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Knocked out 2 of my teeth in a bicycle accident

  • 14-06-2016 02:18PM
    #1
    LCD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭


    I had a bicycle accident recently & have completely knocked out 2 of my teeth. I currently am wearing some sort of brace (Seems to be stuck to my teeth with some kind of white cement).

    The rest of my face was also a mess & I completely removed a large piece of my lip, though the plastic surgeon has done as good a job as possible.

    I am probably looking at implants, definitely 2 potentially 3. What is the procedure for pricing around? Will each dentist have a look for free & then price you up?


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  • #2
    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    LCD wrote: »
    I had a bicycle accident recently & have completely knocked out 2 of my teeth. I currently am wearing some sort of brace (Seems to be stuck to my teeth with some kind of white cement).

    The rest of my face was also a mess & I completely removed a large piece of my lip, though the plastic surgeon has done as good a job as possible.

    I am probably looking at implants, definitely 2 potentially 3. What is the procedure for pricing around? Will each dentist have a look for free & then price you up?

    No such thing as a "free look", most clinics now have websites which display their prices, you pick one and make a consultation appointment for which you will be charged the consultation rate. You will then be provided with a treatment plan including all associated costs.

    Don't bother emailing clinics to ask them for a quotation, they either will not respond or will tell you to check their website for a price "guide" but that they cannot give you an exact quotation without first seeing exactly what treatment is necessary.


  • #3
    SM35
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    OP - have the teeth been totally knocked out, or have they been re-implanted and splinted?


  • #4
    LCD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭LCD


    Teeth are completely gone! They took an x-ray of my lungs in case they ended up in there. Luckily they didn't!


  • #5
    SM35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 237 ✭✭SM35


    OP - I suspect a complex case - often with loss of teeth, significant bone and gum will be damaged and lost in the process of losing the which may need to be grafted / built up as part of having implant dentistry. Do you have a dentist?- why not ask for a referral to an experienced specialist (prosthodontist / periodontist / oral surgeon team) for an opinion?


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