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NickP wrote

"OK I give up! It doesn't look as if I'm going to get the information to

save myself a few quid. But I thought it was worth a try? "Big Smile [:D]

Why don't you make an appointment with PP's dentist?[:D]

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[quote user="derf"]NickP wrote
"OK I give up! It doesn't look as if I'm going to get the information to save myself a few quid. But I thought it was worth a try? "Big Smile [:D]

Why don't you make an appointment with PP's dentist?[:D]
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I would, but it's obviously a state secret, or maybe PP thinks I might not be upmarket enough  to be introduced to his friends. [:D]

Thieeieeree, don't get confused with the PP the French children do in the garden. As for PPP well who knows? but who ever he is, he has a cheap dentist who he is keeping to himself. [Www]

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[quote user="derf"]NickP wrote
"OK I give up! It doesn't look as if I'm going to get the information to save myself a few quid. But I thought it was worth a try? "Big Smile [:D]

Why don't you make an appointment with PP's dentist?[:D]
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I would, but it's obviously a state secret, or maybe PP thinks I might not be upmarket enough  to be introduced to his friends. [:D]

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PP appears to get a lot of his knowledgeable facts courtesy of Google, so perhaps he also uses this resource to gain DIY Dentistry instruction!

Bugs Bunny comes to mind when reading this;

[quote]"The teeth Nos 11 and 21 have been profiled in accordance with my requirements to have a thicker incisive face making them both stronger and optimally suited to modern eating duties."[/quote]

[:D]

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[quote user="Salty Sam"][quote user="NickP"]

[quote user="derf"]NickP wrote
"OK I give up! It doesn't look as if I'm going to get the information to save myself a few quid. But I thought it was worth a try? "

Why don't you make an appointment with PP's dentist?[:D]
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I would, but it's obviously a state secret, or maybe PP thinks I might not be upmarket enough  to be introduced to his friends. [:D]

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PP appears to get a lot of his knowledgeable facts courtesy of Google, so perhaps he also uses this resource to gain DIY Dentistry instruction!

Bugs Bunny comes to mind when reading this;

[quote]"The teeth Nos 11 and 21 have been profiled in accordance with my requirements to have a thicker incisive face making them both stronger and optimally suited to modern eating duties."[/quote]

[:D]

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Quite to the contrary rabbits including Bugs Bunny require sharp incisors to chomp their carrots and are bang on the buck in evolutionary synergy. PPP on the other hand cuts his carrots into longitudinal slices and boils them with a "soupçon" of salt; after cooking he cuts them yet again with a knife & fork, so incisive incisors are not of paramount importance to PPP.

Are you beginning to catch up with the plot Salty.[:D]

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[quote user="Russethouse"] Normal human teeth are more than adequate for most jobs - they can exert a force of 230 lbs surely enough for the average carrot ![/quote]

During my course of treatment last autumn my tooth No 12, right lateral incisor, was subjected to Reconstitution Corrono-Radiculaire treatment; shortly after I chipped the corner whilst attempting to divide a recalcitrant tomatoe seed. As a result the dentist agreed to thicken up the profile of the central top incisors to counteract possible damage from obsessive seed crushing. The top central incisors have been formed ever so slightly higher than the top lateral incisors giving them added protection. I am metaphorically a very happy bunny.[:)]

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[quote user="Patf"]Though I remember that as a child in the NE most adults over 40 had false teeth, or none at all.
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You have put into words far better than I could one of the more striking distinguishing features of my local populace.

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Though I remember that as a child in the NE most adults over 40 had false teeth, or none at all.

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I was once told by my UK dentist that this was because just after WWII there were so few dentists, that it was easier to take out all the teeth and give false ones.  It is likely that his was in the early stages of the NHS and such treatment was likely to have been free.  Mother, father and most of my relatives of that age certainly had one plate and in some cases, two.  If fitting well, they may be just as good as anything we can do today, but today, of course, dentistry techniques are much improved - each time I go, they have advanced treatment to another level cf my next post on this ....

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Margaret,

I'm late to this post, but since I am just returned from my first visit to a French dentist (and still slightly numb), this may be an appropriate  moment to contribute.

I went to an English speaking dentist in Marcorigan (not too far from you I believe) and whilst I was at first concerned at the treatment they had suggested, as I had not heard of it before, I did double check what they suggested on the internet between advice and treatment, and so realised what had been suggested was a sensible treatment option, and roughly the same cost as a similar filling I had done in the UK last year.

But  this was more advanced - now they don't make fillings in the tooth, but create an inlay or onlay (in my case an onlay) via computer - wow!  The gap is measured by computer, then it designs it, makes it in the material you want,  the adjacent lab rather than the computer itself!, in 15  mins, then it is checked for size, filed if needed (like a crown) and inserted.  Time: 1.5 hours.  Cost 350€.  And no need for second visit.  Last year's filling in London (next door tooth, same sort of size, private also, cost roughly £300, and was made in the "old" way (And about half the time).  Here she gave me an injection as soon as she realised I needed it (though she did admit they do not like giving them).  My dentist in London always gave injections and was known for being gentle, this was slightly less so, but still not rough. 

This onlay I had was instead of going the whole way to a crown (and

there was not much tooth left I can tell you!), but if it breaks it will

be a crown next.

Contrast with hubby's experience with a dentist in Narbonne, problem tooth, took it out.  He will not go back.  I have recommended he try mine, but he's still frightened.

