Friday, April 8, 2011

can you get your chipped tooth fixed on the first dental visit?

i have had a chipped tooth for about hmm 2 years!!!! and i finally found a dentist that takes my insurance? can my dentist fix my tooth on the first visit i cant bare to have this awkward smile for much longer!!!
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i would put my money on him not fixing it on the first visit . He hasn´t seen you before and most dentists will just use the first appointment to assess a situation. They don´t like to book "blind" time i.e booking time for a patient without knowing what needs doing and how long they anticipate it needs to fix a problem. It might just need 1/2 hour to do a filling, or longer 1 hour to prepare for a crown, or maybe it just needs a 3 minute smooth. You would have to be seeing a very expensive dentist if they can book an hour and a half for something that might just take them 15 minuttes. a chipped tooth which you have lived with for 2 years isn't an emergency so, sorry i doubt that they will do anything on the first visit. I would ring them and see what they say - love to know what they say..plese post it ! good luck and let us all know!
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