#&%@$#*@# Oh, woe is me. If it isn't one thing it is another. Now I need to have a tooth pulled and either an implant or a less expensive bridge but my dentist claims that the extraction and implant will cost me $6000 while the extraction and bridge will cost $3000. My dental benefits book indicates that the extraction and bridge are covered but payment to the dentist will be far far lower than that figure. Where did my dentist come up with such an outrageous figure in the first place. Grrrrrr........