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Apparently, Costs Have Declined Since Many of These Reviews I've Read by Dentists Here

I gotta ask, did Dr. Brueggan also give you a new car for that price kind of like banks once gave incentives for oprning an account ? For the amount he's charging he could have thrown in a vacation condo as well. I just had 7 genuine implants done in Jeffersonville, Indiana for $995.00 each for cash, Implants, Abutments and Crowns included. I believe Dr. Long may have raised her prices somewhat since I first contacted her in late 2011 but is still probably providing the cheapest implants in the USA. I did not need sinus augumentation etc. due to very sturdy bone structure. I actually paid $300.00 extra to have some bone scraped away and another $450.00 for a 2 tooth lower temp partial plate. I'll probably have those two teeth done next when I can afford them. See my own review for the full story. She works with her husband and he is the lab tech with in house lab and they worked side by side through every step of the process. At this point, I could not be happier. I look and feel like a new man. By the way Dr. Long does not feel the snap on are a viable option and strongly recommends the real single implants are the only way to go. I have read a lot of very negative commentary in relation to the CLEAR CHOICE option both from the standpoint of how they do business and the product itself. I'd considered them untill I did my homework. When I contacted them they just did not come off as dealing with the patient on what I can only describe as being straight up and honest with sales people being the first contact with First Choice when I called their number advertised on the net.

Actually, DONNA, I didn't see where you said any of that againt the law stuff before and it would be nice if you are a little more specific in your failure description in terms of, was it actually a failed implant or inferior bone structure of the patient or the inferior dental procedure done by your dentist who would probably be prone to blame anyone or anything but him/herself for botching the procedure.

Megan, did I miss the edit feature somewhere. I'd like to be able to go back and edit my typos and mis-spelling and grammar etc ? Also, I think I forgot to mention when I actually had the implants done which was April 17, 2012 so I gave them plenty of time to heal (10 months) which I feel lessons the failure rate.

I actually did get 7 implants for $995.00 each by paying cash. I will be getting the abutments and crowns attached to the implants Feburary 19 th. 2013. As I mentioned in my earlier post, they were done by a husband and wife team with she being the Dentist and him being the lab guy with no other staff involved. David has his lab right in the same building as where Dr. Long does the implements and is right beside you during the whole process observing as the implants are put in. They run a bare bones operation without compromising quality as far as I can tell. I use them for implants only and have two other regular Dentists as well. I had my other Dentist who is also my cousin who also does implants, check the work which he deemed satisfactory to this point (implants only). The Longs keep overhead to a minimum with an answering service instead of employing a bloated staff answering to your every whim to be able to provide implants to those who might otherwise not be able to afford them like myself. I do think they may have raised their prices a bit since I began the implant process but are still thousands less than comperable implants available most anywhere else. I stand by my earlier comments concerning most, if not all, other dentists around the country. Implants have been and continue to be a "cash cow" for dentists providing "windfall profits" which are, for the most part, unjustified beyond "because we can" by dentists in general. Prior to implants it used to be and still is root canals as one of these cash cows. I see not reason why they are so expensive. I further stand by my opinions of the medical community as basically being medical Gypsies fleecing the general population at every turn. The old time medicine show has just become more sophisticated. I'm sure anyone involed in the big fleecing of the average citizen of this country will have argument on top of argument defending what they are doing but most anyone who has had long term involvement with the "medical community" has seen and been victimized by what I'm describing over and over again. Further, the so called medical professionals in this country would like to portray themselves as the best in the world which, I believe, is not backed up statistically. Excellent medical services can be had in many other countries at drastically lower cost which is the reason a healthy business exists where people take "medical vacations" instead of accepting being scammed by doctors in the United States. I'll try and get back after the abutments and crowns are installed to let those who are interested know of the final outcome.

How many teeth were replaced for $6,000? You skipped a very important aspect of any review.