[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Has anyone had this done? What is the cost?

I've seen an ad on television where they do them in one day under general anesthesia. Anyone know anything about that?

[Mleeja]

Doc, I do not know specifically about Mimi dental implants, but I would suggest before doing anything, call or visit Dr. Terry Braun at Dental Implants of Ocala. He saved me a couple of thousand over the quotes received by dentist here in The Villages. I do not have his number handy, but if you are interested, pm me and I will dig it up for you.

[Chi-Town]

When it comes to dental implants you get what you pay for.

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[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

When it comes to dental implants you get what you pay for.

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I agree with this statement to a certain extent. You need to be sure what you are getting. However, I learned when shopping, all dentist purchase materials from the same supplier. So it comes down to skill and procedure.

I will not name the dentist, but they wanted to use a general anesthesia for the procedure. The cost for this was $1500 and if the procedure took more than 90 minutes, it was an additional $150 per 15 minutes. This alone accounted for most of the difference between thier quote and what I actually paid.

I have had a couple of implants and never had general anesthesia. In the latest, it was a "happy" pill before the procedure and a shot of Novocain. Do not remember a thing. I think the only bad part was I asked the dental assistant to marry me. My wife was not thriled about this!

[Chi-Town]

I needed six dental implants, three on each side. This involved extractions and bone grafting which were done one side at a time. That is two visits which are spaced (you can chew on one side as the other side heals). Then the implants are placed on one side and then the other after the one side has significant time for bony ingrowth. Finally, you need to have the crowns made which is also a complicated but important process.

This was a 24 month adventure to say the least. But you cannot tell the difference between the implants and your real teeth. And no special care or maintenance needed.

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