So last week I had a toothache and went to the dentist. They took a look and said that I had a crack in one of my teeth. Ouch. Anyway they sent me home with an antibiotic prescription and an appointment for this week. I went back in yesterday thinking they were going to do the crown. Nope! They just did an exam! I now have two appointments next week (first for cleaning and some scaling on the bottom, second for the crown and one filling). They also laid out my "plan" and since they're doing the scaling they want me to come back for a 6 week checkup and then 4 more spaced out by three months. Even with our insurance its all going to cost $1,700 for a year! That doesn't even count if I get my wisdom teeth removed or braces which I would like to do. I always had really straight teeth (ok, ok, I had a little overbite) but my wisdom teeth started crowding the rest and I'm getting some overlapping. Ugh. Do dentists really cost this much? I don't want to go somewhere inferior and get bad results. Am I just having "sticker shock" because up until now I've only ever needed one filling?
Sorry so long