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Recommendation for good dentist

  • 15-04-2009 10:23am
    #1
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hi Folks, I would like a recommendation for a good dentist up north.

    I have heard good things about the o3 dental studio and Appletree Dental in Newry (mod feel free to remove the names but I got these names from previous boards posts)

    My case is a little complicated, had a front top tooth knocked out 12 years ago and my other incisor was moved form its normal position to a more central position and a composite crown was placed over it which now is pretty discoloured and I have a small gap between this tooth and my other front incisor which does not bother me. . I have been to my own dentist down here and he has given me a couple of options.

    1) to remove the composite crown and have a proper crown placed over my incisor. This is the cheapest and quickest option.

    2) Remove composite crown, move incisor back to original position using braces and get an implant. Price down south for this is 10k with a treatment time of +2 years.

    So does anyone have thoughts on these 2 options and recommendations for good places up North?


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  • #2
    fonpokno
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,375 ✭✭✭fonpokno


    My dad went to up north (to appletree or applegreen, I can't remember which) for something along those lines. He had a dentist butcher his teeth and just pull half of them out when he was a kid. He had a badly done crown and a false tooth on his front teeth which were uncomfortable and discoloured so he got them replaced with implants. Only took him 4 visits to get the whole lot done and he was very happy with the work.

    As for the treatment plans, which would you be happier with? I have one implant and I think it's just brilliant. I've only had it completely finished about a year now but it looks impeccable. I have a crown on the other side that also looks fabulous but doesn't feel quite as secure to me. I think I just have a bit of a mental block about trusting it because it isn't anchored like implant!


  • #3
    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Thanks fonpokno, honestly I am not sure which I'd prefer, the crown is the cheaper and quickest option and more than anything the discolouation of the composite crown is really annoying me, I have a gap between the crown and my other front tooth but it doesnt bother me at all and the fact that I could have it done in a couple of weeks really appeals to me.

    The implant will be a long enough process as I will need braces I would say and obviously a lot more expensive!

    I'd like to speak to a couple of dentists to get their opinion. My own dentist recommends the implant option which is 10K down here, A specialist root canal dentist said I should go for the crown so I'm confused :(


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