fullpint
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:13 PM |
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£210 for a crown!!
Had my check-up today and my dentist wants to give me a Crown for £210!! I have a tooth that he seems to repair every year. Hes now saying I need a
Crown or he can repair it again for £48.
I said ok lets go for a Crown. So I'm booked in for next week....... However Im now having second thoughts.. Surely i would be better off paying
the £48 for a repair. Or am I just tight???
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jabs
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:18 PM |
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Well will have paid for it's self in just over 4 years and less dentist visits/injections etc..
£210 for a crown sounds quite reasonable as our dentist charges over £300
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:27 PM |
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As long as it doesn't fall off after a year!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:35 PM |
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Gold or white crown? I believe that the white ones are more expensive as they are often white material over a gold shell (i.e. more work to make).
I've got a couple of crowns - on the whole they're a 'fit and forget' option as long as there's enough original tooth to
fix it to.
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fullpint
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:54 PM |
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Quote was for a White one. My question is; Will it fall out? I dont want to pay £210 only for the thing to fall out after a packet or two of pork
crackles If it comes out after a year or two this then makes it expensive compared to a repair..
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Strontium Dog
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 03:59 PM |
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I have a gold crowned molar. Been there for 17 years now. I guess it depends on whats left of your tooth and how good the dentist is!
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fullpint
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 04:06 PM |
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Not a lot left mate. Already been filled a few times, had a root channel, last repair was about 8 months ago after a nice Sunday Pork roast.. 2 weeks
ago I lost a bit of the tooth so its either repair or crown.. Or PULL IT OUT!
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gunman
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 04:07 PM |
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I had a crown 12 years ago and its still in there. I paid £185 12 years back for it too.
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Agriv8
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 04:08 PM |
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i have several crowns my white ones have been there 10 + years.
I have a gold one that I pull off every couple of years the dentist charges me a few quid to sitck it back on.
Crown or repted filling I would take a grown every time ( The drill both fast or slow makes me Wee Wee myself )
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rb968
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 04:42 PM |
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They don't have a lot of choice at NHS dentists there are only 3 charge bands..
NHS Dental Charges
Get anything else done that needs doing at the same time !
Rich
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myke pocock
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 04:46 PM |
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Oh NUTS! I thought my prayers had come true and the Queen was having a closing down sale. I was going to offer her a couple of grand for the county
pile in Scotland.
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stevegough
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| posted on 13/6/12 at 05:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by myke pocock
Oh NUTS! I thought my prayers had come true and the Queen was having a closing down sale. I was going to offer her a couple of grand for the county
pile in Scotland.
You just beat me to it, Mike - I was going to have a little quip along the lines of "I know of one who's had hers for just over 60
years...."
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fullpint
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| posted on 14/6/12 at 08:27 AM |
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Well I just cant justy that £210 so I have just called them up and changed my treatment to a '£48 repair' job 
This way is saves me money which I could put towards a toy
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40inches
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| posted on 14/6/12 at 11:21 AM |
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You can have crowns made from Amalgam, I have 2, one for over 4 years, and the other done last month, £95 done privately.
The dentist clamped an adjustable mould around the tooth, filled it then shaped and polished it.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 14/6/12 at 11:37 AM |
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Amalgam? Do you know that it's approx 50% mercury? When dentists remove old amalgam fillings they have to dispose of the material as hazardous
waste!
Mercury Amalgam
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40inches
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| posted on 14/6/12 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Amalgam? Do you know that it's approx 50% mercury? When dentists remove old amalgam fillings they have to dispose of the material as hazardous
waste!
Mercury Amalgam
There are different forms of dental amalgam. My dentist uses composite amalgam or Indium/Mercury amalgam if a stronger material is needed, the Indium
helps to neutralise the Mercury.
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fullpint
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| posted on 20/6/12 at 04:17 PM |
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Well today I had my treatment.. Final bill was £48... Yep I went for a repair in the end.
Mind you he asked 'What do you do'.. So I told him I refurbish wheels etc.. Looks like he wants his CLK and Audi wheels done.. Awesome,
this means I may be able to do a deal with him!!! A free 'Crown'. in return for a free refurb on a set of wheels 
I've over 28 years in dealing with magnesium wheels. Refurbishment and can powder coat most metal parts. Visit my web site if you wish..
www.tpcs-magnesium-refurbs.co.uk
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 20/6/12 at 04:30 PM |
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quote:
Mind you he asked 'What do you do'.. So I told him I refurbish wheels etc.. Looks like he wants his CLK and Audi wheels done.. Awesome,
this means I may be able to do a deal with him!!! A free 'Crown'. in return for a free refurb on a set of wheels
Perect way to do business and hrmc does not get a cut as no cash changed hands LOL
( before someone more pedantic comes along and corrects me I'm sure he has his way of getting something out of a deal like this.)
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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stevegough
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| posted on 20/6/12 at 05:04 PM |
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Says it all......Dentist has a Merc AND an Audi......
No wonder I'm fed up to the back teeth with dental charges!....
Coat.....
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First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
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SteveWalker
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| posted on 20/6/12 at 05:26 PM |
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The private dentist near hear usually has a Porsche, a Range Rover and an Aston-Martin parked outside.
They do charge around £800 for a root canal and crown Sometimes it's worth it though, as one dentist will do the root canal, then another
will prepare the tooth for a crown, photograph it, produce an electronic design for it and then you wait while the machine upstairs makes the crown
and the second dentist fits it. One afternoon off rather than three separate afternoons is financially worth it to me - even the NHS dentist will
charge over £400 quid for the better crowns that the NHS refuse to fund and two afternoons off can cost me the rest.
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owelly
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| posted on 20/6/12 at 07:31 PM |
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I needed to visit the dentist. I hadn't been for 20 years but I was in agony. I'd even tried to pull out the tooth myself but ended up
needing four stitches where my pliers had slipped and cut the inside of my mouth!
Kind dentist did root canal, an extraction and four fillings. Total cost.....
Urgent treatment: band 1. Which was £17ish.
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