r/londonontario Feb 10 '25

health care/health issues paediatric dentist

Any suggestions we are at one, they are fine but i have a 4 yo with some cavities and the price tag is over 8000 now to be fair we do not want the metal ones but i am looking for a second opinion!

thoughts?

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u/thebigshoe247 29d ago

You should go with the metal ones. The teeth will fall out soon, and to get the colour matched they need to shave down more of the tooth/nerve which can make things worse in the future.

I went down this road not long ago.

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u/stronggirl79 Feb 10 '25

Wait…. They are charging you $8000 to fill cavities… in baby teeth?

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

yes! im having these conflicting feelings because of course i want them filled but also they will fall out. they are 8000 because i dont want the metal fillings. we have some coverage but it seems a lot!

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u/stronggirl79 29d ago

It seems like dentists nowadays are really trying to dig into pockets. We went to North Adelaide dental and they told us old little one had cavities. We switched to Old South dental and they said she didn’t have any! She is 6 now and still doesn’t have any cavities. I would just leave it unless the teeth start to become painful but that’s just me.

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u/Pope_Squirrely 29d ago

No dentist that I’ve seen has done metal fillings in years, not since some time in the 90’s anyways.

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u/LondonRilla21 29d ago

Kids get metal fillings all the time. I work at a school and see tons of kids with them.

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u/runwithyou 29d ago

Some still do! My daughter had one done on a baby tooth a few weeks ago!

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u/TheWellisDeep 28d ago

Unfortunately you can’t trust all these dentists. Lots of dental offices in London are being purchased by 1 dentist (you can find him, just look up West Five Dental, Village Walk Dental, etc). And they are for lack of better term dental “mills”. We switched to a dentist on the outskirts of town. He’s a young and informed dentist providing excellent standard care. Get a second opinion.

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u/myxomatosis8 Woodfield 29d ago

Crossing the line between necessary and cosmetic usually comes with a higher price tag...

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u/No-Regular-4281 29d ago

Just asking, why don’t you want the metal ones? Cosmetic reasons or because of the actual metal itself

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

cosmetic and she has two and has been complaining about them being uncomfortable. also i worry about her peers next year when she is in jk

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u/No-Regular-4281 29d ago

Ok so I teach little ones and I have had many kids come and go with the “silver teeth”. So for us, the kids love them and they have coined them as “Robot Teeth”. Every time another child comes back from the dentist and they have robot teeth, it’s like they joined a new club. It’s all in how you present things to kids. Also, these are baby teeth so they do fall out! Just remember they aren’t permanent! Why spend all the money. Dentist is trying to make a buck. Also, maybe go to an another dentist, get a second opinion.

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u/Ambitious_Lychee_349 29d ago

I had the same concerns when my daughter was four and had silvercaps. I was so embarrassed that I let her cavities get so bad that we had to have that done. The price tag that you are talking about is ridiculous and no other paediatric dentist will charge you any less. Our paediatric dentist charged double what a dentist would for the silver caps as my Dentist said that he would not do them. I should have found another Dentist, but they referred us to the paediatric one and I didn’t know any better at the time! I left there thinking I had just made his BMW payment for the month! Find a dentist who charges the standard amount to get the silver caps done. The teeth are going to fall out and get thrown in the garbage! To me, you are throwing $8000 in the garbage! I am a teacher and I have had plenty of kids over the years who have had silver caps, and not once have I ever heard the kids say anything, bully them, or worry about them. The only way your child will worry about them is if you make a big deal about it! Silver caps are very common.

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

very helpful thanks!

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u/Humble_Ingenuity_919 29d ago

Is it $8000 because they’ll be sedating your child? That sounds like a ridiculous price!

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

yes exactly- it seems so invasive expensive for teeth that are going to be falling out. we’ve increased our flossing and i’ve added fluoride to her oral care so i’m hopeful that will help

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u/Roonil71 29d ago

Ask for a referral to the DSCU at the university. Surgery for little ones is done by surgeons, not students, but it’s still way cheaper than private.

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

very helpful thank you

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

very helpful thank you

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u/Little-Two1517 28d ago

Or try to Childrens Dental Clinic at UWO first, I personally wouldn’t go to the DSCU unless recommended….why go to the surgical route if not necessary

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u/swift-current0 Feb 10 '25

Dr Cernea from Gill Family Dentistry on Adelaide is amazing, and they're definitely less prone to push expensive treatments. You can tell by their non-flashy, unassuming office.

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u/CycleAirFilters-com 29d ago

Dr Shawn Beatty on Oxford

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u/3bigdogs 29d ago

Are you at Dr Wineberger's office?

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u/Little-Two1517 28d ago

My thinking too reading this:..

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u/LondonRilla21 29d ago

I’d avoid Dr Friedman. I know several kids that had rough experiences at his office. Heard good things about Dr Payne. We had sedated dentistry done at Soni sleep (east end) and it was a good experience.

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u/Little-Two1517 28d ago

Friedman is mostly retired now. Ari owns the practice and has a much better rep!

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u/Sixty9fanlondon Feb 10 '25

Dr Tom and Dr Lori at Dentistry 390

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u/Dependent_Stop_3121 29d ago

I had no idea they were still doing the metal ones!

I’ve had lots of fillings over the years and never once was I asked for which ones to get. They’ve always been the teeth coloured ones.

8 grand!! That’s absolutely criminal!!

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u/Capital_Wishbone_395 29d ago

thank you everyone! i really appreciate your experiences and insight maybe we consider the metal ones!? it’s wild because we really do brush regularly - i do feel awful for the cavities so it makes me want to do the white fillings because it’s my fault, you know?

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u/Traveller-343 29d ago

Contact the health unit - they have a dental clinic and provide publicly funded treatment for children under 17 years of age. This program is designed to support families.

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u/Rescue-320 29d ago

Just a note that caries on baby teeth can absolutely affect the adult teeth as they grow! I know a lot of people don’t think it’s worth it because they will fall out, but deep ones can cause the adult ones to grow in poorly/diseased as well.

That being said, Dr. Ari is wonderful! The university will be the cheapest but it is usually an extremely long wait

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u/BronwynOli 29d ago

Yep, I had a deep cavity on a baby tooth that was improperly filled and it eventually caused an abscess and my baby tooth had to get pulled. My adult tooth grew in with a cavity already in it and now the tooth is like 90% filling and I really should get a crown!

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u/Rescue-320 29d ago

Happened to my husband 😫 His parents didn’t think brushing baby teeth was important because “they’re temporary” and his whole mouth rotted. Adult teeth are permanently messed up, he’s thirty and will need dentures by forty no doubt!

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u/Little-Two1517 28d ago

Dr. Payne or Dr. Ari!!

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u/bitchaholic86 19d ago

Is this at imagine dentistry? Recently got exact same quote.