The price of gold

[bassboogieman]

Price of gold is affecting EVERYTHING. Yesterday I went to the dentist fot the prep work for a crown, ie - drilling and grinding. Last crown I got, and I have severall, was about seven years ago and cost around $500.00, that's a chunk of change for anyone just for a fake tooth, but I had insurance and they covered 80%. I still have dental insurance (guess I'm lucky for that) but I did ask how much this tooth would cost and what my insurance would cover. Good thing I was sitting down, I should have taken a hit of nitrous as well when I was told $990.00 - for one small tooth, not a molar but something called a bicuspid. Insurance - yeah they pick up a whopping $470.00 leaving me with an out of pocket expense of $520.00. So when my wife came home I told her to be sure and get my teeth (crowns, the others ain't worth crap) back from the mortician, probably a couple grand worth of gold in there now and the price keeps going up and my teeth keep going bad - maybe I should just consider this an investment.

[joedog]

I'm with you on that!
Worse yet, there's numerous cases against morticians going on now for taking 'clients ' gold teeth.
Next time ask if they have any gentley 'used' ones.

[nofearengineer]

Bruce, I recently had a crown done as well.
I also have a 50/50 + copay insurance. Mine ended up costing me $445.

Here's the kicker...the crown was hurting me (the assistant basically admitted to me the dentist screwed up and made it too short), so I am getting it replaced tomorrow. Obviously, I'm not paying anything for the replacement.

Bad teeth suck, Bruce...I know.

[3dkicker]

I love it when places try to charge spot prices for 10 or 14kt gold. You'll find that a jewelry store will give you $35 for a 3 gram 10kt gold ring and then turn around and charge you $165 for a new one. What a racket!!!!

[nobass]

one word dentures

[MallenManson]

I'm in need of a root canal, myself. been putting it off till my insurance benefit starts over (which it has now).

Still considering having them just yank it

[Bender]

I've got one that is bothering me too, that sucker is getting yanked out. My wife had two root canals last year; the first was $1,300 and the second was $900. Plus a filling and cleanings! You guys are lucky to have dental insurance, or any for that matter.

[oglejust]

y not just get a filling? y gold? i just noticed a cavity in 1 of my wisdom teeth... didnt want them to come out but lookin like theyre going to. really hate thinking about it

[MallenManson]

Originally Posted by oglejust

y not just get a filling? y gold? i just noticed a cavity in 1 of my wisdom teeth... didnt want them to come out but lookin like theyre going to. really hate thinking about it

Crowns are more complex than a simple cavity. To my knowledge, crowns are only made from gold or porcelain.
I'm assuming this is because they are stronger than a normal silver filling.
If you have a silver filling go bad, and the tooth underneath deteriorates bad enough, you won't be getting silver put back in. It would be gold or porcelain.

[Jrob78]

Yep, dental work is pricey these days.

[MallenManson]

Looks like Jaws off Moonraker

[TN_Bassin]

I had a filling put in about 5 years ago and it's deteriorated or a better word would be chipped off... I dread going to the dentist because I'm pretty sure he's going to do a root canal on that one and redo my front tooth's crown... oh and did I mention I've got a wisdom tooth coming in sideways? I've got insurance so I guess the only reason I haven't gone is I'm a big sissy...

[keithdog]

Thats awful! I think if I ever need a crown I'll just drive over to Ace Hardware and get a tube of JB Weld.