Happy without dentures
I investigated over the web and saw going to Costa Rica would save big money while the quality seemed as good or better than the US.
After checking a few clinics the reviews made me chose New Smile, the clinic from the moment I arrived was impressive, on every level. All the personnel is bilingual, incredibly friendly, incredibly helpful, I can't be kind enough about it and then, they first did x-ray me and took a CT Scan, this was prior to any cost being even discussed. I then, met the doctor Mario Bonilla, who is the head of the clinic, he looked at my x-rays and he said to me: "how do you feel about your dentures" and I said: I don't feel good", he said "well, what's kept you from having it replaced", then I said "very simple, the expense", I can't afford to have implants put in and I checked with more than one dentist in the US and its simple, it's out of my league and he said "ok, let's talk". We talk about it, he gave me a price of having the lower part of my jaw, having implants put in and not a removable denture but a permanent situation, very similar it was like when I had my own teeth.
They have their own laboratory here, very very equipped, high tech lab, they are accredited by every major accreditation group in the world and then you can read it on the walls, it's quite impressive; the doctors themselves are very very impressive and very important to me, the cost was remarkable, it was a good 70% and some cases in some of the other estimates I had, 70% less than I've been told by at least a half of dozen dentist in the US, obviously first-world dental work and taking a vacation in what is considered one of the most beautiful countries in the world, it is a truly worthwhile experience.
That's it, it's over! I got my implants; the whole process, This is bloody amazing! To put the implants in, absolutely, absolutely no discomfort, I am like everyone else in the universe, had a little trepidation, a little fear about going to the dentist then, I had more than a little fear about having this done, it totally went away, no discomfort, 20 to 30 minutes and it was finished, the implants were implanted... I don't know what else to tell you except "I'm denture free".
April 28, 2020
Unprompted review