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health articles 535 [13351]How to Find Affordable Dentures in your Area Today Finding affordable dentures these days can be just like pulling teeth. Pardon my poor attempt at humor but do you know what I mean? The costs of dental care have gone through the roof over the past few years, just as in health care, and its becoming more and more difficult for most people on a moderate income to be able to afford to replace their decaying teeth with dentures. Most dental insurance wont cover dentures because theyre considered to be cosmetic. Also, no dental insurance will cover any condition that was pre-existing when you bought the policy. In other words, if you were already missing teeth then youd be on your own anyway. One excellent option for getting affordable dentures is called a discount dental plan. Unlike insurance, discount plans do offer big savings on pre-existing conditions and other routine and major dental care. Heres an example of how a discount dental plan works. This example is based on zip code 73110, which is Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Im just doing this at random so please bear with me. The first thing we want to do is find a participating dentist in this area, someone that accepts discount dental plans. By doing a local search Ive discovered that there are 154 participating dentists within a 50 mile radius of this zip code. Next, I want to see how much money I can save on dentures. The usual cost averages around $1250.00 nationally for an upper denture, so Ill use that as an example. The plan that offers the greatest savings in this area gives a price of $694.00, a savings of $556.00 for your upper dentures. The annual membership fee for this plan is only $99.95 for an individual. If you have a family you can enroll them for just $50.00 more and save as much as 60% on dental care such as cleanings, fillings, root canals, crowns, x-rays and so much more. The bottom line - if you are in need of affordable dentures then theres a ve