Q.
I experience a pain in my mouth where I have had a porcelan bridge for over 10 years. The dentist says I have a crack in the crown and that causes the pain when I bite down. He wants to replace the bridge with a gold bridge. After the insurance pays half of the cost I am still going to pay around $1500 for the gold bridge. I assume he intends to replace the existing crowns with gold crowns. I’m 71 I probably won’t be around for 10 years. I have a heart failure condition (stage I) and prostate cancer which is gowing very slowly. He says he strongly recommends gold because it will last a long time. The bridge I have now has lasted me over 20 years! I don’t get it. Why shouldn’t I get the same type of bridge I have now? How much cheaper would porcelan be. The gold is costing $3,000 (before 50% insurance is deducted) With the price of gold these days, it’s no wonder. If I were a dentist in this situation , I’d recommend the same bridge I have now, wouldn’t you? Please give me your comments