Dental Treatment Abroad

ronnie2456

:rotfl:hello. i went to budapest 3 weeks ago for 4 implants. so far so good all together i will be saving £8,000. i went to Dentistabroad.co.uk. their dental technology is amazing. i recommend it to anyone. i did 6 months research before i finally chose dentist abroad, i went to a dentist here who was offering free consultations, but she was to pushy and scared me to be honest, we take a big risk when we go abroad but do the research talk to people its worth it in the end.. and i got a 5% DISCOUNT so no need to use the credit card..

iwin_r wrote: »

Hi, this is my first thread.We have been to Budapest twice with a further trip end of May.
1.Kreative Dental were excellent and I had extensive work. All my teeth are porcelain/metal crowned with an upper denture (unavoidable in my case bone density not suitable for implants) which clips on (never option in UK)also a lower 2 tooth denture which clips in and is released by a gold key in the side of the denture(never seen before they only do 1/2 a year in Kreative)
2.Antibiotics are given to all patients as part of the package. Since the hotel is less than 5 mins walk from the clinc any probs are seen quickly.
3.My husband had 3 metal posts put in in January and had stitches removed by our local dentist who is happy to maintain our dental work. He also approved of our going, we consulted him first.His completed costs will be similar to mine £5k+ this includes a bridge.He has had no problems. Our dentist says this is top quality work and he highly approved.
4. All work is fully guarranteed. A uk based dentist is available to lease with at any time. We did not pay by credit card since 3% discount is offered and we took it.Paid for the trip.
5. Finally our experience is that these are professionals who work to a higher standar than any dentist I have been to in the Uk ,since I cant afford a Harley Street clinician I cant compare those.
6.My estimate for work in the Uk was around £24.000.00 It cost me £5.500.00 (completed)in Budapest. Plus we had a good stay enjoying the beautiful cities of Buda and pest. If only we had a transport system like theirs. Incidently a free bus,train,tram pass is given for your stay. A taxi collects you and returns you to airport and the hotel while basic is ok is also subsidised by the clinic.
7.Whilst there all we met were very happy with dental proceedures.If you dont like the Amedaus Hotel you can stay elsewhere at your own cost.The menu caters for dental patients.
Hope all this helps do look at www.kreativedent.co.uk its an informative site.Oh we are pensioners.I have a smile to envy now

moomin_white

the concern i have with people going abroad for dentistry is that these people describe all these thousands of pounds they save but you only need that amount of treatment if you have a badly neglected mouth.
Will these people go to a dentist regularly once the treatment is complete? or will they just ignore their mouth again for years ahead?
also,people only get bad problems because of neglect and poor oral hygiene and diets-so unless these things are addressed they will again end up with problems.
I see going abroad for dental treatment as a sticky plaster rather than a holistic whole approach for long term dental care. Which for me,as a hygienist,goes against the reason why i work in dentistry.

Plus people seem to forget/ignore the fact that implants can fail -they're not absolutely perfect.

Toothsmith

That's exactly right Moomin.

I suppose there may be some sort of perverse satisfaction in only flushing £3000 down the toilet instead of £10000, but for anyone who looks into it any further than the price, they will see that done slowly and carefully over several months rather than a couple of weeks, there will be an awful lot of re-education built into that as well.

Tiggs25

I recently had a consultation in London with Dentist Abroad, who are based in Budapest, Hungary. They have given me a quote for complete upper jaw implants (8 in all) together with 12 teeth. Has anybody had any experience with this company?

moomin_white

no tthe reply you are hoping for,but have you done your research on implants? do you know if the person you had a consultation with is a dentist or a sales person?

the implant dentist i work with does a thorough examination, radiographs, bone densitiy scanning,etc.All these things are important to discover whether you have enough bone for the implants-if you don't any implants will probably fail

If you need that amount of implants-when did you lose your original teeth? the longer it has been-the less bone you probably have to support any implants.

Toothsmith

Three months ago, this was posted:-

jatinmistry_uk wrote: »

Me and my wife are the lucky ones who are registered with NHS dentist.

My wife had a bridge (for 2 tooth) which unfortunetly came out and also right next to that one more tooth came out. We been to dentist and they gave her normal medications and advise bridge will not now be possible due to 3 teeth missing. This means she will have to get partial teeth denture.

However the twist is my dentist refused to it as says they do not do it on NHS eventhough we are registered as NHS patients. Instead they have referred us to another dentist (we think they are private) who we have to initial consultation in two weeks time. Also our dentist was saying each tooth cost normally £1500 means it will cost us £4500 for 3 tooth replacement!!!!!!!

Now I was wondering if anyone can advise me that:

1. If it's correct for my dentist to refuse to do her tooth replacement and refer us to somewhere else?
2. Does each tooth replacement really cost £1500?
3. If not what can I do about this?
4. And most importantly how can I arrange my wife's replacement tooth done?

