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Big Blue Marble

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20. Thanks for acknowledging the difference.

Mon Nov 9, 2015, 10:51 PM

Nov 2015

Partials are somewhat simpler than bridges. The sad thing is that dentistry is expensive to receive and it is expensive to deliver just like other areas in medicine. The cost of operating a dental office is a lot more expensive than most people realize.

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3900.00 for a three tooth bridge!!!!!! Plus 200 for a tooth extraction..... [View all] a kennedy Nov 2015 OP

Has the work been done already? Fumesucker Nov 2015 #1

Some accept payments for six months yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #2

I have a friend who is a dental technican, makes those sort of bridges Fumesucker Nov 2015 #5

That's a great idea. yeoman6987 Nov 2015 #6

That is a horrible idea. Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #9

My mistake I was thinking partial rather than bridge.. Fumesucker Nov 2015 #14

Thanks for acknowledging the difference. Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #20

It surprised me to learn how much of our health care services spending nationally is dentistry Recursion Nov 2015 #22

A partial needs to be fitted too REP Nov 2015 #49

You are so right. Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #53

I think I'd need a bone graft REP Nov 2015 #57

There is a lot more to a bridge preparation than the impression. Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #10

Yah, just an estimate, but the assistant told me the price over the phone. eom a kennedy Nov 2015 #12

Dental work is much less expensive in Mexico Fumesucker Nov 2015 #13

Wish I could get to Mexico........I'm just in shock. eom a kennedy Nov 2015 #15

Can you get to a nearby dental school? ScreamingMeemie Nov 2015 #17

That's an excellent suggestion! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2015 #26

Probably the Twin Cities, or Milwaukee, would probably have to stay over night for apps, but a kennedy Nov 2015 #29

My mother did that for a bridge TexasBushwhacker Nov 2015 #52

So sorry. historylovr Nov 2015 #3

I just paid $891.00 for two abcessed teeth extracted. Iggo Nov 2015 #4

Yup - implants only for the top 1% :). I have found it helps Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #34

had a couple of extractions restorefreedom Nov 2015 #37

I don't know where you're located, but a dental school can help you out Warpy Nov 2015 #7

I went to a dentist last year who charged LibDemAlways Nov 2015 #8

What?! That is criminal. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #19

I live in a suburb where many people LibDemAlways Nov 2015 #21

Very sorry about that. Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #39

I hope you mean $400.... Person 2713 Nov 2015 #36

No. A simple filling is $600.00 at that dentist, and LibDemAlways Nov 2015 #46

You need to shop around or go to another area and ask for average prices seriously .i am in the Person 2713 Nov 2015 #56

aren't there a lot of people becoming dentists these days JI7 Nov 2015 #11

My friend quit dental school because she said all they talked about was how Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #33

We been going to Mexico for years for Dental DUgosh Nov 2015 #16

Most dentists accept Care Credit, and they usually offer a 12-month no-interest Arugula Latte Nov 2015 #18

There are many FQHC's that provide dental services now on a sliding scale Recursion Nov 2015 #23

Have you had an estimate for an implant Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #24

There is a lot of dental tourism to Belize for dental work by US trained dentists mnhtnbb Nov 2015 #25

That's about the going rate for well-qualified professionals doing high-quality work flyingfysh Nov 2015 #27

I can't afford a car that costs that much easttexaslefty Nov 2015 #51

I still have a full partial plate made for me 20 years ago by a peasant in Vietnam for $25 pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #28

I don't get it.... Herebuddy Nov 2015 #30

Sorry if I wasn't clear pinboy3niner Nov 2015 #32

I predict we will be a toothless nation soon. Now, only the people Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2015 #31

ha ha . would be funny if it weren't so sad. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2015 #54

You could try to get a flipper but you'd probably ! maybe?have to go to a dentist in a low income Person 2713 Nov 2015 #35

might sound crazy restorefreedom Nov 2015 #38

This is what I was going to suggest. DU has always been know to help, at least part of the way... ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #42

i just went on gofundme restorefreedom Nov 2015 #48

A bridge too far. Orrex Nov 2015 #40

Took the words right out of my fingers. nt ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2015 #41

Sick minds! Orrex Nov 2015 #43

Yeah, I paid almost that five years ago, no way around it flamingdem Nov 2015 #44

Dental and Optical don't count as medical care. For (reasons)... Romulox Nov 2015 #45

Tradition and cost is my guess. haele Nov 2015 #47

I got crucified for saying how big a rip easttexaslefty Nov 2015 #50

It is not the fault of dentists Big Blue Marble Nov 2015 #55

They do pretty well in big cities at least but mine was working on the indigent for free flamingdem Nov 2015 #58