[Metalab] E_BROKEN_TOOTH

Wed Mar 19 16:50:17 CET 2014

David, you paid cash, how much did it cost and what was it that you had done?

I should have recommended Dr. Marinova specifcally rather than
Dentalklinik Margarethen as a whole, you're absolutely right.

cheers,
Philip

2014-03-19 13:43 GMT+01:00 David Leonardi <david.leonardi at gmail.com>:
> I can only speak against Dentalklinik Margareten:
> I had some work done there, and twice out of two the cavity filling fell out
> in a 2 year range.
> The dentist i'm at now [not in Vienna, so unrelevant] judged the work there
> to have been horrible.
> I'm not sure who treated me there, but they treated me in under 10 minutes
> and it feels like being in a factory rather than in a dentist.
> Perhaps Dr. Marinova does a better job than the docs who treated me.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Philip Poten <philip.poten at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> 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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