I am Have medi-cal and they pay for root canals but don't allow any payment on the crown to finish the work.
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In these cases it is better to get the tooth pulled. Root canals that are never crowned will become infected eventually, and the remaining tooth will invariably collapse.
However, even with insurance, most crowns are expensive. On most plans, crowns are still in the $400-$600 range. At this point it's becoming cheaper just to have the tooth pulled and get a bridge or an implant!
It seems that over the past ten years, dentists have been pushing root canals on everyone, even flatly refusing to do extractions, and not taking into consideration the needs of the patient. Many people can afford root canals (barely) but not the crowns. When the patient then loses the tooth five to ten years later, the dentists get paid yet again to have to extract the tooth and possibly do other work like drain abscesses that the broken roots caused.
If you can't afford to get a crown within 12 months after a root canal, definitely do not get the root canal.
Yes, the crowns are expensive. You may want to
take a look into a discount program to save 50%-60%.
The one I recommend for California is e-HealthPlus.
Agreed, the Medi-cal dental system is severely under funded.
If it is any consolation, you are not the only one
who has to go out and find their own
health solutions. Keep doing the great job!
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