I Have A Cyst Which Needs To Be Removed. If It Causes A Gap, Will The NHS Pay To Have This Fixed?
Q.
My NHS dentist noticed that a couple of my front teeth appeared to be coming loose and did an X-ray. He found something on the X-ray and referred me to hospital. The consultant at hospital thought it was a cyst and arranged for a biopsy. The results of the biopsy confirmed that it was a cyst – apparently the sort that has a one in three chance of coming back (it has drained a lot since the biopsy) so I have been referred somewhere else for an operation. I may lose a couple of teeth and/or need a plate in my jaw! If after all the surgery I am left with a gap in my front lower teeth will I have to pay to have something done myself with my dentist or would the NHS sort it out because it happened as the result of an operation. I am a bit unclear as to whether I will just be left with a gap! Thank you for any advice.
My NHS dentist noticed that a couple of my front teeth appeared to be coming loose and did an X-ray. He found something on the X-ray and referred me to hospital. The consultant at hospital thought it was a cyst and arranged for a biopsy. The results of the biopsy confirmed that it was a cyst – apparently the sort that has a one in three chance of coming back (it has drained a lot since the biopsy) so I have been referred somewhere else for an operation. I may lose a couple of teeth and/or need a plate in my jaw! If after all the surgery I am left with a gap in my front lower teeth will I have to pay to have something done myself with my dentist or would the NHS sort it out because it happened as the result of an operation. I am a bit unclear as to whether I will just be left with a gap! Thank you for any advice.
A.
It depends, so you’ll need to talk to your surgeon about it, the chances are you’ll need to pay something towards the treatment. You could also try and find out on the web what types of treatment are available. If you need to go private you should try to find a local clinic which offers some kind of payment plan to spread the costs. I hope you get well soon and I wish you the best of luck. Dr Andrew Moore.
It depends, so you’ll need to talk to your surgeon about it, the chances are you’ll need to pay something towards the treatment. You could also try and find out on the web what types of treatment are available. If you need to go private you should try to find a local clinic which offers some kind of payment plan to spread the costs. I hope you get well soon and I wish you the best of luck. Dr Andrew Moore.
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