Hi all,
I think I'm in a situation where I have to decide which molars and bicuspids I can live without. I need a lot of dental work, and the cost estimate is about $8000 (average of 2 dentists' estimates). One dentist says I need 5 crowns; the other, 6 - and both say to expect at least one root canal. There's no way I can afford it (much less implants, unless I win the lottery), and debt with a payment plan is NOT an option.
I think this all means I'm going to lose at least a couple teeth - and so I have to decide which ones. (I know, I know ... they say save all living teeth. Spare me that song and dance, please.) I'm already missing 2 molars - which complicates things.
Has anyone had to make a decision like this? And if so, which teeth did you choose, and are things working out well enough?
I think I'm in a situation where I have to decide which molars and bicuspids I can live without. I need a lot of dental work, and the cost estimate is about $8000 (average of 2 dentists' estimates). One dentist says I need 5 crowns; the other, 6 - and both say to expect at least one root canal. There's no way I can afford it (much less implants, unless I win the lottery), and debt with a payment plan is NOT an option.
I think this all means I'm going to lose at least a couple teeth - and so I have to decide which ones. (I know, I know ... they say save all living teeth. Spare me that song and dance, please.) I'm already missing 2 molars - which complicates things.
Has anyone had to make a decision like this? And if so, which teeth did you choose, and are things working out well enough?