Liz - What are you having done to it? a re treat endodontics? Antibiotics will NEVER fix a problem, it is just a bandaid, you can go on antibiotics for the next 5 years but it will still flare up, unfortunatly in dentistry you get it fixed or take it out, there no alternative. Re treating a root filled tooth is so risky and theres a chance you can still loose it, so u need to think if its what you want, just make sure its a damn good specialist doing it.
And to answer why dentist charge so much, i wondered that also until i worked for them, yes they do make VERY good money, but the cost involved that they spend are massive, the cost of the chair alone is the same as a small car!! Just for one hand piece is $600!! and dentists usually have at least 10. Alot of things are also breaking down very easily so they are forever replacing things.
The machince the specialist use to do a root canal cost $10,000-$15,000 And there microscope is $25,000- $50,000! and thats not including the million other tools they use.Hope that explains a little... LOL
Nic - we have a payment plan thing here, dunno if you have it, but its just for medical things and you can pay like a loan repayment, mind you the intrest sux, but i guess some people dont have a choice..
