What can I expect to pay to fix ground-down teeth?!
Question: What can I expect to pay to fix ground-down teeth!?
For years and years I have had the bad habit of grinding my teeth; though I'm sure I still do it sometimes when I sleep, I have been good about stopping when I am awake!.
I have set aside some money (I'm not assuming it's enough, about $2000) to fix my teeth since the beginning of last fall!.
My teeth right now look OK, some are ground down more than others, but it's to the point where there are pits in the top of all of my teeth and some of my canines are pretty flattened and pitted!. They are always sensitive, and, for reasons besides looks (which I also think is very important), I really REALLY would like to get my teeth fixed!.
Next month I plan on asking my dentist about it, but, I was hoping someone here could help shed some light on what gets done to fix ground-down teeth like this, how reliable it is (are they capped!? does it last!?), and most importantly, how much I might expect to pay for something like this!?
Any information would be very helpful!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have set aside some money (I'm not assuming it's enough, about $2000) to fix my teeth since the beginning of last fall!.
My teeth right now look OK, some are ground down more than others, but it's to the point where there are pits in the top of all of my teeth and some of my canines are pretty flattened and pitted!. They are always sensitive, and, for reasons besides looks (which I also think is very important), I really REALLY would like to get my teeth fixed!.
Next month I plan on asking my dentist about it, but, I was hoping someone here could help shed some light on what gets done to fix ground-down teeth like this, how reliable it is (are they capped!? does it last!?), and most importantly, how much I might expect to pay for something like this!?
Any information would be very helpful!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Sounds like you may need crowns!. They will cost more than 2000!. I would strongly suggest you get a nightguard though!. It will protect your teeth from anymore grinding!.It wont stop you from grinding but it will help your teeth in the long haul!. If you get veneers !.!.they will pop off because of the grinding any filling will do the same!. Go to your dentist and have a cosmetic consult and see what they recommend!. I would imagine though they will say crowns!. Everything depends on your bite though!. Make sure whatever you do or spend you invest in a nightguard!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Though I have seen some dentists try to fix this problem through placing composite fillings (Bonding) on the tops of the teeth, it hardly ever works!. Anytime I have seen someone who has worn down the tops of their teeth through grinding, the only really long term solution is to crown the teeth and make an occlusal guard!. Depending on the number of teeth that a patient would need to have crowned, it could run a patient more than $10,000!.
I had an elderly man come in to my office a couple of years ago, and almost all of his teeth were so ground down that the dentin on the inside was showing and in fact you could see the pulp chamber on a couple of them!. When he closed down on his back teeth, in his normal bite, there was a space between his top and bottom teeth that was big enough to put his thumb into!. The only option was for him to crown 90% of his teeth, which cost him close to $20,000!.
Hopefully your teeth are not this bad, as this mans case was very extreme!.
I would average it at about $900-1,000 a crown!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I had an elderly man come in to my office a couple of years ago, and almost all of his teeth were so ground down that the dentin on the inside was showing and in fact you could see the pulp chamber on a couple of them!. When he closed down on his back teeth, in his normal bite, there was a space between his top and bottom teeth that was big enough to put his thumb into!. The only option was for him to crown 90% of his teeth, which cost him close to $20,000!.
Hopefully your teeth are not this bad, as this mans case was very extreme!.
I would average it at about $900-1,000 a crown!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I'm not sure what you would pay but I'm sure it will cost in the ballpark of what you have saved up for it!. There are ways around paying that much money to have that done!.
There are dental plans out there that will cover pre-existing conditions!. Most are not an insurance but a discount program!. Most times a discount program pays better than a dental insurance plan and the savings is immediate, instead of submitting a claim and waiting and not knowing!.
There is a company called Ameriplan USA that discounts dental!. I have it and it has saved me hundreds of dollars on my crowns and fillings!. I purchased it for only $19!.95 a month and it also covers vision and prescription!.
I got mine at www!.everyonebenefits!.com/40565499 and my cards came in the mail within days!
As far as what to expect with the procedure I don't know!. Usually they do capping or veneers, especially if it is cosmetic only!. Most things like that last about 10 years but I am sure the products they are using are lasting longer now a days!
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
There are dental plans out there that will cover pre-existing conditions!. Most are not an insurance but a discount program!. Most times a discount program pays better than a dental insurance plan and the savings is immediate, instead of submitting a claim and waiting and not knowing!.
There is a company called Ameriplan USA that discounts dental!. I have it and it has saved me hundreds of dollars on my crowns and fillings!. I purchased it for only $19!.95 a month and it also covers vision and prescription!.
I got mine at www!.everyonebenefits!.com/40565499 and my cards came in the mail within days!
As far as what to expect with the procedure I don't know!. Usually they do capping or veneers, especially if it is cosmetic only!. Most things like that last about 10 years but I am sure the products they are using are lasting longer now a days!
Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com