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What you are describing doesn't sound so bad. I had destist charged my insurance $600 for cleaning 1/4 of my mouth. Why 1/4? Because I couldn't stand the pain.
Do you know there is another term people use for dentist? used car salesman.

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I've posted about this before, but now it's involving pain and more $$. In fear for my job, insurance and flexible spending situations, I decided to have my five 28+ yr. old fillings replaced with the white composite ones a few weeks ago. $210 was my out of pocket. A dentist friend of mine said only one looked like it needed replacing, but again, they're pretty old and I can afford it now.

Well, one of the teeth is still sensitive. I went back to the dentist yesterday and he did some massaging of the filling and said it might be a fracture in my tooth and could require a crown before it gets to the point of a root canal. He said it was still too early to be sure and that my tooth could stay sensitive to cold and hard biting for a few more weeks. But while he was saying this, he was also telling his asst. to get me an estimate on a crown. My out of pocket for it would be $610. My tooth actually felt better last night and I'm able to chew on that side a little better now. But I'm concerned that every time I go in there, this guy is recommending some expensive procedure, when I felt fine beforehand. Have you ever dealt with this before?