Going to the dentist in Newry

egan007

Has anyone gone to the Dentist in the north
My treatment is 650 here and 200(290Eur) up north.
I'm thinking of heading
- is there anything i should know?
- with root canal i wonder will i have to make a few trips?

Any advice you can give me would be great thanks.

Am i still intitled to claim some tax back on a med2 form?
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/health/taxation_and_medical_expenses.html

cajun_tiger

root canals are pretty nasty, i found after mine i was very very drowsy and unstable.
they hurt and i had very bad head aches after, if you are going to newry to get it done have somewhere to go incase your not up to travel. i know i wasn't..

mine was 4 trips and lucky for me no payment.(treatment needed due to dentist)

check it out tell them what your thinking about doing (newry this is) and if they say yes thenn go they would advice you if they didn't feel you'd be fit.

Johnny Jukebox

I'm in the middle of a root canal treatment. It'll take 3 visits of about 40 minutes each. I get the impression that time is needed between each visit so that the canals can heal. Its a very technical procedure and you'd want to make sure you're in capable hands. So far, pain free for me :-)

sandyg

I got it done myself. If you look in the golden pages under dentists you will see a lot from Newry. If you ring them they will explain the procedure and how many vists etc., you would need. They will even meet you at the train station and drop you back when you are done.

impr0v

egan007 wrote:

Am i still intitled to claim some tax back on a med2 form?
http://www.oasis.gov.ie/health/taxation_and_medical_expenses.html

The official revenue line is that some conditions apply, but generally there will be some cost recoupable.

egan007

Thanks for all the replies

Victor

See this thread http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=217929&highlight=dentist

gillerz

Could anyone recommend a dentist in Newry?
I have to get root canal treatment done on
a molar.

Dr. Dre

I've used this practise a few times and found them good.

http://www.ofarrell-staunton.com/

Their website, however, is not

If you're nervous at all (like me) make sure you get some of their twilight gas, it's good stuff.

Kernel

I got a root canal from a reputable dentist in Dublin, and they are not often successful ... after years of touble and abscesses I finally had to get it out (could never really even eat on the tooth). Get a crown put on it when you go for it - more expensive but more chance of success.

It's painful too. But not as painful as the abscess... shudder.

houli05

I've also been thinking of heading north to get some treatment.

I've had some problems with a crown I got about 5 years ago. Now I need to have an implant inserted, which is very expensive. €2500 is the cheapest quote I've gotten in the south.

Has anyone here ever got such treatment done (south or North)?
Does the procedure require a lot of visits?
Anyone have any idea of the potential cost up North?

lomb

houli05 wrote:

I've also been thinking of heading north to get some treatment.

I've had some problems with a crown I got about 5 years ago. Now I need to have an implant inserted, which is very expensive. €2500 is the cheapest quote I've gotten in the south.

Has anyone here ever got such treatment done (south or North)?
Does the procedure require a lot of visits?
Anyone have any idea of the potential cost up North?

ive placed one in the UK, which tooth is it? what age are u? do u smoke? do u have gum disease (long teeth or bleed possibly), do u grind ur teeth?

houli05

lomb wrote:

ive placed one in the UK, which tooth is it? what age are u? do u smoke? do u have gum disease (long teeth or bleed possibly), do u grind ur teeth?

The tooth is a canine. Third on upper left from front of mouth. I'm 23 - lost the tooth originally in a fall. My teeth are in very good condition other than this. No gum disease, rarely if ever have problems, don't grind my teeth or I don't smoke.

What kind of price are we talking?

egan007

I got my tooth done in Dublin in the end. I could not get the time off to go to Newry.
At the same time i have to say my dentist - Dr. Looms in Clonsilla is a freekin expert.
No pain in the root canal.
It did cost 650 for the root canal on a molar including white crown after, he also cleaned them at no extra cost.
I rang a place in newry - it was 200stg -about 287Euro. But this excluded crowing which was an extra 150stg.
With the convenience of it being in dublin and talking petrol costs into consideration it was the best option

lomb

houli05 wrote:

The tooth is a canine. Third on upper left from front of mouth. I'm 23 - lost the tooth originally in a fall. My teeth are in very good condition other than this. No gum disease, rarely if ever have problems, don't grind my teeth or I don't smoke.

