Friday, October 14, 2011

The Cost of Dental Delay

Broken teeth are invitations to infection and poor digestion,but replacing a lost crown or filling is also a serious monetary cost of delaying routine dental care.The problems can mount up,necessitating several procedures that could have been minimized in both time and expense,had they been dealt with when they first appeared.
Inflation results in higher appointment costs-even those with dental insurance can face a substantial co-pay;as well,time lost is money lost,with one big filling replacement taking up to an hour or more.The intricacy of the procedures seems to have increased over the years as well,in my experience.Doing the job up to modern dental standards requires more time away from the business of the day.
Going around with broken teeth is an unnatural and unhealthy state of affairs that is better taken care of sooner rather than later,both from the health and the financial point of view.

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