I am writing for a family friend who is in his late seventies and living with Medicare as his sole income. Due to a long term illness, he has had serious dental problems, and due to the loss of two more teeth, he currently urgently needs 1) to have two teeth extracted, and 2) to have someone take impressions for and make both upper and lower partial dentures to replace the ones he has which are failing. We are learning that the cost of getting this done is between 15 and 20,000USD which is far beyond his means. Without having this work done, however, he is unable to eat anything except very soft or liquid foods. He is otherwise healthy, and this is not a viable situation!
How do people on Medicare (which provides no dental coverage) manage this? He can't be the only senior with dental issues. Can anyone recommend a lower cost option for getting these services? Anne Warner -- Anne Taubes Warner [email protected]
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