Kristin, do the boxing mouthguards work for you as nightguards? I've had friends switch to them with success to save money.
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I use one I bought at the drug store for $25
Unfortunately I can't sleep with those; they make me gag. I found that out the hard way with the $300 soft guard I got a couple of years ago. Should have used the cheap pharmacy kind since I couldn't sleep in either of them. Ah well.
I trimmed the corners off mine. It didn't completely cover my back teeth but it still kept them from grinding.
Kristin is the HMO just a dental HMO or is it your dental and regular HMO?
I ask because my dental plan is just a reimbursement, but my HMO (medical) covers the cost of the nightguard with a referal from my regular doctor.
I just got this trench coat in khaki. Whee!
Excellent coat, Nora!
Nice!
Really nice! Via Spiga is excellent stuff; I love their shoes.
Kristin is the HMO just a dental HMO or is it your dental and regular HMO?It's through my medical HMO. It all changes July 1st when my school is switching us to a new system, so then I'll start the dance all over again. New dentist, too, since my current one isn't covered by the new DMO. I'm grateful to have insurance at all, though, so I'm trying really hard not to be Ms. Whiny McWhinerpants.
The good news is that I talked to my current insurance company and the dental office, and the receptionist is going to play around with insurance codes tomorrow to see if she can get me some money back. Thanks for the encouragement, all! Fingers crossed since the final bill was around $1200.
I trimmed the corners off mine. It didn't completely cover my back teeth but it still kept them from grinding.Great idea! Since I'm going to be getting a new one anyway in a couple of weeks, I should really try this with the old soft one in the meantime. I'd like to avoid having to replace these fillings again.
Nora, love the coat!