Dental Implants Abroad

cycloneuk

I am looking at options for dental implants, I only have my front 8 and a back wisdom tooth on my lower jaw and want to reduce the wear on these. Long story short, I had very poor oral health up until I was 15 (now 40) and had to have several teeth removed 9 years ago. My oral health now is excellent, no signs of gum disease, don't smoke and brush floss twice a day. I almost certainly am going to need bone grafting, so that will add to the cost. I thought about a denture but would prefer a more permanent option such as implants.

I would need 4 implants to bridge the gaps on the lower jaw and Uk prices are eye watering, so have been looking at options abroad, I am looking for your experience and recommendations of a clinic you have used for dental implants abroad. I have so far shortlisted Dentum in Croatia, and Project Smile in Poland. Very unsure of anywhere in Turkey after reading some of the horror stories, I'm sure there is some good clinics there but it's finding them.

Mands

I detailed in another thread how many visits I needed for a single implant. It was a lot and the process took well over a year.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6424729/first-molar-extraction-implant-braces-or-leave-gap/p1


If you add on 6-8 visits to the clinic, and consider the impact that will have on other travel plans, is it still a good option economically and logistically?

fremen

I had a full lower jaw set done on 6 posts ,this was done in the uk and took nearly 6 months to complete and i paid an awful lot of money

I had also looked abroad and could have definitley saved myself money but after speaking with a dentist the risks far out weighed the benefits,if anything goes wrong you will be lucky if a UK dentist will do anything

yes it cost me a lot more but it also has been one of the best things i have ever done

brook2jack2

You cannot possibly have a realistic lifetime guarantee for an implant for life . There are so many variables that depend on eg does patient smoke, will they develop diabetes , will their oral hygiene remain good enough as they age , do they grind , will the spare parts for the system as well as the tools remain available in a decade or more time. 

Also very good of poster to resurrect multiple old threads to advertise they are a dentist working in Turkey. 

silvercar

brook2jack2 said:

You cannot possibly have a realistic lifetime guarantee for an implant for life . There are so many variables that depend on eg does patient smoke, will they develop diabetes , will their oral hygiene remain good enough as they age , do they grind , will the spare parts for the system as well as the tools remain available in a decade or more time. 

Also very good of poster to resurrect multiple old threads to advertise they are a dentist working in Turkey. 

It hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Mands

mentaldentist said:

Mands said:

I detailed in another thread how many visits I needed for a single implant. It was a lot and the process took well over a year.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6424729/first-molar-extraction-implant-braces-or-leave-gap/p1


If you add on 6-8 visits to the clinic, and consider the impact that will have on other travel plans, is it still a good option economically and logistically?

Not accurate. 
I work in dentistry in Turkey and we often have patients from abroad. An implant operation, whether it is single implant or a full arch operation, is typically 2 visits, if no complication afterwards. 1st one where the implants are placed, and 2nd one 4 months later, to place the permanent crown on top.. There may be a 3rd visit if bone grafting is involved.

Also - the clinic should be giving lifetime guarantee on implants. Don’t trust them if they aren’t. 

You have resurrected a year-old thread to tell me my own personal experience didn't happen?

What an extraordinary thing to do. 

Mands

silvercar said:

brook2jack2 said:

You cannot possibly have a realistic lifetime guarantee for an implant for life . There are so many variables that depend on eg does patient smoke, will they develop diabetes , will their oral hygiene remain good enough as they age , do they grind , will the spare parts for the system as well as the tools remain available in a decade or more time. 

Also very good of poster to resurrect multiple old threads to advertise they are a dentist working in Turkey. 

It hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Indeed. Is there a single 'overseas dentistry' thread in recent years he hasn't spammed this week?

Pollycat

mentaldentist said:

Mands said:

mentaldentist said:

Mands said:

I detailed in another thread how many visits I needed for a single implant. It was a lot and the process took well over a year.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6424729/first-molar-extraction-implant-braces-or-leave-gap/p1


If you add on 6-8 visits to the clinic, and consider the impact that will have on other travel plans, is it still a good option economically and logistically?

Not accurate. 
I work in dentistry in Turkey and we often have patients from abroad. An implant operation, whether it is single implant or a full arch operation, is typically 2 visits, if no complication afterwards. 1st one where the implants are placed, and 2nd one 4 months later, to place the permanent crown on top.. There may be a 3rd visit if bone grafting is involved.

Also - the clinic should be giving lifetime guarantee on implants. Don’t trust them if they aren’t. 

You have resurrected a year-old thread to tell me my own personal experience didn't happen?

What an extraordinary thing to do. 

I don’t know your experience - but your post implies that a standard implant operation requires 6-8 clinic visits, and it is simple untrue.

People seem to focus with the fact that I posted this long time after and blame me for advertising - I am not giving any names, and frankly I don’t see how ‘when I post’ is relevant. I see misguiding information about my very practice, and am correcting it. Sorry not sorry.

As posted on another of the threads you resurrected:

You may wish to read and note this extract from MSE rules:

It is instinctive to want to help someone, particularly if you are a professional in the area that is being discussed. However, please think carefully about the information you share and do not offer help framed as 'professional advice' to other Forum users. Offering advice as a way in to advertise or promote yourself for personal gain, falls under the rule above on advertising and spam and is not permitted.

 

Mands

mentaldentist said:

Mands said:

mentaldentist said:

Mands said:

I detailed in another thread how many visits I needed for a single implant. It was a lot and the process took well over a year.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6424729/first-molar-extraction-implant-braces-or-leave-gap/p1


If you add on 6-8 visits to the clinic, and consider the impact that will have on other travel plans, is it still a good option economically and logistically?

Not accurate. 
I work in dentistry in Turkey and we often have patients from abroad. An implant operation, whether it is single implant or a full arch operation, is typically 2 visits, if no complication afterwards. 1st one where the implants are placed, and 2nd one 4 months later, to place the permanent crown on top.. There may be a 3rd visit if bone grafting is involved.

Also - the clinic should be giving lifetime guarantee on implants. Don’t trust them if they aren’t. 

You have resurrected a year-old thread to tell me my own personal experience didn't happen?

What an extraordinary thing to do. 

I don’t know your experience - but your post implies that a standard implant operation requires 6-8 clinic visits, and it is simple untrue.

People seem to focus with the fact that I posted this long time after and blame me for advertising - I am not giving any names, and frankly I don’t see how ‘when I post’ is relevant. I see misguiding information about my very practice, and am correcting it. Sorry not sorry.

I made no comment about standard processes, but I did detail my own personal experience in a time immediately prior to the OP's thread. 

Please stop telling people their own experiences are untrue. On top of all of your other questionable behaviour it really is very irritating.