Round 2

I had the second dentist visit for my root canal yesterday.  He couldn’t finish it the first time because the canal wasn’t dry and it needs to be so he can fill it.

This time wasn’t quite as bad because there was less done.  I asked him to just put a temporary filling on, like he did the last time, rather than start the crown work with a base and a temporary crown.  The only reason for that was financial.  I can’t really afford the work I just had done but my tooth broke so I didn’t have much choice.

Even with dental insurance I just can’t afford a crown right now, and based on my x-rays I need more than one.  My dentist is a good guy.  He knows this stuff isn’t cheap, he’ll discuss alternatives even if he doesn’t really recommend them (like pulling teeth instead of fixing them) and he always talks about arranging things both in the best way treatment wise and also to spread the cost out.  He doesn’t lower his prices, but they haven’t gone up much over the years and the biggest part of the cost is the independent lab that makes the crown.

My dentist has worked with me in the past to spread out payments and he’ll do his best to keep my teeth from falling apart – and keep me healthy – with the lowest cost possible.

This may sound weird but I actually like my dentist.  He has a great chair-side manner and makes sure that you aren’t in too much pain.

There is a lot to be said about dental care in this country and I had a really depressing post written about this involving my own health and situation and the state of this country, but you really don’t want to read that.  I don’t really want to post that, either.

I’ll let you know when I get the work finished because I know that everyone is hanging on every word I write about my teeth.  This is absolutely riveting.