Finally forgot to mention that my wife works and I have made redundant from work as of 18/1/08. Any advise or help is appreciated and thank you in advance.

Then yesterday, we had this:-

jatinmistry_uk wrote: »

I am aware that the advise will not be professional medical however any info would be appreciated.

My wife had implants done in INDIA recently as was quoted too much in UK. Everything was find initially however had infection after 2-3 weeks when she returned to uk. So we saw another dentist here who prescribed amoxicillin 250mg for 7 days after taking x-ray and said it's due to infection. However puss came out of gums yesterday so we saw dentist again who put cut and drained the puss out. He is saying the implants might have failed however will not do anything due to implants done in India. He will also not refer has to hospital to at least cure the infection and puss. On the otherside the dentist in India says everything will be fine if she continue taking antibiotics. Currently gums still swallon a bit and not sure what to do now.

She has already been off work for about a week and worried that the longer this drags will have to take more time off work which might create problem although it's genuine.

Thank you in advance.

How glad do you think these people are that they got a bargin price now?

Now this sort of thing can happen anywhere - this might have been done at a fantastic clinic in India (Although the indian dentist saying it will be fine if she just keeps taking the antibiotics makes me think that it wasn't).

Occasionally things don't go to plan, and if something goes wrong, you'll find great difficulty getting anything other than basic emergency care in this country. This is becaue if yo have an implant system that a dentist isn't familiar with, more harm may well be done in removing it all, so no-one will risk touching it and then having a complaint made against them later on.

charlie_mac

Hi, I just wanted to give my thoughts on the matter and to get some advice if possible. Although my dentist says my teeth are good the problem, as I have explained to him, is that they are not straight, all he says is that they are cramped so he recommends comin in every 3 instead of 6 months to clean but will now recommend any sort of cosmetic dentistry to get them to look straighter. I have therefore been looking at the ones abroad and what my options would be, could anyone give advice on this? my major problem is that the tooth to the right of my two front teeth has been pushed back and looks like it is going behind one of my front teeth, my lower teeth are quite crooked but not drastically so. I have asked my dentist about this and he never seems to give a suitable solution. Im not sure if this is because im younger or what. Also I have noticed this talk of 'well if they get it fixed will they keep they mouth in good shape and how did it get like this in the first place?' well my problem was tat my mother didnt really care about teeth so I was never fully educated in good oral health however as soon as I realised a bit later its importance I have improved and even my dentist has said he is very pleased with my teeth compared to what they were like when I first joined him. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Toothsmith

Your problem is completel different from dental disasters who go abroad for what they think is a 'quick fix'.

You are a young person with good, but a bit crooked, teeth. And you go to the dentist regularly and look after them.

Kept as they are,you may well have a lifetime of very little dental work.

Your dentist is probably putting you off because he knows that as soon as you take a drill to a tooth, you are taking away something that may well last you your lifetime, and replacing it with something that will need a lifetime of care, replacement and maintenance.

How bad is the crooked tooth? Do other people REALLY notice it?

Does he really know how much it bothers you?

The first avenue I would explore if I were you would be orthodontics. Braces and the like.

This would mean that you'd be wired up for a year or two, but the huge advantage is that at the end of the day, it would still be a smile made up of your own healthy teeth, and not great chunks of porcelain or other ceramic, which although looking great for a few years, will need replacing every now and again.

Orthodontics needs regular appointments every few weeks for that 2 year period, so going abroad for this isn't really an option.

If orthodontics isn't possible, then I really would think long and hard before you go down the road of letting a dentist take a drill to a healthy tooth, ad be sure that you have the finances to aford regular replacement.

I would find a dentist in this country to do the work, for all the reasons I have mentioned in the past. Maybe ask your own dentist to refer you to a cosmetic specialist that he knows and trusts.

Stephb1986_2

i have the same problem well sort of

the teeth that are at the side of my 2 front teeth at the top are behind my front teeth so they are crooked

my bottom teeth are slightly slanted but im not bothered about them

im going to bulgaria in june and thinking of getting 2 veneers and having my teeth whitened. but i have got a appointment with my dentist next monday but i know i need about 4 or 5 fillings im terrified of the drill and dentists what am i going to do

Steph xx

Toothsmith

If you are not 100% comfortable with the thought of dental treatemt n then under no circumstances should you have anything that's not completely necessary.

If you need 4-5 fillings, then there is something going on with your teeth, especially if it's not been that long since you last went.

If it has been a long time since you last went, then again, why is that? If it's because you're terrified, then the last thing you want is unnecessary work doing (Unnecessary as in just for cosmetic reasons).

The very first thing you need to think of is finding a dentist with whom you are comfortable. Get into the habit of going regularly and reducing the amount of fillings you need each time.

When things are stable, and you are a happy dental bunny, then you can think about cosmetic stuff.

It's a bit like having one of those houses on the cliffs of the East coast. It's a bit silly thinking about conservatories when the next storm could wash away the whole house!!