Mexican dentists
Going to be in south Texas in Aug and was thinking about having some dental work done there. I see the area across Weslaco has like 100 dentists. Any recommendations? Or other info.
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It's been several months since my last post and I recently went back to Nogales for more dental work. After a cleaning was done here in Tucson they recommended 4 fillings and a crown with the estimated bill being just under $2,000. I went to my Mexican dentist who found I actually needed 8 fillings and two crowns.
After taking the full mouth x rays he took detailed pictures of my teeth showing me precisely {on the computer}, what was needed and explaining why. It is a 2 hour 100+ mile ride to get there so I just told him to do it all. Four hours later he completed the eight fillings {several were very minor}, and the two temporary crowns sending the molds off to the dental lab for the permanent crowns.
Being twice the work the Tucson dentist recommended it would have certainly been twice the price, as in around $4,000. The bill in Nogales, including my return visit to have the permanent crowns put in, came to $1,350. A crown in Tucson is $1,350 vs $440 in Nogales. Fillings in Nogales are $50 to $60 vs $200 to $270.
Unrelated to the fillings and crowns I need oral surgery to treat some gum disease issues and will be going in for that in a couple of days. My Tucson dentist referred me to a periodontal surgeon and she conducted a full pre-surgical exam with another set of x rays the day after I returned from Nogales. She said that all of the work that I had done in Mexico was excellent.
Yes, I could have the surgery done in Mexico and would again probably save thousands but the logistics of getting there and back make it next to impossible. Following the surgery, I will be barely conscious and need to get right home and horizontal. While it is a short 2 block walk back to the border, crossing can take 5 minutes up to several hours followed by a 4 block walk back to the secure parking on the US side with the two-hour drive back home. It could/would be next to impossible for my bride to get me back home {in my post-surgical condition}, from the Nogales office.
I saved enough on this last trip to Nogales to pay more than half of the {$4,300 cost}, of the oral surgery. Once the surgery is completed I will return to Nogales for my permanent crowns and will finally be done. Not looking forward to the surgery but it needs doing... wish me luck.
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After taking the full mouth x rays he took detailed pictures of my teeth showing me precisely {on the computer}, what was needed and explaining why. It is a 2 hour 100+ mile ride to get there so I just told him to do it all. Four hours later he completed the eight fillings {several were very minor}, and the two temporary crowns sending the molds off to the dental lab for the permanent crowns.
Being twice the work the Tucson dentist recommended it would have certainly been twice the price, as in around $4,000. The bill in Nogales, including my return visit to have the permanent crowns put in, came to $1,350. A crown in Tucson is $1,350 vs $440 in Nogales. Fillings in Nogales are $50 to $60 vs $200 to $270.
Unrelated to the fillings and crowns I need oral surgery to treat some gum disease issues and will be going in for that in a couple of days. My Tucson dentist referred me to a periodontal surgeon and she conducted a full pre-surgical exam with another set of x rays the day after I returned from Nogales. She said that all of the work that I had done in Mexico was excellent.
Yes, I could have the surgery done in Mexico and would again probably save thousands but the logistics of getting there and back make it next to impossible. Following the surgery, I will be barely conscious and need to get right home and horizontal. While it is a short 2 block walk back to the border, crossing can take 5 minutes up to several hours followed by a 4 block walk back to the secure parking on the US side with the two-hour drive back home. It could/would be next to impossible for my bride to get me back home {in my post-surgical condition}, from the Nogales office.
I saved enough on this last trip to Nogales to pay more than half of the {$4,300 cost}, of the oral surgery. Once the surgery is completed I will return to Nogales for my permanent crowns and will finally be done. Not looking forward to the surgery but it needs doing... wish me luck.
:C
