I know Dental Implants are expensive

[Rolando]

This Irish girl went to Turkey for implants

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW8xJ-m9-bE

[Rolando]

I don't know how that posted twice !

[N-OS X-tasy!]

Again? miley-laughing001:

[sunfalcon]

I'm in the final stages of crowning three implants. Fortunately for me, the Air Force is doing it. I have been completely impressed with the quality of service from the multitude of dentists that have operated on me during the past two years. It was a very intricate situation that has taken a long time. Almost done. Very weird feeling having implants as you really can't "feel" them in your mouth. Normal teeth have roots that you can feel as you chew, clench, etc. Since the implants go right into your bone, no more feeling, but they are there. It's just weird. But I'll take it!

[Dennis S]

In the US, smaller towns seem to be cheaper than cities. Also, being in a less affluent state helps.

Costa Rica is the foreign place I've heard the most about.

[freeradical]

Dennis S wrote:
In the US, smaller towns seem to be cheaper than cities. Also, being in a less affluent state helps.

Your zip code absolutely matters when it comes to dental premiums.

[testcase]

One and two decades ago, I had four full implants (as opposed to "mini" implants). My dentist STRONGLY recommended AGAINST cantilever.

A decade plus ago, a friend was a long haul trucker. He told me there's a stretch of highway (back then) in NC that had a boatload of dentists and, when he needed dental work that's where'd he'd head to. He's long dead so, I cannot get any information for you but, I expect searching online should get you some answers. Good luck!


And YES, dental work, especially implants and crowns, are obscenely expensive.

[rgG]

testcase wrote:
One and two decades ago, I had four full implants (as opposed to "mini" implants). My dentist STRONGLY recommended AGAINST cantilever.

A decade plus ago, a friend was a long haul trucker. He told me there's a stretch of highway (back then) in NC that had a boatload of dentists and, when he needed dental work that's where'd he'd head to. He's long dead so, I cannot get any information for you but, I expect searching online should get you some answers. Good luck!


And YES, dental work, especially implants and crowns, are obscenely expensive.

I had a co-worker who went there last year to get a lot of work done. He said the savings were huge. I can’t remember the exact town either.

[JoeH]

rgG wrote:
[quote=testcase]
One and two decades ago, I had four full implants (as opposed to "mini" implants). My dentist STRONGLY recommended AGAINST cantilever.

A decade plus ago, a friend was a long haul trucker. He told me there's a stretch of highway (back then) in NC that had a boatload of dentists and, when he needed dental work that's where'd he'd head to. He's long dead so, I cannot get any information for you but, I expect searching online should get you some answers. Good luck!


And YES, dental work, especially implants and crowns, are obscenely expensive.

I had a co-worker who went there last year to get a lot of work done. He said the savings were huge. I can’t remember the exact town either.
If it was out in the western part of NC near Ft Bragg, my former brother-in-law is part of that bunch. He went through Army ROTC, dental school, and then served as a dentist in the Army for a few years. Somehow during that he went through airborne training as well. He liked the area and found a practice there that he bought into after his time in and eventually bought it out about 25 years ago. Now has several offices in the area with others working for him. His practice and others in the area cater to the needs of service members and their families, and price their services accordingly. This would be in the Fayetteville area, it has been over 15 years since I was down there so don't recall which highway had the cluster of offices.