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| LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS |
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- A full mouth x-ray series (including any combination of periapicals or bitewings with a panoramic film) or a series of seven or more vertical bitewings is limited to one series every 24 months;
- Bitewing x-rays are limited to not more than one series of four films in any six month period;
- Diagnostic casts are limited to aid in diagnosis by the Contract Dentist for covered benefits;
- Prophylaxis or periodontal maintenance is limited to one procedure each six month period;
- Benefits for sealants include the application of sealants only to permanent first and second molars with no decay, with no restorations
and with the occlusal surface intact, through age 15. Benefits for sealants do not include the repair or replacement of a sealant on any tooth within three years of its application;
- Amalgams and composites are benefits for the removal of decay, for minor repairs of tooth structure or to replace a lost
or failing restoration;
- The placement of a crown, inlay or onlay is a benefit when there is insufficient tooth structure to support a filling. Replacement
of an existing crown, inlay or onlay that is non functional or non restorable is a benefit when the existing restoration is five+ years old;
- If a porcelain margin is also chosen by the Enrollee for a covered porcelain-fused-to-metal crown, the maximum additional cost for this laboratory upgrade is $75.00;
- A covered metallic inlay, onlay, and cast post and core using base or noble metal is available for listed Copayment(s). If the Enrollee elects to have high noble metal used instead, the maximum additional cost of this material upgrade is $100.00 per tooth;
- For molars, a covered inlay, onlay, crown, or unit of a fixed partial denture (bridge) is metallic without porcelain or other tooth-colored material. If the Enrollee elects to have porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, resin or resin-with-metal used instead, the maximum additional cost for this tooth-colored material upgrade is $150.00 per molar;
- A direct or indirect pulp cap is a benefit only on a vital permanent tooth with an open apex or a vital primary tooth;
- With the exception of pulp caps and pulpotomies, endodontic procedures (e.g. root canal therapy, apicoectomy, retrofill, etc.) are
only a benefit on a permanent tooth with pathology;
- A therapeutic pulpotomy on a permanent tooth is limited to palliative treatment when the Contract Dentist is not performing root canal therapy;
- Periodontal scaling and root planing are limited to four quadrants during any 12 month period;
- Full mouth debridement (gross scale) is limited to one treatment in any 12 month period;
- Coverage for the placement of a fixed partial denture ("bridge") is limited to:
- The initial placement of a bridge when all the following conditions are present:
- a single permanent tooth requires prosthetic replacement;
- the abutment teeth can adequately support and retain a new bridge;
- the missing tooth cannot be replaced by adding a prosthetic tooth to a serviceable existing removable partial denture;
- no other missing teeth in the same arch require prosthetic replacement with a new removable partial denture; and (for a bridge replacing a posterior tooth) one or more of the abutment teeth meet Limitation #7;
- The replacement of an existing bridge that is not serviceable due to decay, fracture or other non-cosmetic defect, if:
- the existing bridge is at least five years old; and
- the same abutment teeth can adequately support and retain a new bridge; and
- no other missing teeth in the same arch require prosthetic replacement;
- Coverage for a new removable partial or complete denture is limited to:
- The initial placement of removable partial or complete denture in an arch when:
- one or more permanent teeth require prosthetic replacement; and
- the missing tooth/teeth cannot be replaced by adding a prosthetic tooth to a serviceable existing removable partial denture; and
- (for partial dentures only) there are suitable abutment teeth to retain and support a removable partial denture;
- The replacement of an existing removable partial or complete denture with non-cosmetic defect(s) that cause the denture to be non-serviceable if:
- the existing removable denture is at least five years old; and
- the existing removable denture cannot be made serviceable by adjustment, repair, relining or rebasing;
- Relines, tissue conditioning and rebases are limited to one per denture during any 12 consecutive months;
- Interim partial dentures (stayplates), in conjunction with fixed or removable appliances, are limited to:
- The replacement of extracted anterior teeth for adults during a healing period when the teeth cannot be added to an existing partial denture; or
- The replacement of permanent tooth/teeth for children under 16 years of age;
- A new removable partial, complete or immediate denture includes after delivery adjustments and tissue conditioning at no additional cost for the first six months after placement if the Enrollee continues to be eligible and the service is provided at the Contract Dentist's facility where the denture was originally delivered;
- Retained primary teeth shall be covered as primary teeth;
- Excision of the frenum is a benefit only when the frenum results in limited mobility of the tongue, it causes a large diastema between teeth or it interferes with a prosthetic appliance;
- Benefits provided by a pediatric Dentist are limited to children through age seven following an attempt by the assigned Contract Dentist to treat the child and upon prior authorization by the Administrator, less applicable Copayments. Exceptions for medical conditions, regardless of age limitation, will be considered on an individual basis;
- Soft tissue management programs are limited to periodontal pocket charting, root planing, scaling, curettage, oral hygiene instruction, periodontal maintenance and/or prophylaxis. If an Enrollee declines non-covered services within a soft tissue management program, it does not eliminate or alter other covered benefits;
- A Preexisting Condition is a disease or physical condition caused by illness or injury for which medical advice or treatment has been received within 90 days immediately prior to becoming eligible with the DeltaCare USA Program. Such condition shall be covered after the individual has been covered for more than 12 months under the Contract. Example: Teeth prepared for crowns, root canals in progress, orthodontic treatment.
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