Is it normal to charge $115 to add sodium bicarbonate for a local anesthetic injection?

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Oct 1, 2024
6:14:59pm

Osteotome All-American

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Just took my daughter the dentist. She is 10 and they said she has five

El Presidente

5:34pm

“Regional anesthesia”? Yea, go get another opinion.

IGlowInTheDark

5:35pm

There are only two anesthesias: general and inadequate.

SJS

5:54pm

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cougar4life55

6:21pm

Sounds like time to find a new dentist. There are some on CB

Waschlappen

5:35pm

If they are always upselling, I would switch.

Ragnar Danneskjold

5:36pm

See this post

yapacoug

5:36pm

Funny that the post you responded to today is a 10 year old with

cugrz84

5:38pm

Your dentist is a crook. Get a new one.

Booya Grandma

5:37pm

Take her to another dentist immediately and do not go back to that practice.

DodgerCoug

5:38pm

Most dentists I know are good honest people. But there is SUCH a huge variation

blackandblue

6:03pm

You need a second opinion — and likely a new dentist.

BYUlv

5:38pm

Why would you bring your daughter to this dentist if you had a bad experience?

RealTaysomHill

5:39pm

My kids have been going there for a few years. I started going later.

El Presidente

5:58pm

10years old? I typically don’t mess with them unless they are right next to a

blackandblue

5:39pm

And the buffer solution for $115 bucks? That’s just stupid.

blackandblue

5:54pm

We used to add sodium bicarbonate to the local anesthetic if doing injection because it minimizes the zing from the loca

Osteotome

6:11pm

I’ve done it too. But never at that cost and I didn’t find the benefit to be

blackandblue

6:15pm

Are you an anti-dentite?

Japan Coug

5:45pm

At 10 yrs old, those teeth will most likely fall out pretty soon. Unless they

ShinobiCoug

5:46pm

Ben Criddle has some advice.

Dark Forest Green

5:53pm

I quit my dentist when he wanted to replace every filling I had

Tricky

6:00pm

A couple of years ago a pediatric dentist told us that our 8 year old needed 7 fillings, and a few crowns. I asked for

Black Diamond Bay

6:01pm

Here are some important questions: how much longer will those teeth be in?

byusage

6:04pm

Finally a respectable response.

OmahaThunderCoug

6:24pm

We’re not missing-teeth type of people, but thanks for a helpful response.

El Presidente

6:52pm

It sounds like you are not- the opposite of it. But the main point is pain is

byusage

7:08pm

FWIW- our pediatric dentist does everything he can (short of making our

Newbutnotnew

6:11pm

So many assumptions and terrible advice here

hpcougar

6:12pm

Is it normal to charge $115 to add sodium bicarbonate for a local anesthetic injection?

Osteotome

6:14pm

No, it’s not. But do I trust the guy to even understand what he was told?

OmahaThunderCoug

6:26pm

Point out the terrible advice in this thread , TIA.

bulletproof

6:18pm

RE: Point out the terrible advice in this thread , TIA.

hpcougar

6:32pm

We’ll get a second opinion. I might even report back.

El Presidente

6:40pm

I feel your shock. I have 4 kids. I personally brushed and flossed each of my

blackandblue

6:53pm

Thank you. You’ve been very helpful.

El Presidente

6:59pm

That doesn't sound like a very good experience. This may not be the case,

byusage

7:01pm

Perhaps. Would be interesting because this is the nicest dentist office I’ve

El Presidente

7:11pm

Maybe he was just busy that day or behind

byusage

7:22pm

Get a second opinion.

Blue Ghost

6:22pm

Spend $75 and get her a high quality electric toothbrush. I have 5 kids and

cougar4life55

6:23pm

Those cavities can progress rapidly

OmahaThunderCoug

6:29pm

He’s probably trying to make up for the crappy insurance reimbursement that

timponyloco

6:31pm

Buffering will make the local work faster and may decrease the pain on injection

JWin

6:41pm

Thank you for a helpful response.

El Presidente

6:44pm

FWIW, I HATE going to the Dentist…

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