work.
AC
That doesn't really make a very good point, since 2 of the dentists -[/quote:d9fb246d3f]
actually those who did the worst work and the most damage - were
practicing right here in the U.S.A., one of them at least American
born, the other from Europe.
My wife had to get gum surgery as the result of a bad root canal here,
and the bridge done here screwed up her other teeth, fit very poorly,
and had to be redone in Mexico. The one done there isn't a lot better
but it is better.
Some of the work my wife got in Mexico was just fine; granted others
were horrible.
To be honest, I would say that the PERCENTAGE of bad work in Mexico
has been higher - if you count my wife's previous work done there as a
child and young adult, probably 60% bad vs. 40% good. But I'm only
batting about 40% bad vs. 60% good, here in the U.S.
Go figure. |
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| Nunyerbidnez Atall... |
| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:56 pm |
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On Sat, 3 Oct 2009 19:54:38 -0400, "Amatus Cremona"
<arcus at (no spam) martole.e..com> wrote:
[quote:1403d92215]But,,,,,,,,,,, look at all the money you saved by going outside the USA for
the dental work.
AC
While you are probably right, as I stated in my first post we are not[/quote:1403d92215]
doing well economically and am not sure when we will be, so it's hard
telling how long it would take us to be able to afford $12k worth of
implants. Do most people have that kind of money to throw around??
If it were just ONE tooth we needed I might consider it...
Let me ask you, Since it's a #3-#5 three-teeth gap we'd be talking
about, is it possible they could fill that with 2 extra wide implants
instead of 3 regular ones?
Also, let's say we go the implant route. If we had the teeth pulled
now and waited, say a year or a year and a half to get the crowns on
them, would that abe okay? Or do the crowns have to come within just
months of the implants?
Also, what about the chance of having to have bone graft or any other
more expensive procedure in addition to "just the implants"?
Suddenly the $4k a tooth could go up quite a bit, right?
One more question re implants:
Let's say we pull the 2 teeth and have a 3 tooth gap in her mouth
3,4,5.
Let's say teeth #2 and #6 drift inward before we get the implants. Can
they still fit the implants in that space? What would they do, shave
off #2 and #6 to make the implants fit right?
Could we get just one implant, say, in a year, and then another one a
year after that? And the 3rd - if necessary - a year after that? |
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| Amatus Cremona... |
| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 8:44 pm |
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[quote:bc0e7693b8]While you are probably right, as I stated in my first post we are not
doing well economically and am not sure when we will be, so it's hard
telling how long it would take us to be able to afford $12k worth of
implants. Do most people have that kind of money to throw around??
..[/quote:bc0e7693b8]
How much did you spend on the last car you bought? |
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| Dartos... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:25 am |
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Amatus Cremona wrote:
[quote:7fb3177344]How much did you spend on the last car you bought?
[/quote:7fb3177344]
Or your flat screen TV, years supply of cigs, years supply of beer,
cell phone service, computer, internet, etc.
Had a lady in yesterday for whom I had done a root canal/post/crown on
tooth #7 in 1981. She (well her parents then <G>) probably spent
about $400 for the work.
It's still there and functioning fine 28 years later. Over those years
she has become a reformed 'sodaholic' and retains most of her teeth.
She is now in her 40's and quite happy with the value of her dental care.
But I also had a doofus with an abcessed lower incisor who just wanted
antibiotics until he could 'upgrade' his dental insurance to get
coverage for endo! He thought that would *save* him money.
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| Amatus Cremona... |
| Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 3:37 pm |
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I am amazed by the number of people who tell me they cannot spend $680 on a
tooth at their age (over 72). But, they drive a new car. The car sits on
their drive way all day long and only gets used for perhaps 2-3 hours in an
entire week. But, $680 is too much to spend for something they would use
for 24/7.
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"Dartos" <tuthjockey at (no spam) myturbonet.com> wrote in message
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[quote:acf870ec4e]
Amatus Cremona wrote:
How much did you spend on the last car you bought?
Or your flat screen TV, years supply of cigs, years supply of beer,
cell phone service, computer, internet, etc.
Had a lady in yesterday for whom I had done a root canal/post/crown on
tooth #7 in 1981. She (well her parents then <G>) probably spent
about $400 for the work.
It's still there and functioning fine 28 years later. Over those years
she has become a reformed 'sodaholic' and retains most of her teeth.
She is now in her 40's and quite happy with the value of her dental care.
But I also had a doofus with an abcessed lower incisor who just wanted
antibiotics until he could 'upgrade' his dental insurance to get
coverage for endo! He thought that would *save* him money.
D
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| Steven Fawks... |
| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:30 am |
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Perception of worth.
Teeth have little value in these people's minds.
20 phalanges vs 28 meaningful teeth. Cut off a toe or finger
at any scratch or pain?
:-(
Steve
Amatus Cremona wrote:
[quote:e16a628ab9]I am amazed by the number of people who tell me they cannot spend $680 on a
tooth at their age (over 72). But, they drive a new car. The car sits on
their drive way all day long and only gets used for perhaps 2-3 hours in an
entire week. But, $680 is too much to spend for something they would use
for 24/7.
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