lombardi
Footballguy
Los Algodones is pretty safe, considerably safer than most other border towns.
How has your dental work held up?
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Just got back from La Dentista in Mexico... full report (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter lombardi
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How has your dental work held up?
lombardi
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
lombardi
Footballguy
$30k is slighly high, but close.Dentist said:
My wife's quote from the dentist was $17k. This was without any implants, veneers, coloring, or anythign like that. Only root canals, crowns, bridges, fillings, and extractions. We live in NJ and this wasn't a strictly cosmetic, just a run of the mill dentist near where we live where a few people we know regularly go.
I assumed my work was about the same and when I saw tdoss a couple weeks ago that was the number I threw out. Having gotten my initial exams in MX I need slightly less work than she does. But if I apply the work I'm told I need to his prices I come out at just over $11k. So that ends up being a total of $28k for the two of us.
We live in NJ, I don't know if costs vary that much from state to state but this is what the dentist back home charges....
Prophylaxix - $107
Extraction - $286
Filling - $265/$294/$349 (depending on tooth and surfaces?)
Scaling - $1464 (total all 4 quads)
Root Canal + Post + Crown = $1241 + $467 + $1378 = $3086
Molar Root Canal + Post + Crown = $1406 + $467 + $1378 = $3251
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lumpy19
Footballguy
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
JFC...... I missed this post.
This pretty much explains everything
We all make choices in life....
tdoss
Footballguy
You also missed the very first sentence of the OP's originating post...talking about him and his wife needing dental work...but what's the sense...according to you, "you're going to stay out of this thread"...so I'm probably wasting time posting this since you won't see it.
Dentist
***Official FBG Dentist***
Das Boot
Footballguy
Not sure why you're dinging Dentist... his posts have been reasonable, and I've appreciated his expert opinions on an interesting situation.
Wilfredo Ledezma
Footballguy
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tdoss
Footballguy
He went back and deleted one of his posts, after my reply...cleaning up his image a bit after coming off like a jerk. Dude basically said he's the Mensa chairman of FBG's.
The fact that he deleted it is very telling
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boots11234
Footballguy
Dot
Wilfredo Ledezma
Footballguy
He in an anesthetic Coma or something?
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flapgreen
Footballguy
Agreed
flapgreen
Footballguy
They removed both kidneys. He's in big trouble...
GreekFreak
Footballguy
Good thing about living in Boston is places like this:
http://dental.tufts.edu/patient-care/
Great prices and great services.
http://dental.tufts.edu/patient-care/
Great prices and great services.
Big Cat
Footballguy
What's this, another area in which Boston is Champeens?
squidrope
Footballguy
Dentist shouldn't be slammed for what he's said or deleted in here. Biggest mistake he made was posting in here. It's a no win situation for him. The OP is knowingly taking a chance by seeing a dentist (or 2 or 3) Mexico. FBG dentist got sucked in, like most decent human beings would when they see someone making what they perceive to be a bad decision. Thanks for your input FBG dentist
tdoss
Footballguy
The only person "slamming" Dentist was me. The guy straight up called me out and said I was full of BS. I rolled up a newspaper and swatted him back for it. He then came out guns blazing...I retorted. He deleted his post...I left mine.
I actually appreciate the guy's opinion and expertise in this particular discussion...I just took offense to him dragging me into his dogfight. He said he was only going to post once but then felt strongly enough to post multiple times after that...which is fine...but don't lash out at me just because I said Lombardi's quote in the U.S. was $30K versus 1/3 of that in Mexico.
lombardi
Footballguy
UPDATE - Sorry I away so long, I had off the entire Christmas week and have been a bit overwhelmed catching up with work and going to dentist appointments.
So I ended up going with Dentist #1. They started with deep cleaning and then I had 2 extractions done. After that, after my gum swelling was down form the extractions we moved to fillings. I need a bunch of fillings, one of which was a little deep but we used some kind of protectant (cant' remember what it was called, vetri-something?) as a barrier to the nerve. He said it should be fine but if I ever feel pain or sensitivity I could need a root canal there. Including fillings I needed we replaced my old metal fillings with white fillings, all except the ones on a tooth we'll be using for a bridge. Those are staying until the bridge is done later since that will have to be ground down at that point. Overall I had less problems than I thought I would.
