In Reply to: Crowns posted by paulaback on Tuesday, 5. September 2006 at 18:53 Bali Time:
with a dental bill in Australia for $3000 or more I would be in Bali like a shot and calling on Rudi's Dental Clinic. With the change I would be having a free holiday.
I had asked a dentist here in Australia for a quote. Instead I got an "estimate", which did not include root canal treatment or X-Rays. One of the teeth already had root canal treatment, the other not. I asked about that and was told it "probably" wouldn't be necessary. I asked what would happen if it became necessary after I got a crown and was told that he could "go in through the back". I think he was just trying to make his "estimate" look reasonable and not scare me off. Goodness knows what it would have finished up costing me.
Rudi didn't hesitate to do the root canal treatment before the crowns were fitted and I trust his judgement. No pain or discomfort whatsoever, either during or after the treatment.