Hi Kitty,

So sorry you encountered this problem. It is a common one but a costly one, that's for sure.

It is typical for a root canaled tooth to break into pieces when it is drilled on because the root canal procedure severs the blood vessel that supplies nutrition to that tooth. So the tooth becomes very brittle and weak.

Is there any way your new dentist could work with you on the cost of the bridge? Perhaps he offers a financial plan through a company called Care Credit or Capitol One? Both of these companies will allow you to borrow money .... interest free.... for 12-18 months. Many healthcare offices offer these options through one of these companies. Just thought it was worth mentioning to you.

Take care,
Bryanna

Hi, Bryanna:

You are right; it is a costly, very costly problem because, not long after the dentist has repaired my tooth, it breaks again, even though I did not bite on hard food. I cannot afford to have this tooth, which is broken at the present time and has been broken for several months, repaired every time it breaks. I just wonder why dentists do not do a better job, by using fillings that do not break so easily and last years. When I was a child decades ago (I am now 37 years old), the tooth fillings lasted years and did not break easily. Now, all this has changed. Is it because dentists want us to come back again and again to have our tooth repaired so they earn more money than if we had come only one time because they did a good-quality tooth filling? It is the same thing with cars, for example. If car manufacturers make good-quality cars that last years, clients will not come back and buy a new car if their older car still works well. If car manufacturers, right from the beginning, made bad- or poor-quality cars that do not last long, clients will have to come back again and again to have their car repaired whenever it does not work and they will end up having to buy a new car.

Quote: "It is typical for a root canaled tooth to break into pieces when it is drilled on because the root canal procedure severs the blood vessel that supplies nutrition to that tooth. So the tooth becomes very brittle and weak."

I really did not know that. Thanks a lot for letting me know.

Quote: "Is there any way your new dentist could work with you on the cost of the bridge?"

My dentist agrees to do a credit for the bridge, but I do not see how a bridge could prevent fragile teeth from breaking again and again. Besides that, I only earn the minimum monthly wage (about U.S. $ 1,300). Every month, I spend at least U.S. $ 300 for my medications; I also have to count the primary care doctor's fees and the specialists fees, without forgetting the physical therapists fees, as well as the food, transportation, gas, electricity, water, rent... The minimum wage is not enough for me to live. Besides that, because of the financial crisis, I could lose my job tomorrow, who knows!?!?

Thanks for all your information.