New Healthy Mouth For Me

Just got back from finishing up the new implants. I ended up needing to remove a crown they’d done and have a root canal. The new teeth turned out pretty good. The front molar on my left side feels a tad big (and is a tad bigger than the right side) but I am not really concerned by it. They feel weird to chew on but the fact that I can chew is what matters most to me! I had them done in a few shades whiter because I want to have my whitened soon. The dentist who handled inserting the new teeth said whitening doesn’t do much and told me I’d be best off with veneers- not sure I want to throw another 9k in my mouth for a perfect white smile. All in all I am satisfied. The downside was the clinic is such a mill. Everyone works so hard- but you may be waiting hours some days and have more trips back than what you’d expect. I ended up having to go in 4 different days and some of them were for nothing more than initial exam or doing imprints for the new teeth. Much better ways I can think to spend the time on vacation, but I am still very grateful to have new teeth and a healthy mouth finally! Spent $4,180 this round to finalize the crowns, abutments, root canal,etc.

I see CDS does not have many reviews here on RS- so I'm here to help change that! I am 3 months in to a two-step procedure to replace my many many teeth that had degraded after younger years spent suffering from bulimia and even more years of maltreatment. It got to the point that every other year I'd have to have another terrible root canal or extraction. Now that I'm financially sound with great insurance; I began looking in to fixing the work here at home, only to find that they want nearly 3-5k per tooth for the molar implants I needed. The thought of spending enough to pay for a mid-size SUV just to chew properly seemed so wrong, and discouraging. This was AFTER insurance covered nearly half. I looked in to options and had settled on an implantologist in Costa Rica- and then COVID hit and that option was gone. I looked in to Mexico ignoring the many thoughts and comments regarding my need to proceed with caution and concerns of sanitation and safety. I cam across CDS on Google with their many reviews and then it dawned on me. I could actually still have a solid vacation while getting my much needed work done... no reason to settle for a less than ideal trip to the border towns of MX! After spending many hours looking through their reviews and the work they had performed I reached out and started a consultation. They were very helpful with the entire process. The care coordinators Greg Sanchez and Gabriel assisted me with all of my online consults and answered my ?'s before we headed down. I sent down old X-Rays and they gave me a rough quote with the understanding they would have a final estimate once they'd seen me in person. The location is in a small mall on the strip and VERY busy. I was so used to a dental office looking so "medical" that I did get a little nervous at the quality at first! When I got in the rooms for X-rays and work though, I was so impressed by their state of the art equipment. I haven't seen some of the equipment in the many nice offices I've been in here in Minneapolis. I flew down end of October I ended up needing 4 extractions, a bone graft, 4 implants with a bridge on each side, a root canal, 2 crowns, and 18 fillings. Yikes.. I know! The worst pain was from the fillings, but that dentist was an absolute angel and SO gentle. My mouth was just jacked! Seriously- the bone graft and actual implants were so easy and painless! The oral surgeon was so talented! Everyone from the care coordinators, the receptionists, the oral surgeon, the endodontist, periodontist and their assistants were AMAZING! They have been so kind in taking time to explain details and make sure that I am ok. Everyone spoke clear English when I had questions and were very easy to understand! They even have drivers that arrange for your airport transportation and pick-up/ drop-off to your hotel! I will say that I did have some noticeable swelling for the rest of my trip. Again, the 18 fillings and all the drilling is what I think really was causing the most pain. I had to "stay ahead" of it and consistently take my pain killers otherwise my whole jaw and head would throb severely and I'd have to go back to the room to rest. I was thankful that we were all stuck in masks because otherwise I would not have enjoyed venturing in to public looking like I had a case of the mumps! This is something to take in to consideration if you're thinking you will be able to enjoy the entire trip without noticing you're having major dental work done ( wishful thinking right!) I have to let my bone grafts and implants heal for a total of 6 months before I return in late April to get my abutments and bridge implants affixed. I cannot wait to finally be able to chew normally. I will post an update at that time of the finished product.