Rapid Tooth Decay
Added: March 22, 2005 - 10:44 AM
By: fglns@yahoo.com, Memphis, TN
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Case Summary
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Broken Tooth
Teeth: 17
Last Full Mouth X-Ray: during childhood
Last Cleaning: during childhood
Case Description
My left back tooth is rapidly decaying and the tooth has even broken off, I am looking for a resonalbe price to have the tooth extracted as soon as possible. Also the tooth on the right side in the same position looks to be starting to decay also. They are my wisdom teeth because it took both about 2 years to fully come in. Is this procedure covered by Tenncare???
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Reply: Rapid Tooth Decay
added: March 23, 2005 - 6:13 AM
Cost Estimate: $ No Estimate at this time. Additional information required.
If this is, indeed, your wisdom teeth, most dentist will agree with you that they need to be extracted. If, however, these are not your wisdom teeth, a good dentist will advise you to try and save the teeth. Restoring molar teeth (other than wisdom teeth) is much less expensive in the long run than trying to replace them. If you don't replace them the long-term, damage is much worse than you realize.If these are your wisdom teeth, and if they are "impacted," then Tenncare would probably pay an oral surgeon to remove them. Tenncare does not pay any benefit towards dental treatment on adults. If, however, you are having an oral surgeon surgically remove impacted wisdom teeth, this would be considered MEDICAL surgical treatment, not dental, and Tenncare will pay....but only an oral surgeon who participates with Tenncare. I'm sorry that I don't know which oral surgeons are participating with Tenncare. You might want to look them up and call a few to find out which oral surgeons participate with Tenncare.FYI: I was just responding to you for your request for information. Our office does not extract wisdom teeth. Good luck.Alan Salomon, D.D.S, F.A.G.D.901.683.5293
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