implant-Dublin dentist Vs "snip" dental in Belfast

twanda

Hi all,

I lost a tooth some years ago, and recently I went to see a dentist in Dublin 4about getting an implant done. (I was told by my orthodontist that this guy was great.)
I had the consultation which cost - €150 - and he told me that unfortunately I needed a bone graft before I could have the implant.
As far as I can remember, the bone graft was to cost around €950, then the titanium screw which forms one part of the implant was around €2500 and suprisingly enough, the crown or tooth which goes on the end of the screw was to cost me €2650 alone.

I started having doubts about the cost of this. So I checked the net - boards.ie included of course -and saw some recommendations for "snip" dental in Belfast. I rang them up and they made an appointment for me. They informed me that unlike the other guy, their consultation was free, and if I was getting the train they would have their driver collect me and bring me to the surgery free of charge.

So, I headed up to "snip" The practice was really nice - very mdoern with huge reception and waiting room. Three other people in the waiting room had travelled from the South also - they were all in good spirits and were waiting on the driver to bring them back to the train station.
I had the consultation and I was very impressed. The dentist was extermely nice - very down to earth. I told him I needed a bone graft and after taking an xray (no charge) and having a look, he asked me ''who exactly told you that you need a bone graft?'' ,- in his opinion I do not need a graft at all! He showed me the x-ray and said that although the tooth has been gone for some time, I have plenty of bone to support an implant and there should be no problems. The whole implant is going to cost me half the price of the Dublin quote aswell..

I am booked in next week to get the titanium screw implanted and then in a few months I will have the new tooth attached. For those of you interested, I will post an update when the op is done, but for now I am wholeheartedly recommending that you check out "snip" dental in Belfast if you need such work.

Oh - and the dentist in "snip" is also going to fill a small gap (about 1 mm) in my teeth free of charge-- whereas the dentist in D4 wanted €300 for doing so!

Happy days....

Big_G

ropitomi wrote:

do you know that there are a hungarian team who make consultations in dublin every second week?
the consultation just off grafton street and I heard lot of good experiences.
tha page is something like hungarydental.ie
try it
t.

Reeks of spam.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Loo you may have enough bone for the implant to go in and be stable but will it look good? Maybe you need a bone graft to contour the gum so your implant will look much better and more like a tooth? Some implant crowns can look very long if your have had a lot of bone respobtion. Go see a specialist (prosthodontist) if you have already have not done. At the end of the day its your mouth so make the decision that feels best to you.

tricky D

hmm, ropitomi smells of spam.

My D4 dentist doesn't charge for consultation and has good prices compared to others. There are plenty who charge too much - shop around and get references.

Take the risk of travelling for dental work if you like. If something doesn't go smoothly, it's gonna cost you a lot of pain and cash for more travel or remedial work. Work on my teeth often requires additional visits so I've little option but staying in Dublin.

eth0_

I find it hard to believe a dentist would falsely say you need something as massive as a bone graft! After all, it would be a maxilofacial surgeon who would do this, not your dentist.

How long have you been missing the tooth?

lomb

eth0_ wrote:

I find it hard to believe a dentist would falsely say you need something as massive as a bone graft! After all, it would be a maxilofacial surgeon who would do this, not your dentist.

How long have you been missing the tooth?

no offence eth0 but as fitzgeme says grafting is usually necessary for long term extraction sites (anything over a year or two since non trauimatic extraction. grafting can rarely restore height but is used to restore width. bone loss happens first in width and then height so the only way to do it without grafting is to drill away the knife edge bit of bone on top thats thinned to a broad shoulder to take the implant neck. this results in loss of this height that could have been used to broaden the ridge and 1. make it look better 2. increase the the implant to crown ratio and width of implant and so to make it (more)successful long term. 3. to avoid nasty contours and food traps. 4. long term health.
grafting is necessary in all cases where the outer bone plate has fractured away during tooth extraction which is very common.
also some maxillo faxcial surgeons tend to place implants in positions of existing bone not in ideal placement for aesthetics or function.
also grafts can be done different ways. some are done at time of placement, others several months before. grafting is within the (legal and ethical)competence of dentists that have the appropriate experiance. maxilo facial surgeons are used for onlay grafting, where large swathes of bone are taken from hips and onlay grafted in the same op to the jaws to increase height and width in long term toothless patients, although these ops are rare and risky and probably not carried out very often in ireland. hope this helps

fiona15

Hey just wondering how did you get on all in all? i need to have 2 implants..

helimachoptor

The thread is over 5 years old, i find it hard to believe you couldn't have picked a newer one!

OP start a new thread if you want, you'll get better advice that way.