I have a gap in the back and we discussed a partial or a bridge. He said my bone isn't great there and an implant was possible but he would suggest I go with a bridge because the amount of bone could cause an implant failure. Said he wouldn't do it now but if I wanted to wait 6 months and check the area and see how everything healed I could decide then. Periodontist also suggested I wait and do something down the road when everything heals up, a few months from now. Actually, I've been pretty impressed with this place. There were a few instances where they've given me and my wife advice that would cost us less money and cost them some more business but they thought it was better for our health. I really like this place, they have periodontist in house and an oral surgeon who comes in for procedures. Nothing is really outsourced except lab stuff. So got out of there pretty unscathed.
The experience was about the same as the American dentist. The office looked a little older and was smaller but everything was very clean, everything they stick in my mouth comes out of sealed, sterlized packets, the doctor communicates really well. The main difference is the time everything takes. When at home everything seemed to go a lot slower, a lot more appointments spread out over a longer amount of time. Here they seem to pack a lot in at once and can seem me any day I want to come in. The only waiting was while gums needed to recover from the scaling. All in all a pretty good experience. Much cheaper of course and everything looks great. I was never scared or nervous down there, in the town, Los Algodones is NOT Tijuana. Pretty mellow place, I even went walking around exploring a little one day and was in a pretty residential looking area and never felt unsafe, something I wouldn't do in most other border towns.
So I ended up going with Dentist #1. They started with deep cleaning and then I had 2 extractions done. After that, after my gum swelling was down form the extractions we moved to fillings. I need a bunch of fillings, one of which was a little deep but we used some kind of protectant (cant' remember what it was called, vetri-something?) as a barrier to the nerve. He said it should be fine but if I ever feel pain or sensitivity I could need a root canal there. Including fillings I needed we replaced my old metal fillings with white fillings, all except the ones on a tooth we'll be using for a bridge. Those are staying until the bridge is done later since that will have to be ground down at that point. Overall I had less problems than I thought I would.
I have a gap in the back and we discussed a partial or a bridge. He said my bone isn't great there and an implant was possible but he would suggest I go with a bridge because the amount of bone could cause an implant failure. Said he wouldn't do it now but if I wanted to wait 6 months and check the area and see how everything healed I could decide then. Periodontist also suggested I wait and do something down the road when everything heals up, a few months from now. Actually, I've been pretty impressed with this place. There were a few instances where they've given me and my wife advice that would cost us less money and cost them some more business but they thought it was better for our health. I really like this place, they have periodontist in house and an oral surgeon who comes in for procedures. Nothing is really outsourced except lab stuff. So got out of there pretty unscathed.
The experience was about the same as the American dentist. The office looked a little older and was smaller but everything was very clean, everything they stick in my mouth comes out of sealed, sterlized packets, the doctor communicates really well. The main difference is the time everything takes. When at home everything seemed to go a lot slower, a lot more appointments spread out over a longer amount of time. Here they seem to pack a lot in at once and can seem me any day I want to come in. The only waiting was while gums needed to recover from the scaling. All in all a pretty good experience. Much cheaper of course and everything looks great. I was never scared or nervous down there, in the town, Los Algodones is NOT Tijuana. Pretty mellow place, I even went walking around exploring a little one day and was in a pretty residential looking area and never felt unsafe, something I wouldn't do in most other border towns.
lombardi
Footballguy
Wife was a different story. She had extraction and some fillings also, also needs a couple of root canals. Basic stuff.
However, she has experienced some serious bone loss near a couple of teeth. They were discussing an extraction in the area because one of the teeth the bone is too far gone. We told them to hold off and we did a little research. We are looking at LANAP procedure for these couple of teeth. Nobody in Algodones does it (although 2 places say they do, they don't). So we saw a periodontist in Yuma, AZ and he also suggested LANAP but said it's not guaranteed and it should be done in a few places but most likely would not save that 1 tooth. It's really expensive, like $4.5k. There is a place in Tijuana that legitimately does it, guy was trained in U.S., I called IALD and company that makes the Periolase machine and he is legit. It's probably half of the price, not the discount you see on other dental stuff but definitely a discount. However, it would require going into Tijuana which i really don't want to do to be honest.
