[Dog Welder]

So after being a little to over zealous with a Seedoo Rental I happened to face plant the handle bar hard enough to fracture my tooth...the one to the side of the two front teeth. Problem is the fracture is at gum line and the dentist thinks that it angled up underneath the jaw. The tooth is still holding in place but he thinks that its dying and doesn't have enough room to place a simple crown. He's talking dental surgery, putting in a post, etc. I've been with this dentist for nearly 25 years but should I still get a second opinion? Despite having dental insurance...I don't know how much they will cover.

 

[skibunny24]

Oooo, bummer. Get on the phone with the insurance company and see what they suggest--really, they can be a big help sometimes, and save you some dough if it will save them some dough as well!

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Sorry about the tooth problem.

 

[jonKranked]

drkenan knows a great dentist that will help you

 

[CBJ]

Please refer all dental questions to drkenan

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227350

 

[Iridemtb]

Get a second opinion. Look at the thread "calling ridemonkey medical hotline" I made recently. It's about my knee, and two doctors had very different opinions on what was necessary.

 

[Iridemtb]

Not that I'm the tooth fairy, but what would it cost to get a second opinion? I mean doctors have to stay up to date on new procedures etc, and they don't always know what's best when compared to another.

 

[Dog Welder]

I'm thinking about saying Eff it and go all the way...gettin' a grill.

 

[stoney]

Second opinion. I've had a dentist tell me that I needed a root canal and a crown, where the other said it was going to be a large filling. Get a second opinion.

 

[Dog Welder]

Sorry about the tooth problem.

Gotta admit...for the 20minutes prior to smashing my face into the handle bar and getting 7 stitches in my cheek and a possible 6000 dental bill....Tosh got it right...Wave runners ARE fun as hell! Maybe if I was frowning more while riding one I might not be in this predicament.

 

[mandown]

Check for clauses in your medical insurance that might cover the repair. I had a conversation about dental emergency coverage with a coworker, and she had found a clause that covered dental costs in the medical policy, if there was an emergency room visit with related tooth damage.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Sounds about right. I broke the same tooth (right side) just like yours when I got hit. The Dentist who did mine was the second opinion, first doc just wanted to cap it. When second doc did the x-ray he found the split, when it was pulled it came out in pieces. Extraction, fancy titanium stud, fake tooth and all the other what not was 5+ grand. Medical insurance did not cover mine and my company dental plan sucks giant wang. Payed for almost all of mine from my own pocket.

 

[The Toninator]

I don't know many carriers that cover implants (you may get partial reimbursement) but worth getting a second opinion and calling your plan. I had a molar go bad but had a temp crown on it hoping it would hold out a while longer but I cracked it when I face planted surfing this weekend. Had it extracted a couple of hours ago

 

[I Are Baboon]

drkenan knows a great dentist that will help you

Please refer all dental questions to drkenan

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227350

 

[Dog Welder]

I don't know many carriers that cover implants (you may get partial reimbursement) but worth getting a second opinion and calling your plan. I had a molar go bad but had a temp crown on it hoping it would hold out a while longer but I cracked it when I face planted surfing this weekend. Had it extracted a couple of hours ago

How much did it hurt? Or did they put you down?

 

[Serial Midget]

How much did it hurt? Or did they put you down?

I'm preparing for 3 implants - removal of decayed teeth and bridges was about $2300.bone grafts are up to 3K so far. I was put under for EVERYTHING. The extractions themselves where pretty straight forward but the bone grafts kicked my ass for over a week. I've been told that drilling and setting the implant posts can also be painful - anything that requires reshaping the bone will require lots of meds.

 

[The Toninator]

How much did it hurt? Or did they put you down?

No implant this round he just extracted the toof and He did not put me out. The pain is minimal, him yanking and scratching and drilling and pulling and other is the worst part. I’ve been popping pills for a while and jaw is kind of sore but not bad.
Looking at an implant replacement for two missing teeth on the other side and maybe this one a little later down the road.

 

[dante]

Please refer all dental questions to drkenan

http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=227350

After reading that thread, all I can think of is: Anyone want to take bets on whether Knuckleslammer thinks that fluoride in the drinking water is a vast governmental conspiracy??

As they rot, they are being pulled. The last one, the root was all the way up in my sinus cavity and I had to have a 1.5? incision on my gum cut for him to get the root out. 2 hours in the chair

 

[drkenan]

Whatever you do, don't leave a bad internet review. Their web scouts will see it and enter it into your permanent record. I'd recommend deleting this thread immediately.

 

[LOOnatic]

I'm thinking about saying Eff it and go all the way...gettin' a grill.

Thats the spirit. Full grill baby...

 

[missiongravity]

I am going on $9000 dollars right now for something pretty similar(read worse). Knocked one tooth clean out and broke another all the way in half up above the gum line. Chilling right now with 2 teeth missing waiting til February before I get the replacements. I had to have bone grafts since I knocked so much material out.


Can't get it to embed so click the link. Squeamish folk please be ready for some blood.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10150113363664627

 

[Pesqueeb]

I'm preparing for 3 implants - removal of decayed teeth and bridges was about $2300.bone grafts are up to 3K so far. I was put under for EVERYTHING. The extractions themselves where pretty straight forward but the bone grafts kicked my ass for over a week. I've been told that drilling and setting the implant posts can also be painful - anything that requires reshaping the bone will require lots of meds.

