02-09-2021, 03:59 PM
Sarcany wrote:
Was recently quoted $1300 out of pocket with my insurance paying 80% for a root canal and crown.
Paying them a fortune to rip out the tooth and nerve.
It's the 21st century. Why can't they just treat the underlying condition??
Dentistry is barbaric AND expensive.
They don't rip out the root - just grind down the enamel and drill out the pulp, killing the tooth permanently, leaving the root as a base to anchor the metal post that hold the crown. If they ripped out the whole tooth, you'd need an implant or denture.