I'm feeling the tooth as it "defrosts" but it is only to be expected, it was a large hole!

So, Margaret, I suggest you shop around - and pm me if you want the details.

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A small ancillary point to the general trend of the thread, concerning radiography. On commencing my course of treatment with the de rigueur "consultation", bingo € 21 on the slate.[:)] The dental surgeon was quite definite that the previous system of ad hoc x-rays in the surgery as circumstances decided was now no longer an option and  relegated to past dental history; at the same time writing out an ordonnance for a new service on the block called a "Centre d'Imagerie Medicale". I popped down to enquire on probable cost for a Radio Panoramique and € 120-150 seemed to be the order of the day. I popped back to the dental secretary, a delightfully helpful lady, who kindly arranged for an appointment the following week at headquarters in the Departmental Capital. I had a pleasant afternoon doing a bit of tourism and a drag round the "grandes espaces" popped in at the appointed time and 20 minutes later left with a picture of all my teeth. The lady dental surgeon told me not to roll it up until it had dried to avoid smudging the images; I assured her that I would take great care of it after paying the secretary the amount of € 27.93 in cash.[:D] All in all a pleasant days outing.
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Blooming heck £350 for a filling in London [:-))]

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Private, in Central London.  (And it might have included hygienist, check up and a few minor things as well) but that's the sort of price you have to pay - and very few NHS in Central London (or none that I would contemplate using at least!!).

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I thought I would drag this thread back to the top rather than start a new one.

It would seem that I am suffering the same fate as the OP. I have had the same dentist in France for 3 years, who is very nice, but not a very good dentist I have discovered to my cost. He has 'had a go' at three root-canal fillings, none of which have turned out successfully. After they failed his only alternative seems to be an extraction. Having already lost 2 teeth to this scenario, he was suggesting the 3rd to be extracted as well, although he cannot perform the extraction himself, and I have to wait 2 months for an appointment at a specialist.

I then visited a new dentist two weeks ago, and went back this morning for his diagnosis. I have come away from his surgery rather shocked at the moment, whilst the good news is that he can save the tooth and crown it, he reckons I need a further four crowns, one bridge work and either two false teeth on the bottom or if I want three implants. If I go along with his master plan the total bill...wait for it...will be €11,400 before any rebate from CPAM, which won't be much, and any rebate from my mutuelle, I do have 200% for dental work, but I don't think the implants would be covered by my mutuelle.

He is proposing to charge €540 for each ceramic crown and €7100 for the implants. Does anybody know if this is the 'going rate' for such treatment, or do prices in France vary at different dentists. Having read the thread it does seem a case of shopping around.

I will have the crown carried out on the original tooth I went to see him about, and have the stump extracted that my other dentist left after his attempt at a root-canal filling. As I have no pain with any of the other teeth he is proposing to crown at the moment, I will leave well alone. Whilst I will need some sort of teeth on the bottom when my stump is extracted I am not going to pay €7100 for an implant. As suggested previously I think my health tourism may well be a visit back to the UK and get a quote from a private UK dentist, and pay for a couple a cheap flights over and back.

I can only echo the OPs original message have a UK NHS dentist give you mouth the once over before retiring to France.
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If your top-up is like mine, Grecian, there is an amount for this sort of treatment and it renews each year.  Thus in your position I would take the most urgent treatment up to the maximum your insurer will pay right now, and have a bit more next year.  Then do the rest in the UK if it's cheaper.  Just an idea.
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Thanks for your suggestion Coops.

I have looked at my policy and cannot see a limit on it for dental work, although I know what you are talking about, as I looked at several policies before deciding on my current one. I am six months into the policy, so if there is a limit, as you suggested I will have the urgent work done first. I have sent off my devis to the mutuelle, so I will see what comes back from them, before deciding.

As I mentioned I have 200% cover for dental work, and up to now all my dental work has been reimbursed 100%, via CPAM and my top-up. This includes having root-canal fillings, but nothing more complicated (or expensive) than that. I can get my head around the fact CPAM only pays 70% of the 100% cost they consider the treatment is worth, but does anybody know how my mutuelle works with 200% cover? Does it mean I will receive 2 x 30% reimbursements of the 100% CPAM figure? Boy that sounds complicated!

Having looked on the Internet to find out more information about implants, I am not sure I really fancy that idea. I would think it would be great once finished, but it seems like if there is not a dense enough layer of bone to screw the pin into, a bone graph is performed by scraping bone off your jaw, sounds a bit gory to me. Plus the fact the dentist wants €7100 to carry out the operation.

All in all not a very good situation to find myself in, if I sign the devis for all the work without the implants, if I understand the situation correctly, I cannot back out legally, but if the new dentist turns out to be a butcher, I will have signed up for more torture at great expense, and pain. Life is never simple.

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It is my belief that 200% cover means that your Mutuelle will pay you up to double the CPAM standard amount.  So if the CPAM paid, say 70€, your top-up will pay you a further 70..  Somebody will correct me if I'm wrong!

I have a 300% policy.  The goverment paid me 125 for my wig and my top-up gave me 250.  I don't have such good dental as you (there is a 500€ limit each year, renewing on Jan 1st) but the same applies, returns wise.

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Finished with the dentist for the year with a 3 face amalgam filling at € 40.97, thanks to the rugby got squeezed in this morning.

Told to phone next year in march for a rendez-vous for a check up.

Told to be careful incising with the top four and go easy on bones,  olive stones,etc or a ceramic crown may be the only solution.  

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