Dentists

[nannon]

Could someone give me some rough guides as to price for the following please?

A check up

A filling

To build up a tooth that is broken in half around a filling? (so i have half a tooth with a filling and then no tooth on the other side...if you know what i mean!)

Its an NHS dentist i'm going to btw

Thanks!!!!

[nannon]

oh think i just found my answer - about �189 to fix the broken tooth - is that roght??!! Holy cr@p how am i going to afford that??

[Sasha13]

When I broke a tooth they just took it out - it was at the back though so you can't see.

[natalie_1982]

I think this happened to my hubby recently, he had a filling and half of the tooth broke off so he went back and they did something to it (can't remember what). it cost him about �40 but he has to go back tomorrow to have something else done to it. The �40 includes all work in that price band for 3 months following the treatment though. (Hubby is NHS too)

[nannon]

Really? Thats good - Oh mybe its not going to be as bad as i thought cost wise then!!

I dont want it taken out - it is near the back but i cant bear to have a gap anywhere in my teeth! If they say thats what they want to do i dont have to say yes do i? Its been like this for three years now and causes me no problems but i watched that Britains worst teetha dn want them all looked at!!

thanks

[Sasha13]

I was told I'd need root canal treatment to get mine sorted - It may have been cheaper for natalie due to it all being part of the same course of treatment. If they tell you that you should have it out I really would - you don't notice the gap after a while!

[Gef]

This might help.

http://www.nhs.uk/England/Dentists/DentalCharg es.cmsx

[shopper]

Your may need a crown on your broken tooth. On the NHS this cost is �189.oo.

[MrXLA]

Its likely that if you have a cusp fracture, you may require a crown.
This would therefore constitute a Band 3 charge which is now �194
This is the most you can pay for any treatment available on the NHS:
So for example if you need 1 crown, the cost is �194
If you need 10 small x-rays, a panoramic x ray, 12 fillings, 3 root canal treatments and 6 crowns, the cost is �194, not a bad deal if your in the latter category.

Not to uneccessarily scare you, but it isn't always possible to restore fractured teeth, so you may end up having to have the tooth extracted, if this was required that would be a band 2 charge which is �43.50

Hope all goes well