Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Has anyone tried ValueDental AmeriPlan???

I saw an add on tv . This is my third time seeing it. First by phone, second by brochure and now tonight on tv. I have dental insurance but it does not cover what I need to get done (oral surgery on all four wisdom teeth and Braces). This plan has some major discounts on everything i need. Has anyone tried it?. Please let me know so I dont get caught up in any scam. Thanks!.
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I have Ameriplan, and it is good if you use a dentist in the plan, it is also good for eyeglasses at some places. If you want to cancel, you can not do it by phone, it has to be in writing. It is not that expensive and you can have the entire household for just one extra five dollars. I think it is worth trying. I pay only forty five dollars quarterly for my faimly.
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would it be weird if...?

a 14 year old girl got veneers like to fix their teeth... i have big gaps in my teeth that i really dont like and the dentist said that they may close a little when i get my wisdom teeth in but they havnt started growing yet!! she also said that the only way to fix them would be to get veneers which she said are very expensive since their not covered by dental insurance.... does anyone know how much veneers would cost if i did get them?? and when do wisdom teeth start growing in!!!
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veneers cost too much,you need to wait for your wisdom teeth in there, can't braces correct the problem, that would be what I would do, is get an opinion from an orthodontist.wisdom start growing in between 14 and 22, x rays could tell about how far they are along.
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my tooth smells funny?

my wisdom teeth came in but one of them is sideways, and i can't clean it properly. it's was getting dirty/dark looking in the cracks so i'd just put mouth wash on it. but now I swear it smells funny, it doesn't hurt. but it smells... is there something that i can put on it to help it out, I don't have dental insurance
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how do you smell your own teeth ?
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I hate my teeth!! When I was younger I wished they would all just fall out.?

When I was 12 I had 4 big molars pulled out and big metal fillings put in most of my teeth cuz I had cavities. My front teeth are all overlapping and crammed together. Then another 1 of my back teeth cracked in half and I had to have it pulled out. Now that I'm 15, the fillings have all turned black, some have come out and I have holes in those teeth, and my front teeth seem to be getting pretty wobbly. I can move a couple with just my tongue they're so loose. I mean they move like quite a bit real easy. The last time I went to the dentist was like about 3 years ago(when I had the last 1 pulled out) and he said I grind my teeth a lot and that's messing up my teeth. Can that make them loose too? Some of mine are so wobbly now I think they actually will fall out unless I just take them out first. We don't have dental insurance and not much money, so if it's gonna cost a lot to do whatever it probly won't be happenin. If they do fall out I can probly get some kind of fake teeth right?
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My wisdom tooth?

my dad just told me we don't have dental insurance, and I just found out my bottom wisdom tooth is coming in crooked. I have naturally straight teeth and I don't want this messing up my teeth. I thought about pulling it out myself, or getting it really loose and it will just fall out. but that is probably not the best idea. since it's still coming in, all I see is a tiny bit of it so far, is there a way I can correct it to not jab into my other teeth? thanks
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You need to have your wisdom tooth professionally removed. Usually you are offered three options to have the work done. Numbing shots or shots with laughing gas (nitrous oxide) or IV sedation. The first option is the cheapest. If its numb its numb, but you might want to wear your Ipod and listen to music so you don't hear anything.
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Where can I go to...........?

I am a severe asthmatic and while in High School I spent almost 4 years on a steroid called prednisone. Along with that and a lot of time in the hospital I was on and off other steroids as well. I am finding the long term affects of prednisone to be horrible. For instance I am 24 and have horrible teeth. A long term affect of prednisone is it eats away at the enamel on your teeth. My doctors and dentist have told me that is why my teeth all of a sudden got bad after about 19 yrs old. I want to get veneers or something to make my smile more attractive and help build my self esteem. I dont have dental insurance. I live in Orange VA and know my way around Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, and Culpeper. Does anyone know somewhere I can go for cheap to look into getting veneers?
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YOUR STORY REMINDS ME OF THE LATIN."CAVEAT EMPTOR." THIS MEANS, "LET THE BUYER BEWARE." WHAT THIS MEANS IS THAT YOU GET ONLY WHAT YOU PAY FOR. WITH VENEERS YOU REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO CHEAP. I UNDERSTAND THAT YEARS OF PREDNISONE MESSED UP YOUR GUMS AND SMILE, BUT WHERE VENEERS ARECONCERNED YOU JUST CAN'T GO CHEAP. AS A MATTER OF FACT, A GOOD VENEER COSTS ABOUT AS MUCH AS A REGULAR CROWN.
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Medical Bill?

I went to a dentist and had some routine fillings done. I accidentally gave them my medical card who of course didnt pay anything. I moved and changed my phone number in August thinking that because i paid the other bills they had sent in April. I call to have my teeth cleaned and they say they can't becase they sent the bill to collections last month. I had dental insurance at the time so they submitted the claim, but is there any way I can change this for my credit report, although I was in error?
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First try to dispute it with your insurance company. If you pay this bill to the collections agency first. It might be hard to have this taken off your credit report when it shows as paid and it may also be hard to get a refund. If you do get this corrected just send any paper that you get from your insurance company to the credit bureaus and ask them to delete this off your credit report.
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