The Student Room Group
Reply 1
im not a dental professional but i know a little bit about broken teeth and trying to fix the. do you mean crowns? maybe it has been fixed with composite resin or something, which doesnt really have a long life and will probably fall off sooner or later, and they are suggesting a ceramic crown which in theory will last much much longer. maybe they suggested it now because you are fully grown, or, surprise surprise, since you are now 18, they can charge you a lot of money for treatment, which is my theory about greedy money grabbing dentists. maybe if you are having no problems at the moment you should just stick with what you have and save up the cash to get the best long term solution (which if i remember rightly is a ceramic crown), and just wait till the current one falls off. i dont think there is any particular benefit to fixing what's not broken at the moment, apart from it might look a bit better if its a front?
Reply 2
digitalparadox
I chipped my tooth ages ago (when i was around 10) and the dentist put it back together with some material but now he's saying it isn't that strong enough and he wanted to 'cap' the chipped tooth (at the front). I was just wondering if anyone else has a capped tooth and is it worth it?


Personally I think getting it properly ceramic capped is worth it. I think I had mine done about 16/17, They won't do it much earlier because if your teeth are still forming the crowns have a habit of falling off. If your still in full time education at school (eg A levels) I think you do still qualify for NHS treatment and tbh if thats the case it would definitely be worthwhile getting it done evenn if there isn't an immediate problem as it'll be cheaper for you in the long run.
Reply 3
Caps/Crowns are pretty good nowadays.

Just make sure you're happy with the colour match.
well i'm on a gap year and working but thankfully i managed to get an international student card from STA Travel which says i'm at Cardiff university so i basically get away with getting it done for free. Plus my dentist said they only charge when you reach 19 if in education (which is may for me) so he said he would do it before i turn 19 otherwise i have to pay £180 for one tooth to be done!
Reply 5
then if you can get ceramic crowns done on NHS definitely go for it. make sure you confirm it is free, get the HC1 form and certificate and everything beforehand so you dont have to reclaim the money, only to be told it isnt nhs treatment and they wont reimburse you. i have been stung like this before, more proof that dental surgeries and the nhs free treatment deciding board are made up of very bad people. but if it is free get it done, no reason why not.
princessa
then if you can get ceramic crowns done on NHS definitely go for it. make sure you confirm it is free, get the HC1 form and certificate and everything beforehand so you dont have to reclaim the money, only to be told it isnt nhs treatment and they wont reimburse you. i have been stung like this before, more proof that dental surgeries and the nhs free treatment deciding board are made up of very bad people. but if it is free get it done, no reason why not.


I don't understand that - would they actually ring up the university to check that I got there etc? I just assumed if i show some ID saying Cardiff uni on it they won't ask any further ques...
Reply 7
the thing is, you have to have an exemption certificate to get NHS treatment (not sure how it works if you are still under 19, i started uni at 19). i dont remember having to send proof that i am a student. but you cant just show your ID at the dentists to qualify for free treatment, you either have to show the certificate or pay up front, get a receipt and reclaim the cost. the help you get is means tested. i dont know if they check your student status, but they do check up on whether the treatment you had is eligable or not, so i would guess so.
I've got one, only had one replacement since I was 7! Thoroughly recommend!