Broken maryland bridge, insurance not cover repairs?

This is a tough question...


I have a fake front tooth held in place by a maryland bridge. My tooth got knocked out when I was 9. The bridge has held up for about 20 years. Now it is "falling down" (maryland bridge is faling down, falling down, falling do...). I need to get it replaced. My dentist strongly advised an implant. Also said maryland replacement (re-cement) will most likey fall out again as perhaps teeth are shifted.??


I am all for whatever will last a long time and be semi stable.


PROBLEM- there is a clause in my MET insurance that a missing tooth repair, etc is not covered AT ALL.


So I am basically going into this with no insurance coverage.


I was told an implant is roughly 4K. Unfortunately I do not have 4K at this time. (in grad school, new house, new car- gulp!). Anyone know of any way to get through insurance to help my case? OR anyone know of any alternative procedure that is not "quick fix"? I am prepared to pay 2K or so, I do want a solid structure.

Broken maryland bridge, insurance not cover repairs?
Missing Tooth Clause does not matter if this is a replacement of prosthetics,iit does when it's initial placement and tooth was extracted prior to coverage so ask your dentist...it also depends when was your maryland bridge placed and what is your replacement time in your insurance...but if your replacement time is 10 years you should be fine even that tooth was extracted prior to coverage....but once again ask your dentist, b/c I'm not sure how it works when replacing maryland bridge .....we never do it in our office.


If implant is to expensive you can have a bridge done but then you will be cutting your healthy teeth under crowns, so it's really up to you what you want to do
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