Charge to Re-set a Crown?

Question

My crown came uncemented after about 5 years of wear. The dentist who made the crown charged me to re-cement it. Is that standard practice?

Bernice Szafarek, DMD · Answer

After 5 years it is quite common to charge, mostly for the materials and time in the chair. It also depends on why it came off, is there decay underneath?, sticky candy? grinding habit? Lots of things to consider Good Luck

Leonard Tau, DMD · Answer

Yes after 5 years it would be OK for the dentist to charge for the re-cement of the crown.  In my office it would depend on the patient but in most cases I would charge for it

Kevin Coughlin, DMD · Answer

After 5 years that seems fair but in most cases a patient of record coming in regular visit would be a NC visit good luck

	 

	 

	Kevin Coughlin DMD, MBA, MAGD     CEO Baystate Dental PC

Jay Neuhaus, DDS · Answer

Absolutely! If it happened within the first year, there probably would be no charge. Nothing lasts forever!

Murray Bruckel, DDS (retired) · Answer

Yes, after 5 years, a fee to recement your crown is in order.  If this had happened a few weeks or months after getting the crown, then the fee could have been waived

Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended · Answer

5 years is a long time!  There is a cost for chair time, cement and staff.  The fee charged likely doesn't cover it all, but it is normal to be charged.

	The reality is, it likely should be made new, so having it recemented was a bargain (crowns come off for a reason, usually decay or cracked tooth).

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