ETA on my choppers
Jun. 30th, 2008 04:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
raxacorricofallapatoriusI forgot to post that I had a looong conversation with my dentist on Friday over this whole OSLYMI* issue and the buttload of money that it was going to cost. I told her how incredibly disappointed I was to be told this information HALFWAY THROUGH the procedure, and while I understand that sometimes costs vary a bit, almost double the original estimate was out of bounds.
Well, the stuff costs what it costs, but she did suggest an alternative, which is to use composite material to fix the discoloration and build a new tooth in the front (the one that was going to be crowned). I asked her what the downside was to using composite vs. a crown, and mainly, it boiled down to a) a crown will last pretty much forever, and since the composite is being built on a tooth that is already broken, there is no guarantee that it will last, and b) it will discolor, which a cap will not.
Well, I've had this last composite tooth for 21 years, so I'm not worried about durability. And *all* my teeth will discolor over time. I don't smoke any more, so that's the biggest stain factor right there. So far, so good.
What would it cost?
"About 800E"
Sold!
So that's what I'm going to do. Yay! \O/
*Operation Smile Like You Mean It
Well, the stuff costs what it costs, but she did suggest an alternative, which is to use composite material to fix the discoloration and build a new tooth in the front (the one that was going to be crowned). I asked her what the downside was to using composite vs. a crown, and mainly, it boiled down to a) a crown will last pretty much forever, and since the composite is being built on a tooth that is already broken, there is no guarantee that it will last, and b) it will discolor, which a cap will not.
Well, I've had this last composite tooth for 21 years, so I'm not worried about durability. And *all* my teeth will discolor over time. I don't smoke any more, so that's the biggest stain factor right there. So far, so good.
What would it cost?
"About 800E"
Sold!
So that's what I'm going to do. Yay! \O/
*Operation Smile Like You Mean It