What kind of price are we talking?

yes u would b ideal for that, the bone is very thin in the upper canine area and the implant has to be placed at a slight angle towards the roof of ur mouth with an angled extension because of the angulation of the implant.

pricewise id say, 1200-1300 stg for the implant including crown would be the best you can hope for. unfortunately i am out of practice temporarily as ive been travelling so i couldnt do it(even if u wanted me to)
the implant has 3 staps. firstly on appiointment one u would have xrays and models taken, and a quote given. appointment 2- you would have some local anaesthetic and basically 4 sizes of drill bits are used to firstly punch a hole in the gum and then drill into the bone, expanding it to 4.5mm approx. then an implant is pressed into the hole that has been created with a temporary cover on top to seal the implant well. u should be able to see this as a small metal stud. you can wear a denture over this.
after 6-9 months ideally the cap is removed, and a fixture(post) is basically tapped into the well of the hollow implant cylinder(friction fit usually). at this appointment the newstud is prepared and filed down, and an impression is taken of it, and a shade. at the last appointment the fabricated crown (hollow shell tooth on outside)is cemented onto the protruding stud.

so there is a bit of work involved and u need a good relationship. also u dont really want an implant where the fixture is somehow screwed on with a microscrew and a torque wrench. these have a habit of snapping sometimes, and no one would be able to repair it as the system might be obsolete in the future, and the screw might be snapped inside the well. all implant systems are moving towards www.bicon.com system even the original systems that used screws, hope that helps.

WhiteWashMan

god, its like something out of a horror movie. and im not afraid fo dentists!

*shudder*

lomb

nah it doesnt really hurt id say its just an odd feeling thats all. there are some videos on bicons website if u have broadband. very successful though, most implants placed work. i would just be careful to avoid screw systems on a heavily loaded canine(as there is alot of sheer stress on lateral movement on that tooth. this is not to say screw systems dont work but who knows 20years from now whether it snaps or not.

Calibos

Lomb is a dentist! [mr burns] Exsscellent![/mr burns] :D

I wonder if you could answer a question m8.

I knocked out (well 'up' behind my nose!!) one of my top front teeth donkeys years ago and have worn a spoon denture ever since. About 5 years ago I investigated implants but after some tests I was told that the bone had withered too much and what they would have do do was gradually move the tooth beside it into its place via a brace over the course of a year. Leave that tooth in situ for a year to promote new bone growth, then move that tooth back to its original position over the course of another year, then insert the titanium fixing for a few months and then finally the implant. I decided against the proceedure as I didn't want 3 years of braces and wierd gaps before I got my smile back. Anyway I was wondering have any knew developements happentd with regard to bone, grafts, implants etc in the interim or could you recommend other alternatives like different kinds of bridges etc

Gordon

lomb may or may not be a dentist but dentistry advice is not to be given on PI.

However feel free to talk about any new developments that are happening.

lomb

sounds a bit dodgy, braces to move the teeth back and forward will cause more bone loss. perhaps u misunderstood? and there wasnt enough space for an implant? anyway there is a wider selection of implants now(many sizes) however i will refrain from any advice here.
i will say if there are teeth either side there is *probably* enough bone.

anyway new developments- not really. basically a graft would be placed first, to bulk up the bone, basically the graft is only so the final result looks good. this is left for a while and then the implant is placed.
probably best to get another opinion seeking the advice of a periodontist. id say in dublin it would be 3000-3500 though. pm me if u want the name a good/nice perio in dublin.

TomE

Sorry 2 crosspost, but as it's recent u may be interested in another post I replied 2.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=2463048#post2463048

TomE