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Originally Posted by doccrocker

I wouldn't recommend it. I have had many new patients come in with many problems and they tell me they "just had the work done a year ago". When asked why, they said cost was a factor, but after adding up the total expenses, we could see they spent more than if they had just had it done right in the first place. I have been in active practice for 45 years (just now retiring) and it has been very rare to see quality dental work from overseas. I have seen it, but it is rare. Some people have posted on this forum that they have had fine dental care from foreign countries. I can't dispute the comments, but, how does anyone really know unless a trained dental professional examines the work?

“There is hardly anything in the world that someone cannot make a little worse and sell a little cheaper, and the people who consider price alone are that person’s lawful prey. It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money — that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do. The common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot — it can’t be done. If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add something for the risk you run, and if you do that you will have enough to pay for something better.” ---John Ruskin

A higher cost does not absolutely guarantee higher quality, but I can safely say that a lower cost cannot do anything but compromise quality. Best advice is to get 2nd opinion and possibly even a 3rd, and tell them that you are seeking other concepts. Advise that you are not shopping for cost, primarily. Any three dentists will come up with at least 10 possible treatments, some similar and some different. Learn what the pros and cons of each are before making a decision.

Nice to have someone who knows what they are talking about comment.
Caveat Emptor.