[Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH

[Philip Poten]

I'm a bit late to the discussion, but dentists in Austria are
inexpensive compared to those in countries without "dental included"
public healthcare. An x-ray will cost you less than 40EUR, a half hour
work will probably be around 70-100EUR, depending if you need any
material beyond a pain injection. A friend of mine had a bad tooth and
paid privately all in all 110EUR at Dentalklinik Margarethen.

If you need just a bit of drilling + filling, you should get away with
<150EUR total, I'd wager it's even <100EUR. If it's prep for a root
canal, it might be on the higher side, but still not what you'd pay in
other countries. A white plastic filling costs between 20-40EUR
(depending on size), a lidocaine injection is around 15-20EUR (except
for root canal prep, where it should be included in the procedure).

You can also tell them about your situation with your european health
insurance card, and that you'll need a few days to have it sent to
you, and the dentists secretary will then lay away your money as
"collateral" which you'll get back as soon as you bring your EHIC.

Mind you: with EHIC you'll always pay the country's local fees for a
procedure (in case of austrian dentistry, next to nothing), the real
cost of which will be billed to your origin insurance - if the
procedures are not covered by your origin's insurance, you may get a
bill from them ...

TLDR; phone in, ask what they'll accept as collateral, bring that,
then tell them that you'll bring by your EHIC, then do it, get your
money back.

Oh, and I can recommend Dentalklinik Margarethen. Ask for Dr. Marinova
if you can, she really knows what she's doing.

cheers,
Philip


2014-03-19 11:06 GMT+01:00  <BDuN at gmx.net>:
> Never pull out a tooth if there is any chance so rescue and keep it - you
> will miss it terribly some day !
>
> I just returned home from hospital after getting some bones from my hips
> implanted and fixed to my cheek-bone to fix implants ! Look and walk like
> Frankensteins Monster ! (you see, I even type "tental" when thinking of it
> ... pure horror)
>
> Even the best implants are not half a substitute for an own tooth !
>
> take your documents - insurance, whatever you have  - and go to Zahnklinik
> and tell them how terribly you suffer. Even when you have no insurance at
> all - when you suffer they cannot send you away ! And the more you suffer
> and are able to show a painful face the faster its done, emergency cases do
> not have to wait ;-) And when you have no money at all then its free ! The
> worst case is that you go to Sozialamt and present the bill !
>
> there is a rather cheap way to fix broken and sharp edges with a kind of
> "half-crown", thats a white liquid-material (instead of Amalgam) that fixes
> within minutes and they can form a kind of natural tooth from up to 2/3 of
> the volumne of your (missing) own one .. and its much cheaper, between 20
> and 50 Euro (crown costs around 1500,- til endless ... ) Our Krankenkassa
> does not cover this (they still pay only Amalgam) but its worth to pay this.
> Its called an intermediate solution but mine worked longer than the
> expensive one !
>
> In Russia they work on a project to influence the roots of teeth to create
> new ones for a lifetime, like crocodiles ! In theory it already works so
> there is a chance for you some day ;-)
>
> good luck brother
> I am with you ;-)
> B.,
>
>
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 um 10:08 Uhr
>
> Von: "Yvan Janssens" <ik at yvanj.me>
> An: "Metalab General Discussion List" <metalab at lists.metalab.at>
> Betreff: Re: [Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH
> How much should I be able to shove off to get it pulled?
>
> Well... it doesn't really hurt a lot - I've been through more severe pains
> (the last time I went to an emergency visit to the dentist I burned myself
> on purpose to distract myself from the pain), and this tooth has it's nerve
> removed. The biggest problem is the sharp edge cutting in my tonge and me
> being unable to pronounce half of my vocabulary anymore.
>
> It's really painful not to be able to curse anymore.
>
> 2014-03-19 10:01 GMT+01:00 <BDuN at gmx.net>:
>>
>> Hi Yvan,
>>
>>  I have a long-term sado-maso-relationship with all kind of tental horrors
>> you can imagine, including the financial part ..
>>
>> Call there : http://www.unizahnklinik-wien.at/de/
>>
>> and ask them - maybe you will have to pay first but get something back but
>> anyway they will be the cheapest
>> tell them it hurts terribly then you dont have to wait !
>>
>> good luck - I am with you :D
>>
>> B.
>>
>> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 19. März 2014 um 09:51 Uhr
>> Von: "Yvan Janssens" <ik at yvanj.me>
>> An: "Metalab General Discussion List" <metalab at lists.metalab.at>
>> Betreff: Re: [Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH
>> I have the Belgian nationality, but a permanent UK residence.
>>
>> And of course my card is still in my drawer at home during this one trip.
>>
>> 2014-03-19 9:47 GMT+01:00 Mynnia Ignea <mynnia at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>> Does your health insurance not cover medical services abroad?
>>>
>>> How do you solve that problem as a non-Austrian?
>>>
>>> And how much would that cost me?
>>>
>>> (I was planning to visit the space yesterday, but E_OUT_OF_SLEEP
>>> prevented me, and probably E_BROKEN_TOOTH will prevent me from doing that
>>> today)
>>>
>>> ~y
>>>
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