I really don’t know and I’m sure it will vary. I can give you a prime example. LASIK has been around for what 20 years or so. It’s not covered by insurance and you see the cost holding firm or dropping while the technology and results get better and better. I read an article in Reason in the past year discussing several cash only clinics throughout the country including poor regions where the cost at them is less than the cheapest Obamacare premium and deductible. You should be able to handle day to day healthcare from your pocket if the industry was truly a free market
I've heard LASIK can be done in some places for as little as $299 per eye. Do you know of anyplace like that in Baton Rouge?
I had Lasik about 20 years ago, cost a grand an eye. It was well worth it too. I had worn glasses or contacts since I was 8, and I went from 20/200 to 20/10 overnight thanks to the procedure. Don't know what it costs now, but when it comes to someone shaving my eye with a laser, I don't think I'd hand that job to the lowest bidder.
I would do extensive research on any low cost clinic before I would let them do it.. I wish I had done it years ago. Does it last or have you had to go back for some kaser adjustment? I thought the very expensive crowns I had on some teeth were good for life but over the last few years 3 of them have come off and I had to go back and pay again to have them replaced.
No reputable dentist would promise a lifetime crown. There are too many variables. What was the reason for needing a crown? How much of the tooth was left prior to getting the crown? Were the teeth in back or in front? Do you grind your teeth? How often do you get your teeth cleaned? Poorly maintained teeth under the crown is the biggest reason for failure. Nothing lasts longer than gold. If you had gold, then maybe the dentist was the issue.
They didn't promise lifetime. I just thought it was. First one I had was in the early 90's Toothache, followed by a root canal co Back, Never have Some of them were. The first endodontist used gold. He made a mold of the tooth and sent it off to a lab to have them made. Second made some kind of computer profile of the tooth and then made the crown right there in his office the same day.
No adjustments. I'm thinking about getting reading glasses. I had it done when I was around 32, I guess, and they told me at the time that the eyes start to go around age 40 and nothing can prevent it.
30 years is a good product IMO. When you consider the beating teeth take on a daily basis, getting a replacement that lasts that long is good stuff. If you had a root canal, that means a decent amount of tooth was drilled away. It can, but doesn't always, result in a shorter product-life. Worst case scenario is having to get a post and a crown. If it's in the back, and affordable, always go gold. You may grind at night and not realize it....or not. And endo making teeth? Not his/her job. They are pulp specialists and of course responsible for the root canal. But crown production should be a prosthodontist.
Amazing the balls these people have. This makes 1984 look like a fairly tale. https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/31/democrats-tech-policy-plans-leaked
