1. Aetna's fees are not often equal that of most offices. If you find an office that is in Aetna's network (and that you like), you could reduce your out-of-pocket expense. That being said, the fees you were quoted are on the higher side but not unheard off.

2. You could simply seek a 2nd opinion with another dentist or consider contacting an endodontist (root canal specialist) right away. What your current dentist has told you seems reasonable, however.

You may save money with a "Vital Savings" dentist, but not at our office. We prefer not to let the insurance company determine the fees, since they do so by actuarial tables, not by what's best for the patient.

I doubt the bruising on you face is due to the x-ray. It is either the tooth starting to go bad, or perhaps some blue dye on the assistant's gloves or on the x-ray equipment.

Hope all works out for you, and good luck in medical school.

Sincerely,

We our sorry to hear of you losing a filling to a Carmel candy, that type of candy will do it to you all the time, I know cause I too love Carmel candy too.

Now what to do with repairing the tooth #27, well we to will need to take an x-ray, or bring in the one that the other Dentist took.

Depending on how much of the tooth is left and what we see from the x-ray, you could just need to replace the lost filling, or yes need a Root Canal and Crown. But I assure you that our fees are a bit more a fordable and we offer a payment plane that will fit your student finance life style.

Dr. A.S. Flamer