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Visitor asks:
Hello,
My problem is mainly financial. I think it will soon be 2 years since my last visit to you at the health centre. I would need 2 x 2 crowns (upper right 5 and 6, and upper left 4 and 5), which I simply cannot afford. All these teeth already have filled root canals, but I have had problems with one of them since that last visit, with occasional mild pain extending all the way to the cheekbone. All of them are of course slowly breaking down piece by piece and the appearance is getting worse and worse. What should I do? What are my options? Does basic insurance not cover these things?
Kind regards, Blaž
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
The insurance company covers the service if the crown is a solitary crown. If it is a bridge construction, insurance covers the crowns on the abutment teeth but not the pontic. Insurance also does not cover ceramic crowns (metal-ceramic or all-ceramic), but rather a basic veneered crown (metal + composite material). Services covered by insurance are available to the patient after the waiting period. If you wish, come for an examination so that we can address the problem, first with an X-ray to determine why the tooth still hurts.
Have a nice day!
The insurance company covers the service if the crown is a solitary crown. If it is a bridge construction, insurance covers the crowns on the abutment teeth but not the pontic. Insurance also does not cover ceramic crowns (metal-ceramic or all-ceramic), but rather a basic veneered crown (metal + composite material). Services covered by insurance are available to the patient after the waiting period. If you wish, come for an examination so that we can address the problem, first with an X-ray to determine why the tooth still hurts.
Have a nice day!
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