Klarinet Archive - Posting 000080.txt from 2004/06

From: "David Glenn" <maestrodavidglenn@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Teeth
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 17:00:18 -0400

Hi Alf,

I'm really sorry to hear about your accident with the tooth! A couple of things come to mind.

1) I must have been around 35, had a tiny little corner of my front middle top left tooth filed down (rounded) by my dentist because it was sharp and sticking out into my lip and I had pain sometimes (I play double lip). It was really only a tiny change but I had quite a lot of difficulty playing the next two weeks! After this time of adjustment, I was happy with the change. Your adjustment might be bigger, I don't know. I have one crown which never bothered me.

2) If there is no solution but to pay (I hope not, they must pay!!) I hear that dental work is much cheaper in eastern Europe. I can't tell you what the quality is, which country is the best let alone recommend any particular dental surgeons. Just to pass it on in case you need to save the money and can find a good person to do the work.

3) My teacher at the conservatory (D. Klöcher) told me that he had a form made by his dentist which he always played with so that his teeth would never change form. Might it still be possible to have such a form made before making changes (i.e. bridge, etc.)??

Wishing you all the best,
David
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DATE: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 02:50:47
From: Alf Hörberg <alf.horberg@-----.se>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Cc:

>Dear list.
>
>At the moment I’m fighting a battle with the National Health Insurance
>Department in Sweden and I want some inputs. My problem is that I recently
>had to pull a tooth, #6 at the bottom left side. This was an accident caused
>by my ex-dentist when performing a root-filling. In Sweden, a high tax
>country, an accident like this was until recently covered by the national
>health insurance together with the dentists own insurance.
>
>Until recently there were two different treatments I could choose between: a
>conventional bridge or a titanium implant. I want an implant for various
>reasons: An implant only replaces the missing tooth without doing any damage
>to the surrounding teeth. Minimum changes in the cavity. When mounting a
>bridge you have to reshape the surrounding teeth to fit the bridge. The
>damage is permanent and if I’m not happy with the result there is no way
>back to what it was before. Some major changes in the cavity.
>
> Recently they changed the recommendations about implants behind the 5th
>tooth. Now they won’t pay for this slightly more expensive treatment even if
>the dentist’s insurance is paying 90% of the operation. I’ve been claiming
>that I’m a clarinettist in a major philharmonic orchestra and that I can’t
>risk any major changes in my cavity because it will but my future as a
>musician at risk but it makes no difference. The rules are the same for all.
>In my country there are no insurance companies that offer private tooth
>insurances. The rule has always been that the dentist’s insurance together
>with NHI should cover everything without any problems. Now, the only
>possibility to get an implant behind the 5th tooth is to pay everything out
>of your own pocket and I don’t think that’s fair considering that Sweden is
>the country with the highest taxes in the world. But when you want something
>that’s not “average” they let you down.
>
> The new recommendations haven’t been tried in court yet so my case will be
>the first. What I want is that the recommendations should be practised more
>flexible as they actually are formulated. If someone claims good reasons
>like professional reasons they should make an exception. It’s important that
>I’ll win this case since it will become pilot case. As it is now it’s
>already a pilot case to my disadvantage as long as I don’t bring it to
>court. So I have everything to win.
>
> What I’m asking from you fellow clarinettists is why you would prefer an
>implant instead of a bridge yourself? Every input is valuable since I need
>all ammunition I can get. If there are any dentists on the list who also
>play the clarinet you’re especially welcome to take part of the discussion.
>
> Just don’t get stuck in a discussion about taxes. I happen to know every
>detail about those discussions beforehand.
>
> Alf

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