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<p>At least some of it was covered–my H’s company doesn’t offer dental insurance. I had no insurance coverage for the two oral implants I’ve needed. They cost more than my wedding ring and my first and second wedding.</p>
<p>I had a root canal years ago when a tooth broke off on vacation and by the time I got it filled too much bacteria had attacked the root. An endo did it and I still recall hating the entire process.</p>
<p>This summer I had one done by a general dentist, it was no worse than a long filling. He did an excellent job. In my case I had an impact injury 20+ years ago and was warned the teeth involved looked fine, but could die someday in the future for no apparent reason. Well, one did. It had probably died slowly over a long time as I had a completely pain free large abscess. </p>
<p>The RC was not painful, but my mouth was tender and just odd for at least a month, it was almost like I could feel the jaw area healing. That entire side of my mouth was cold sensitive and had odd reactions for a while. I even find myself still chewing on the other side. No pain, but weird feelings during healing. It is much better now and just getting a little better each week. Each of us is different in what we feel and notice; I have really weird nerves in my jaw, had some strange nerve damage involving my wisdom teeth so I am accustomed to strange reactions. </p>
<p>I do feel that the injection sites were sensitive for a while. I did take an antibiotic for a week.</p>
<p>Physician here. Talk to your dentist, see him/her if necessary ASAP. This is a complication the dentist needs to take care of. It doesn’t matter if you or your spouse could try things- the dentist knows probable problems and their treatments. Insurance coverage also depends on who does the work. The issue may not be emergent but certainly won’t go away on its own and it is the dentist’s resposibility to take care of, sooner rather than later.</p>
<p>I also have had root canals- the crowned molar needed to be taken care of by the specialist. I was the product of not much childhood dental care (lack of dental insurance and parents who put things off for financial reasons) with many large fillings so decades later I am facing problems. I have forgotten the websites but there are several with good information about root canals.</p>
<p>“At least some of it was covered-”</p>
<p>Just the x ray, which was unnecessary, but they did it as soon as I sat down. Still,I am grateful for the things my dental insurance DOES cover.</p>
<p>Shrinkrap, rats, I was enjoying picturing your crown necklace.</p>
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I’m honestly not sure what I had counts as an implant. It this just monumental ignorance on my part? Is it an implant if your crown is big enough that you need a post? I didn’t lose the whole tooth.</p>
<p>^Ah! Maybe not, if you didn’t lose the tooth. I think of an implant as a titanium rod, implanted in the jaw bone, with a crown, in my case, replacing a whole tooth, on top.</p>
<p>To the Root Canal Thread</p>
<p>Thought this was a clever way of talking about applying to HYPed schools</p>
<p>My mistake</p>
<p>Kei</p>
<p>P.S. I’ll report back after tomorrow’s “first of three implant procedures” appointments.</p>
<p>MP: I had my first root canal two years ago. I still have problems with it. The tooth has a dull ache to it and is super sensitive to heat. Boy, if I take a swig of hot coffee - YEOW! Cold doesn’t bother it at all. I was told the ache comes from the ligament(?) holding the tooth in place, not the tooth itself. I’ve had antibiotics twice since the RC, so I don’t think infection is the problem. Don’t know why it is so sensitive to heat, but if I never have another RC, it will be too soon. Good Luck with yours - I hope your pain goes away.</p>
<p>Go straight to Implant and skip all the rest. :)</p>
<p>The Progression: (est cost)
Simple drill and fill of cary ($200) 20 year old
Failed fill, Root canal. ( $800) 30 yo
Root canal failed. Tooth pulled. ($150) 40 yo<br>
Bridge made which destroys two other teeth. ($1000) 50yo
Bridge fails or the anchoring teeth failed. 55 yo
3 tooth appliance made. ($2500) 60 yo
Jaw and mouth change with age. Implant no longer possible 70 yo.
Upper falsies made ($10,000) 71 yo
Lose the 36 B falsies at a motel. No longer can afford teeth. Gummy bears at 75 yo.</p>
<p>Your can chews the chew. :)</p>
<p>6 days of lost work time.</p>
<p>^Uh oh…</p>
<p>Yeh, like about Zero. </p>
<p>Got the missing tooth impression a month ago. I was leaving the dentist’s office when they call me back because they forgot to get a color match for the new tooth. I asked what color do you have? Any color you want, I still get paid the same, and its the same to you. OK, what’s the most popular? *Porcelain/epoxy beige which can still crack, titanium which could crack the opposing tooth, and various shades of gold which is soft enough so that you won’t damage the opposing tooth but hard enough you can crack nuts. * Gold, at least if I die or it cracks, someone can go to the jeweler. Besides when I smile, I can show some, Bling at $1054/oz. :)</p>
<p>3 RC’s here. First two, there were problems during the procedure (canals very narrow, hard get through). Third one was done by an old (70ish?) dentist who’d done nothing but root canals for years. He had no problem. D also had RC by that same dentist. It was such good experience–actually inspired her to become a dentist! (Weird, but true. . .)</p>
<p>No problems with any of them after the procedures. In fact, great pain RELIEF and no pain.
First one, before the procedure the pain was so bad I couldn’t speak. Sawing off my head seemed like a good idea. Easily topped natural childbirth. I would’ve paid a million $$ for a root canal at that point.</p>
<p>I’ve had one and the dentist was not able to completely get the area numb so it was painful. I had never had that problem with filings and I have lots of them. The dentist says genetics and no fluoride probably lead to lots of cavities. Interesting that while my hair is reddesh, brownish, blondish, depending on the light, I am more of a redhead than anything else. The dentist said it seemed that I had a phantom nerve that he just couldn’t get. I am also sensitive to the epinephrine component of the anesthetic so he has to leave it out and it doesn’t last as long.</p>
<p>Had a root canal BITD (have had three so far) and all was fine until about 10 years later - apparently a bit of the root was left and started to act up. Because it was a molar and had a crown, etc., had to go to an endodontist. He said it would be too tricky and needed to go to a professor of endodontics. She had the WORST bedside manner and had an assembly-line root canal practice and went from chair to chair right down the line, but have not had any problems. Truly gifted hands - but her tongue needs a bit of work. Of course, I threw her whole schedule off because I wouldn’t numb up in order of being admitted, but, oh well! Don’t mind getting them - didn’t have any post-root canal problems. I never understood why people hated them so much!</p>
<p>I’ve had several (and am a redhead), and have had no problems. I think one of them required antibiotics because once the dentist opened up the canal, there was all kinds of infection. </p>
<p>I’ve gotten so good at them, that I can now convince the endodontist to NOT use the ‘rubber dam’ that they usually use to keep the area sterile. I promise (and have lived up to it) that I will not close my mouth during the entire procedure, or put my tongue up there. Those rubber dams give me claustrophobia. I remember the first couple that I had, were done over two-three appointments. Now they do it all in one appointment… much easier.</p>
<p>Regarding the numbing (if you’re squeamish, quit reading here), I had one tooth that was difficult to get completely numb. Finally, the endodontist shot the novacaine directly into the canal (as opposed to shooting more in my gums), and that took care of that. It hurt like hell when she gave it, but it took away the feeling so she could finish the root canal.</p>