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Originally Posted by cantdrv55

My dentist of 15 years retired recently and sold his practice to a young, ambitious dentist. I’m a big time teeth grinder but my old dentist would simply adjust my night guard and call it a day. This new dentist says she has to replace four fillings as I’ve worn them down pretty badly plus I’ll need a new crown on a back tooth. Total work is about $1000 out of pocket. I’m going to have the fillings replaced but hold off on the crown.

I don’t know if I trust this new dentist. Is it possible to get a second opinion from another, non-affiliated dentist? How does that work and will insurance pay for the second opinion or all out of pocket?

Maybe the old dentist was doing things the old way, and the new dentist is following more current wisdom. I wonder about the same stuff though. The dentist that we use seems to always want to do stuff, and has a good story for why, but I can't help but feel like it's a way to make more money. Are things "good enough" or do they need to be perfect? I don't know.