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Let me see now...Since last April, when I cracked a tooth on a salad....I have had that tooth extracted (had to) and a previous tooth that was extracted ...had 2 Implants done...That was 4 hours under anesthesia and included a Sinus Lift (bone injected into the Sinus cavity to hold the implant screw..$1500). Actually no pain during the operation and no pain afterwards..the stiches got a little sore after about a week..the total was $6500.00. BTW Dental insurance does not cover Implants nor the Crowns...

Thennnn...a Crown that had a root canal needed replacing due to some decay near the bottom that was $982.00

Thennn...A tooth with a 41 year old silverfilling need replacing that was $160...there was a bit of decay under it as well but not bad.

Thennn....the 2 Implant Crowns for the Implants....have to wait for 6 months to let the screws in the bone heal....was $3300.00

Thennnn...A tooth that had a Crown started to hurt and needed a Root Canal..that was $1360.00..they saved the Crown and filled it.

ANDDDD on the way home fro finishing the Root Canal I got my FIRST traffic citation in 15 years....let us try $1700 because I didn't have the current Insurance Card in the truck..had the 3 old ones but not the new one (The Grand for that part of the ticket will be dismissed whern I show proof. of insurance)..But fking 600...hop I can go to traffic school and get most of that wiped away...AHHHHGGGG

Now before I signed my financial future away I called my previous Dentist in CA, who I know from other friends is reasonably priced compared to others in the area, that the prices I was quoted were on the money. The Dentist who did the Implants and Root Canal work are rated as being among the BEST IN LV..

I have heard horror stories about Implants before..about pain and even having them fall out of your mouth after they were done....So I would recommend that if it comes down to a few dollars extra to get the work done by someone who is very competent at what they do. There is nothing worse then having pain in the teeth...and BTW the pain might go away for awhile, BUT IT WILL BE BACK and usually with a vengence.

If you are experiencing pain in a tooth and the Dentist thinks it is a fractured tooth that needs a Crown with out a Root Canal....well that maybe but the Crown is only buying you some time before a Root Canal will be needed. You might get a coupla years out the Crown before the Root Canal is needed?