A complex treatment plan is denied by your dental insurance carrier as being too complex. Very often this actually is a second opinion by a dental director of an insurance company that may disagree with the initial opinion. However, it's important to remember that the motivation of an insurance carrier is not necessarily your optimum dental health. When the treatment plan is expensive. Usually they have a bachelor's degree and a degree in dentistry from a four-year dental school.
Dental specialists have even more training.
A dentist who specializes in treating degenerative and inflammatory diseases of the supporting structures of the teeth and jawbone. Periodontists treat gum diseases and do procedures such as scaling, curettage, root planing and gingivectomy, a procedure in which gum tissue is removed to treat disease. A dentist who specializes in preventing and treating crowded, crooked and irregularly spaced teeth and in jaw positioning and alignment. Orthodontists apply braces. Endodontists do root canals, a procedure in which the nerve or pulp tissue inside the tooth is removed and replaced with an inert material.