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Are dental implants done out of the country of the same quality as ones done in the U.S.?
By Megan P on 21 Sep 2011
In the forum about Clear Choice implants 2 community members mentioned going to Costa Rica to have their dental implants placed. Is this a safe option, or a cost savings that is not worth the risk? What are your thoughts?
I watched the surgery and I am afraid that even though the dentist had qualified from Harvard, his planning involved just an OPG.
I watched the extractions and the implant placement with DMFD grafting.
Patient was very happy with the bridge within 1 week
4 years later the patient has implantitis and is slowly losing the support of his bridge.
I feel now that he should have had bone regeneration and then implant placement.
The problem with medical tourism is that the surgeon MUST WORK WITH WHAT HE HAS GOT NOW as opposed to a local dentist trying to improve the foundations before building the house.
Sure many dentists can drill a hole in bone and screw in an implant, but it's all about planning. Implants can go wrong and then you have to fly back. Take my advice, don' t but an air ticket+, buy a bus ticket and GO LOCAL
We had a blog post back in June that talked about Medical Tourism that may be of interest. You can click here to read it.
There was also an article posted today by DrBicuspid.com (which is a website mainly for dentists) titled "The pros and cons of dental tourism". Click here to see the article.