Cosmetic dental Implants are a wonderful way to regain your smile. Instead of dealing with dentures that slip around your mouth and potentially fall out you, get teeth that are as close to the real thing as you can get. The problem is finding affordable dental implants. The range in price for cosmetic dental implants can be as little as a few thousand dollars up to $25,000 or more.
So, how is a person supposed to find affordable dental implants? One option many people are considering is a flight to Mexico. When you make a run for the boarder for procedures such as this, you can save literally thousands of dollars. The cost of living is so much lower in Mexico that dentists can perform these procedures for a fraction of what American dentists can do them for. If you are considering a dental vacation so to speak, there are a few things you should know.
Getting any type of medical procedure done in a foreign country can be dangerous. The regulations in countries like Mexico tend to be much more lax than they are in the United States. This means that potentially any quack could offer to do your cosmetic dental implants and leave you scarred for life or worse.
There have been people who were very satisfied with the results of their affordable dental implants. These individuals experienced no side effects, bleeding or infection and have gone on to live happy and productive lives. On the flip side are the horror stories of extreme bleeding, infection and worse. Some people may feel that the risks of these affordable dental implants are simply not worth it, however there are a few ways you can protect yourself.
• Choose a border town- Mexico cities that border a US city will often offer you the best care at a reduced price. Due to their proximity to US dentists, many dentists from Mexico will work harder to provide good service.
• Research, Research and Research some more! - You can never spend too much time researching cosmetic dental implant providers from another country. Look for complaints, horror stories and the like to determine which dentists to stay away from. Forum sites are a great place to find this information as well as review sites. There is one internet site that actually lists many dentists from across the border and allows customers to comment on their experience.
• Ask around- You may know someone who has gotten affordable dental implants from Mexico. Ask them about the experience and look at the results.
Bottom Line
Getting cosmetic dental implants from a dentist outside the United States can be cost effective, but it can also be dangerous. There are many water borne illnesses in places like Mexico and as stated earlier regulations are not as strict. Take the time to know all you can about a particular Mexico dentist before you consent to affordable dental implants from outside the country.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Dental Implant Dentist
If you are missing a few teeth and feel the best solution is implants then you will soon be looking for a dental implant dentist. Before you hit the yellow pages here are a few tips for finding an excellent dental implant dentist.
Board Certification
The first thing you must realize is that any dentist with a degree can do implants. At the same time you should know that the best results come from professionals who are specially trained in the surgical field. You will want someone who is board certified working on your mouth.
To become board certified a dentist must complete special surgical training and then undergo rigorous testing and retesting of their skills. Some dentists undergo as much as three years of extra training to become thus certified and that is on top of their four years of dentistry school! This has given a dentist special training in surgery and other specialties but not necessarily implant training.
Implant Training
It is a scary thought that a dentist can take a weekend to learn a procedure as complex as dental implants, but they do it all the time. You will want to ask your prospective dental implant dentist just how much training on implants that they have aquired, this includes asking about continuing education.
Experience
The next very important question to ask is how much practical experience does this dental implant dentist have? How many years and how many patience has this dentist performed dental implant procedures? Will this dentist share with you any before and after shots of procedures performed by him or her?
Convenience Factor
Now that the important part of the equation is out of the way you can refer to more subjective criteria to choose your dental implant dentist. How handy is the office to wear you live or work? If you have narrowed your choice to a few dentists you could choose the one most convenient to your lifestyle.
Price
The final criteria you will look at for choosing a dental implant dentist is price. Now you should know up front that these kinds of procedures will cost you a bundle and at this point there are few if any insurance companies that will pay for dental implants. Be very frank when asking about the cost, it is nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed by. Besides don't you want to know if someone has artificially inflated the price on you?
Saturday, May 30, 2009
New Dental Implants
New dental implants are all the rage in cosmetic dentistry. Every where you turn you can find advertisements for dentists willing to do new dental implants, for a hefty fee of course. Dental implants have become so popular because they do one thing dentures can never do, turn back time!
New dental implants are the closest thing you can get to turning back the clock to a time when your mouth was full of pearly whites. Unlike dentures implants are a permanent solution that is the closest you can get to real teeth. So what exactly are dental implants and why would you want to get them?
In order to get a new dental implant you must first be considered a good candidate. In some cosmetic dentistry offices this is going to mean you are a non-smoker. Smoking increases the failure rate of cosmetic dental implants and many dentists feel it is a waste of time to implant them when they will likely need to be removed.
Other candidacy issues include the health of your gums, extent of procedure (one tooth or many) and the amount of bone that is available to attach them to. If you have a jaw bone that has been worn down for whatever reason your chances for receiving new dental implants successfully just went down. Before you can have implants you will need bone grafts to build the jaw bone up enough to support the implants.
It would be nice if you could look in the mirror and determine for yourself if you are a good candidate for new dental implants, however this is something only a professional dentist can determine. Check back later for updates on pricing and how you can get new dental implants and a vacation for a bargain price!
New dental implants are the closest thing you can get to turning back the clock to a time when your mouth was full of pearly whites. Unlike dentures implants are a permanent solution that is the closest you can get to real teeth. So what exactly are dental implants and why would you want to get them?
In order to get a new dental implant you must first be considered a good candidate. In some cosmetic dentistry offices this is going to mean you are a non-smoker. Smoking increases the failure rate of cosmetic dental implants and many dentists feel it is a waste of time to implant them when they will likely need to be removed.
Other candidacy issues include the health of your gums, extent of procedure (one tooth or many) and the amount of bone that is available to attach them to. If you have a jaw bone that has been worn down for whatever reason your chances for receiving new dental implants successfully just went down. Before you can have implants you will need bone grafts to build the jaw bone up enough to support the implants.
It would be nice if you could look in the mirror and determine for yourself if you are a good candidate for new dental implants, however this is something only a professional dentist can determine. Check back later for updates on pricing and how you can get new dental implants and a vacation for a bargain price!
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