You might have to fight with the medical insurance company to get them to pay for the obturator (I did -- had to write letters, had to get the prosthodontist to write letters), but it should be covered under medical. It's not dental -- it's cancer-related, and therefore medical! Good luck -- fight hard. Don't give up. The final obturator will be a big improvement over the temporary one!


Chrissy

Stage 2 SCC upper right palate
Hemi-palatectomy and maxillectomy 5/28/09
Six teeth gone
IMRT x30 starts July 13. Completed 8/26/09
Carboplatin and Taxol x6 starting 7/14/09. Completed 8/25/09.