I think that depends on the size and severity say whether nerves are involved. my girl has a cavity between her upper front teeth when she was 3, her dentist gave us the option to fill it with either temporary or permanent fillings.
we chose the temporary kind and it fell off or dissolved after 1 year (as we were told), and the dentist said it's okay to leave it as is since she'll get new teeth soon. of course if it hurts or affecting the child's eating you want to get it fixed.
but we were told too, once they start to have cavities, whether you fix it or not, will increase their chance of getting cavities again in the future
Thanks Babytomato & Rose-mag for the advices... seems like I should take my kid to fix them now before they get worse... dentist claimed that there are total 7 teeth needed to be fixed!!! I don't know how severe they are (my husband went with my kid) but I know 2 of them will need crowning...
As for the pre-tax Medical Spending account, I think it is offered by the employer and deducted from the pay check? I work in a small company and there are not too many benefits or options available...
Thanks so much for telling me your story... wow $4000 with insurance plan?! That could be the air tickets going back to HK for the whole family!
However to think in a positive way - it's better to treat it early than too late... hopefully the adult teeth of your kid will be healthy and problem free!
I won't mind to go student clinic if it is for myself... but I will rather take my kids to the pediatric dentistry so that I know they are in good hands... (one less thing to worry about!)
yea last year when he had a check up I also thought baby teeth were going to fall so I ignored what the dentist suggested... and now there are like 7 teeth needed to be fixed!
luckily most of them just need filling, not crowning...
i was just wondering why you were still paying so much with dental insurance? the max. deductible/out of pocket must have been high?
maybe next time (of course hopefully no more next time!) you should use the $$ to travel back to HK and visit the dentist over there instead... I know that's what a lot of Asian whom live in the US (Thai/Chinese/Vietnamese) would do, because the dental costs are so much cheaper in Asia!!
原帖由 Dr.Phil 於 14-05-30 發表
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