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tummyman · 11-15-2010, 06:59 PM

My wife is almost done with an implant. Problem started with a bad infection, that was misdiagnosed as a sinus infection when it was actually a cracked tooth. Took almost 5 months to nail it down. Next was an extraction of the tooth, followed by a bone graft since the infection had actually eaten away bone in her mouth. We are now almost 11 months into the process and over $4000 in costs PLUS will have an added cost from the dentist for the new tooth, which is due to be finally screwed in late this month. My wife's problem was very difficult to solve and thus the long time period. Hopefully yours is a more simple issue. But these implants are not inexpensive and my insurance would not cover anything, except for a small amount on the bone graft. By the way, the dentist that did all the implant stuff was absolutely fabulous....but she is in Winchester, MA and probably too far for you to go. She was a real gem for us and we would never go to anyone else if we needed another implant.

11-15-2010, 06:59 PM	#6
tummyman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 842 Thanks: 259 Thanked 687 Times in 244 Posts	Implant hell... My wife is almost done with an implant. Problem started with a bad infection, that was misdiagnosed as a sinus infection when it was actually a cracked tooth. Took almost 5 months to nail it down. Next was an extraction of the tooth, followed by a bone graft since the infection had actually eaten away bone in her mouth. We are now almost 11 months into the process and over $4000 in costs PLUS will have an added cost from the dentist for the new tooth, which is due to be finally screwed in late this month. My wife's problem was very difficult to solve and thus the long time period. Hopefully yours is a more simple issue. But these implants are not inexpensive and my insurance would not cover anything, except for a small amount on the bone graft. By the way, the dentist that did all the implant stuff was absolutely fabulous....but she is in Winchester, MA and probably too far for you to go. She was a real gem for us and we would never go to anyone else if we needed another implant.