08.09.2026
A second opinion: not mistrust but normal practice
Dental prostheses often involve several thousand euros and a restoration meant to last ten years or more. Getting a second opinion is nothing unusual on that scale.
No serious practitioner takes it personally. Some statutory health insurers offer their own assessment procedures; the examination at the second practice is covered by insurance.
Take the treatment and cost plan and current X-rays with you. A second look is particularly worthwhile where there is a wide gap between „we can save this“ and „that has to come out“.