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Just Had All-on-4 Implants Done - Fairfax, VA
UPDATED FROM alexsdor
1 year post
1 year and 5 months update
alexsdorOctober 20, 2015
$42,000
I definitely would do it again! All in all, it beats the other alternatives! Would do it again!
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October 14, 2014
Super exciting!!!!! I hope they do a great job with the perms the first time out. It can be so tiring, having to keep sending things back! Thank you for updating us :).
October 17, 2014
September 15, 2016
Can I ask..did your facial structure change at all I'm looking 10 years older atm it's been 6 days since surgery and I'm in temporary what have I doing mode ...
September 23, 2016
Yes it have I think I was not taking into account the amount of swelling and bruising I was experiencing..now my face has settled I'm a lot happier with my appearance..Thankyou
UPDATED FROM alexsdor
5 months post
5 month update
alexsdorOctober 14, 2014
So far so good! Just went in for a pretty awful 6-hour appointment to make the molds for the permanent teeth last week. The implants have healed well and are solidly in the bone. In 2 weeks I go in for the first try-out. If I like it, then they'll make the permanent ones with the titanium bar. If I still want further changes, then there'll be a few more try-outs. I'm aiming to have it all completed by year's end. In the interim, I can eat almost like a normal person, I have a pretty nice smile already, and for the most part, it feels like my own teeth! I am happy I did this!!
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October 8, 2015
Ditto. I couldn't put it more exact than this review. Mine was at choice portland dr Sam and Dr berstein. Incredible service. I will post my full review on my original thread. Very happy.
October 23, 2015
I hope your experience is more pleasant. Looking forward to reading your experience. After much research, I'm seriously considering going to Costa Rica. I've read lots of positive reviews but I'm looking at all options really but leaning more towards going there
October 24, 2015
I would definitely not go outside the U.S. to do this. I had to go back for follow-up appointments for almost a year and I would say that it was part of why my case was a success. You do pay more in the U.S. but it includes a 5 year warranty, all follow-up appointments, ongoing 3-D CT scans every time you go in, repairs, etc. You need to make sure the implants heal correctly otherwise you may end up with dentures. Trust me on this one, if they are telling you that you'll get teeth in a day, don't believe it. This is a process to ensure you have something that will last. I don't know what I would've done without this ongoing follow-up support. And even in the U.S., don't go to a place that doesn't do this day in and day out. Clearchoice was a good option for me because this is what they do, they only do this, nothing else, so they specialize to ensure you are a success story. There are many cases out there of complications, infections, etc. Don't run that risk!
October 25, 2015
I don't think the USA is the only place that offers the best in medical/dental services. Ive seen/read stories about people having terrible experiences with Clear Choice, and I know there are many dentist that have been specially trained to do implants by the best clinical hospitals here in New York, like New York university school of dentistry. So the thing is to do your research, not be paranoid, but be informed to make an informed decision. Anytime you have surgery anywhere on the planet you run the risk of infections. People here in the USA have had amputations that shouldn't have been done because doctors read charts wrong. So my point is, the USA isn't the only place that offers the best of medical/dental services. If that were true, so many people wouldn't be traveling the world to have procedures done with great success, less expense with no complications. Doctors abroad are just as well trained and probably have better modern technology than most I've seen here. Like how many dentist use the wand to anesthetize here in the USA? Not many and that's a simple thing yet abroad it's common. Clear Choice may be good for some but not for all
March 23, 2016
You are absolutely right about there being good dentists and good doctors all over the world, and infection and problems can happen anywhere. I think what she means is when you do go out of the country to get any procedure done, the follow up care is either more difficult or more expensive due to the traveling, or both. I had a surgical procedure done out of the country and when complications arose, it was difficult to find follow up care in the US. Just saying! I've been there and experienced it, and it is not a pleasant experience to be feeling like your health is in danger and health care is more difficult to find due to the procedure being done out of the country. I was turned away by more than one surgeon for follow up care.
June 27, 2016
I had a fabulous experience late May this year getting my All on 4 at Cancun Cosmetic Dentistry. My first surgery was May 23 with extraction of my 9 remaining upper teeth and four implants placed and I had my final titanium arch of teeth placed 10 days later. My teeth are gorgeous and I love my new smile! CCD had called and followed up several times to ensure I'm feeling well and happy with everything. The cost including sedation was well under $12,000. Dr German Arzate actually trains US dentists on the All on 4 process. I wouldn't change a thing; I was unwilling to pay over double for the same process in the US. Dr Arzate is an artist and chose the perfect color and shape of teeth for me. He wanted them perfect and they are. My bote feels great. My teeth look like the beautiful ones I had when I was younger and they were still healthy. He too provides a 5 year warranty. He even told me if for any reason I was dissatisfied with my arch of teeth he would make me a new set at his expense. I'm so happy with my smile!! Don't be afraid to travel to Mexico to get this procedure done; CCD does these all day long six days a week and they are the masters at it. The office is clean and beautiful and the staff all speak excellent English.
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