Crown fallen out dentist wont replace

[moggyjo]

Hello, one of my crowns fell out and dentist said she could not replace it as the tooth has rotted, she said all I could have done privatly (I'm exempt on NHS) is to have tooth screwed into bone which would cost around £2500.
Is that really the only option. Its a very visable gap when I smile, probably why a crown was put there in the first place.
I'm on a very low income, is there any help out there please.

 

[scaredstiff]

Don't mean to make light of your predicament, but if I were given that price I think the rest of my teeth would drop out (if they hadn't already that is). So sorry, if I were you I'd get another opinion. I know it's not the same sort of thing, but you'd never have building work done without getting a few estimates.

 

[amb42]

my bridge unit will cost 3150.00 *US Dollars*.SDo that is high for 1 crown!second opinion it!!!!!!!

 

[brit]

I don't know for sure but I think she is suggesting you have an
implant (these are not available on the NHS as far as I know) so she is correct. However I would have thought you'd be able to get a partial/tooth on a plate under the NHS to fill the gap????
Also is a bridge not possible if the teeth either side are ok?
Gordon will know for sure, although there are slight differences between Scotland and England on NHS regulations.

 

[moggyjo]

She did not mention a Bridge, the single tooth next to the gap! is another crown (still in Place) I'm worried that will fall out now when I'm eating, with nothing there to support it and a double tooth the other side.
She told me my gums and all my teeth are rotton because I smoke. I don't have any problems with my gums that I know of and apart from one other tooth I have a problem with, I think the rest are OK ish. I used to go to the dentist every 6 months untill my old dentist went private, so that probably helped although that was a while ago now.

 

[Gordon]

Presumably the teeth on either side aren't OK enough to support a bridge, which would leave a partial denture as the only option. The NHS will certainly provide you with one of those.