Treatment costs can range from several hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Insurance reimbursement for TMJ treatments can be complex and difficult to navigate. Insurance coverage varies from state to state, company to company, and policy to policy.
Some policies have specific exclusion clauses for TMJ treatment and some have limitations on the dollar amount or type of coverage available e.
Insurance companies generally do not include TMJ coverage unless mandated by states or at the request of company benefit coordinators because:. Our recommendation is that you first speak to your benefits coordinator. Take careful notes on the conversations you have with your insurers and health care professionals. Include names, dates and complete descriptions of your discussions. Without treatment, you may find yourself compromising to avoid pain. Patients who experience TMJ pain, clicking or popping at the joint, headaches, and earaches can improve their wellbeing with an evaluation with their dentist for TMJ problems.
The cost of your treatment may be daunting but your doctor may be able to help you with a payment plan that suits your financial abilities. Do not go untreated, at least speak with your doctor to see what options are available to you. Haigney and his staff are! After being rushed to the Huntersville hospital with an orbital fracture, broken nose and other facial damage, Dr. Haigney rushed me into surgery on his day off I must add and corrected all my problems. I only wish all doctors cared as much about their patients and their recovery as Dr.
Haigney and his staff did. This program requires compliancy of fortnightly appointments where we closely monitor progress. Two types of orthotics are needed for this program, a neuromuscular day appliance and also one for night wear. Eventually you are weaned from the day appliance and continue to wear a night appliance to stop future injury. Of course not everyone falls into the four month treatment category as mentioned above.
These costs also include two follow up reviews. Item numbers are available at the initial consultation for the various treatment options recommended, so that rebates can be sourced through patients Private Health Insurance. At TMJ Centre Melbourne we care about making sure you get the best treatment you deserve which is why we offer DentiCare Payment Plans as a convenient and easy way to budget and pay for your oral care.
DentiCare Payment Plans are simple, flexible and are tailored to suit you. The exception is when their is a small or isolated problem caused by limited dental restoration. Expensive is relative and the emotional cost of living in chronic pain may outweigh the financial costs in eliminating the pain. The cost of dentistry is small compared to medical expenses that patients with chronic pain often need. Dentistry is one area of health where no one person is the same.
The presenting condition and health of the patients can make costs variable. The types of treatments and the cost and quality of labratory costs can also vary widely. Just as architects and structural engineers make blueprints and models of new buildings dntists utilize wax-ups as models to predict final outcome. There are many steps that an experienced physiologic dentists do when the patient is not present. Impressions of your teeth are taken so that the final result is achieved on the model prior tomaking changes to the teeth.
This avoids most problems that occur. Planning is the key to successful and efficient treatment. Excellent plannig leads to great patient experiences. Inserting a dental implant is another customized dental procedure, as no one recipient is the same.
The size of the dental implant will depend on how much good bone you have to provide its foundation. Once screwed in to place, the artificial tooth will need to match the surrounding teeth for size, color and angle. Dental implants are an incredible tool allowing me to create better physiology and comfort.
TMJ treatment may or may not require the need for surgery to reposition the joint. If it does, it takes skill and time to perform the procedure. In a nutshell, for us to use our skills to improve your TMJ, time is used to diagnose, plan and implement a treatment plan so that you, the patient, can benefit.
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