Not my experience at all, though I just had extraction, implant, graft in one spot. The grinding and chiseling kind of does weird things to my spine in a nails-on-chalkboard kind of way, but I didn't have much in the way of pain. They gave me Vicodin to take home, didn't really need them, but I sure do like them.

 

[eric strt6]

Met Life Dental covers 50% of dental implants. That is the best coverage you will find. I had 3 implants done. Now mind you my Dentist was not in the lowest rent area [Palo Alto] but with Met Life, Molars ran $3000 and fronts ran $3500 each. That said I have a mix of Crowns and Implants and they are way better than a bridge and I rank a implant better than my original teeth [no more cavities] There was almost zero pain or discomfort associated with getting an implant installed. It will take approximately 6 months for the proceedure. Extraction then healing of the site tkes 3 months. Then they surgically install the implant anchor and put in a flat gumline cap. Another 3 months for the jawbone and anchor to bond together. Finally they install the titanium stud into the anchor and glue the crown to the stud.

 

[Brian HCM#1]

Call the insurance company and tell them.......... "You were just riding along" Should work like a champ!!!

 

[stoney]

I am going on $9000 dollars right now for something pretty similar(read worse). Knocked one tooth clean out and broke another all the way in half up above the gum line. Chilling right now with 2 teeth missing waiting til February before I get the replacements. I had to have bone grafts since I knocked so much material out.


Can't get it to embed so click the link. Squeamish folk please be ready for some blood.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10150113363664627

wtf?! did you two get caught in an avalanche?

 

[missiongravity]

wtf?! did you two get caught in an avalanche?

Nope, just hucking that little cliff above me and landed too far forward resulting in double ejection and an awesome tomahawk session. Then the teeth came out.

 

[splat]

I had 2 done , both cost about $6K each. glad I had them done , they hve given me zero problems , the biggest issue was the Tim e it took , and it took over a year for each one. with th Healing time of the Bone grafts and the implat it self just went on and on.

as for Pain , The extraction was a nothing , the worst part of the whole thing wasthe novacne shots they went deep!

The wierdest feeling was after they drilled the pilot hole , attached the implant to the end of the drill and screwed it in, very strange feeling , no pain just pressure.

any way here are the xrays of my 2

#19 with the aligment Jig screwed into it.

#9 my front tooth.

 

[zdubyadubya]

this thread makes me sooooo thankful for my teeth and possibly want to wear a mouthguard when dhing now. my perfectly straight, no cavity, pearly whites seem to be quite valuable....

 

[jimmydean]

There is a police dog in Portland that knocked his 2 front fangs out. They replaced them with titanium fangs.

Get a titanium grill, that would be bad ass.

 

[splat]

Get a titanium grill, that would be bad ass.

the actual Implant Portion is Titanium.

I had a Couple of Bizarre complications with my front tooth ( no Pain or additional $$ , just time ) and the one time the porcelain tooth ( which is crafted in Switzerland ) came off so I had the TI Post sticking out in the front , it looked very bizarre.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I had 2 done , both cost about $6K each.

I hope you left the old teefs out for the Tooth Fairy. That two bucks could help offset that twelve grand.

 

[splat]

I hope you left the old teefs out for the Tooth Fairy. That two bucks could help offset that twelve grand.

I still have both of them . And I better get more then $2 for them , the one is gold .

 

[Serial Midget]

They gave me Vicodin to take home, didn't really need them, but I sure do like them.

Kind of like the bowl of dum dums at the doctors office - I never the the oral surgeon without a fist full.

Hmmmm... my bone grafts hurt like hell. Two of the bad teeth had abscessed and I decided to have my 4 wisdom teeth removed at the same time. I had two teeth extracted about 10 years ago and that wasn't bad. The ones that where removed earlier this year had to be done surgically and it hurt like hell for a week. I had to wait 3 months for the bone grafts and should be able to get the implants early next year.

 

[SkaredShtles]

If you have a gf or wife might I suggest just saying to hell with them - get it pulled out and call it good. You don't need all those damned teeth, anyways.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip> They gave me Vicodin to take home, didn't really need them, but I sure do like them.

Srsly - those things are better than rum.

 

[CBJ]

Whatever you do, don't leave a bad internet review. Their web scouts will see it and enter it into your permanent record. I'd recommend deleting this thread immediately.

You are sure you are not talking about a Seinfeld episode?

 

[Pesqueeb]

Srsly - those things are better than rum.

Fo-rizzle. I understand how some one could become an addict. Oddly, Percocet doesn't do a damn thing for me.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Fo-rizzle. I understand how some one could become an addict. Oddly, Percocet doesn't do a damn thing for me.

Vikes = an evening of brain-addled sweetness.

 

[bizutch]

Get two estimates from 2 different dentists. Tell them you don't have insurance, but can pay cash. Then tell them you found out you do have dental. Then watch what happens with the 4 different prices. It will be like flipping a 4 sided coin.

Most medical insurance companies don't provide dental insurance. If your plan provides dental, get a quote. You may need to go to a dentist who is an in network provider for your carrier. Oddly enough, you may get a quote from the one who accepts your insurance that is actually higher.

Then there is the person who does not have dental coverage, but their medical insurance provides drastic discounts on dental and/or vision. So check that option as well.