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Second Crown

February 21st, 2013 at 09:46 pm

I went in to the dentist today to have my second crown started. This was on the other side of my mouth, but also the six year old molar. This tooth had a gigantic silver amalgam filling in it which is now gone. I am glad. I never liked having metal in my mouth and this was an old, old filling from before they talked about getting mercury poisoning from them. It feels like he gave me enough anesthetic to put down a small horse, but he still had to stop in the middle and give me another one. It is supposed to wear off somewhere around 7 or 8 p.m.

Anyway, the temporary crown is on now and I go back for the permanent one on March 7nth. Hopefully I am making sense here, as I am on a pretty powerful pain med, so if this rambles more than usual, that is why.

While I was there I finished paying off the first crown, $233.90 and I have the paper with what will likely be our portion for this one, $665.35. Not as much as the first one as we had less dental benefits left for 2012 as I had a porcelain filling to replace a cracked silver one and a sealent earlier that year. This probably uses all my dental benefits for the year (except for cleanings), but the dentist says everything is in great shape now and I shouldn't need anymore work done.

I talked to them about maybe getting the gap between my front teeth fixed. I never used to have one, but over the past five years it has gradually gotten bigger. They may be able to just fix it cosmetically with veneers or I may have to go to an orthodontist and get an appliance or something like Invisalign. I don't want to do actual metal braces. I know how much they hurt my daughter. I have a low pain threshhold in my mouth even though I have a very high one everywhere else. But the gap does bug me. I had perfectly straight teeth up until it started moving.

I'll need to have DH check and see if our insurance covers orthodontia. Otherwise I will have to save up for it. I know veneers can cost about $900 per tooth if we go that route.

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I cashed out at Swagbucks again yesterday for a $5 Amazon gift card.

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I added the AMEX cash back and my coin jar savings and the weekly $10 autotransfer I've had set up for years to the Emergency Fund, a total of $136, making the total in it now $2981.35. That leaves me with $18.65 to come up with to meet my February goal of $3000 in the EF. Next Thursday will be another $10 autotransfer, so that will leave me with $8.65 to scrounge up. I am so close.

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DH and I are still working on our meal plan for Disneyland. I think we are going to pack along a cheap crockpot. That way we can put a roast or a chicken in when we leave in the morning and have it ready for us when we come back at dinner time. Despite the condos having full kitchens they don't have crockpots, which I really think they should. It makes a lot of sense to have one in a place that caters to Disneyland goers. I will also pick up some of those crockpot bags to make it easy to clean. Usually I consider those a waste of money, but in this situation I'll splurge for them.

6 Responses to “Second Crown”

  1. CB in the City Says:
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    Are you sure your gap isn't cute? There are some top models with gaps between their front teeth!

  2. Tightwad Kitty Says:
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    I had 4 crowns and 2 bridges put in late last year if had to pay it would cost $8000+ my out of pocket ended up around $2000.
    As for the pain it should be gone by morning. I had 3 lots of injections for one lot. They did it in 2 sets. May 7th is along time to wait mine was ready in 3 weeks both times here.

  3. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    When I have dental work done like getting a filling or crown, I also have to have a lot of Novocaine. It sure can take awhile for it to wear off ... but I'd sure hate to think what it'd be like without it!!

  4. LuckyRobin Says:
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    Whoops, Kitty, I meant March 7nth.

  5. snafu Says:
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    If you use Bounce type dryer cloths, they do a remarkable job of cleaning out crock pot liner or any burnt on foods in pots. Just add a new or even used dryer softener cloth and hottest possible water to soak overnight. Wash as usual in the AM and debris is gone

  6. LuckyRobin Says:
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    That is a good tip, Snafu. We use the unscented Bounce sheets, so I will try that the next time I have a problem with it. Can they be used sheets or do they have to be fresh?

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