Considering the cost of all this we may put the LANAP off for a couple months, waiting for the doctor to call us back today to discuss ramifications of waiting 3-6mo to get this other stuff done and save up some money. Then I started reading some articles and some people don't even think LANAP really works well or is any better than regular flap surgery periodontists do. Not sure if it's periodontists who don't use it down-talking the procedure or legitimate criticisms. I couldn't find any real studies or actual data about them. ADA gave kind of down the middle statement about it saying it looks promising but no real evidence yet that it does or doesn't work. So I'm not sure what to do. Do we pay thousands for this procedure that may not even be that effective nad probably wont save that tooth anyway? It supposedly will strengthen other teeth around it and in another spot, prevent future problems like this.
We've also both gotten much more serious about oral hygeine. Although my wife flosses, I just never have. So I started, also brushing more than just at night before bed. Going to pick up a couple of sonic care tooth brushes also.
So some decisions to make about the LANAP but other than that I think Mexico has gone pretty well. As stated earlier in the thread we don't really know anything yet. We'll see if everything stays where it is supposed to and is sealed like it should be in a few years or even more than that. Dental work isn't really something you can evaluate when you walk out of the office. I'm sure anyone can make stuff look and feel great when you walk out, it's how well it holds up that will matter. We'll see. We've got another couple weeks down hear until we start heading East. Going to Quartzsite this weekend for the giant RV show and Rock and Gem show.
However, she has experienced some serious bone loss near a couple of teeth. They were discussing an extraction in the area because one of the teeth the bone is too far gone. We told them to hold off and we did a little research. We are looking at LANAP procedure for these couple of teeth. Nobody in Algodones does it (although 2 places say they do, they don't). So we saw a periodontist in Yuma, AZ and he also suggested LANAP but said it's not guaranteed and it should be done in a few places but most likely would not save that 1 tooth. It's really expensive, like $4.5k. There is a place in Tijuana that legitimately does it, guy was trained in U.S., I called IALD and company that makes the Periolase machine and he is legit. It's probably half of the price, not the discount you see on other dental stuff but definitely a discount. However, it would require going into Tijuana which i really don't want to do to be honest.
Considering the cost of all this we may put the LANAP off for a couple months, waiting for the doctor to call us back today to discuss ramifications of waiting 3-6mo to get this other stuff done and save up some money. Then I started reading some articles and some people don't even think LANAP really works well or is any better than regular flap surgery periodontists do. Not sure if it's periodontists who don't use it down-talking the procedure or legitimate criticisms. I couldn't find any real studies or actual data about them. ADA gave kind of down the middle statement about it saying it looks promising but no real evidence yet that it does or doesn't work. So I'm not sure what to do. Do we pay thousands for this procedure that may not even be that effective nad probably wont save that tooth anyway? It supposedly will strengthen other teeth around it and in another spot, prevent future problems like this.
We've also both gotten much more serious about oral hygeine. Although my wife flosses, I just never have. So I started, also brushing more than just at night before bed. Going to pick up a couple of sonic care tooth brushes also.
So some decisions to make about the LANAP but other than that I think Mexico has gone pretty well. As stated earlier in the thread we don't really know anything yet. We'll see if everything stays where it is supposed to and is sealed like it should be in a few years or even more than that. Dental work isn't really something you can evaluate when you walk out of the office. I'm sure anyone can make stuff look and feel great when you walk out, it's how well it holds up that will matter. We'll see. We've got another couple weeks down hear until we start heading East. Going to Quartzsite this weekend for the giant RV show and Rock and Gem show.
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lombardi
Footballguy
Thanks. We have some big decisions to make about LANAP and those few teeth but so far so good.Glad to hear it worked out for ya so far!
DA RAIDERS
Footballguy
i need to start flossing...
