Anyone had any major dental work for cosmetic reasons? Just wondering the UK prices, especially interested
if anyone has (or know anyone) gone abroad.
My local dentist charges £2k minimum for an Implant.
A dentist in Hungary has quoted me £1200-£1600 at the most (depending if I need a bone graft - which is £400)
for the implant & some other work.
my implant was £1000 - normal rate over here for a good dentist.
Bone graft was £100
A friend of my sister went to Poland for a week last year she had 2 implants, 3 veneers and some other work done. She wouldn't tell my sis the exact price, so guess it still wasn't exactly cheap but it cost well under ½ what she was quoted here and that included travel and accommodation.
Our Dentists need a good slap IMO! I really wish Polish ones would follow the example of there builders and plumbers!
Riga Latvia has good prices and modern equipment I belive.
http://www.dentiks.lv/?gclid=CPfzpIKCrJkCFQiF3godf3heIg
http://www.die-endverbraucher.com/en/dental_treatment/latvia/p_1.php
Quote from: Markmy implant was £1000 - normal rate over here for a good dentist.
Bone graft was £100
was that recent?
Quote from: bearRiga Latvia has good prices and modern equipment I belive.
http://www.dentiks.lv/?gclid=CPfzpIKCrJkCFQiF3godf3heIg
http://www.die-endverbraucher.com/en/dental_treatment/latvia/p_1.php
cheers Bear, Riga have been one ive been looking into but I found it hard to find
good information. Just as cheap to fly to Riga as it is to Hungary
Egg, please keep me (us) updated on this.
Ive been on the NHS waiting list at Guy Hospital for implants since I was 8. 23 years later theyve still done nothing with my mouth :(
I have 6 milk teeth and 4 gaps where no adult teeth ever grew ! If the costing is reasonable I might just sort it out myself.
Go mug an old person, and take their teeth.
Bit of dremelling later, voila! Gnashers!!!
Okies, Im a dental nurse so just MAYBE I can help with this question lol.
Atm the avg price for one implant in the UK is approx £2k, the more you have the cheaper it becomes as there isnt as much work involved, less surgery sterilisation etc.
You can go to such as Bulgaria, Romania, etc and get them done loads cheaper but if you have any probs finding an english dentist to touch your implants is quite a prob as they tend to only like dealing with their own!
If you have anymore questions you want answering feel free to ask or IM me....
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Quote from: *she-devil*Okies, Im a dental nurse so just MAYBE I can help with this question lol.
Atm the avg price for one implant in the UK is approx £2k, the more you have the cheaper it becomes as there isnt as much work involved, less surgery sterilisation etc.
You can go to such as Bulgaria, Romania, etc and get them done loads cheaper but if you have any probs finding an english dentist to touch your implants is quite a prob as they tend to only like dealing with their own!
If you have anymore questions you want answering feel free to ask or IM me....
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my full quote for a "hollywood smile" was £6k - thats 1 inplant, 2 inlays, 1 bridge & 16 zirconium crowns.
Is that good?
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: *she-devil*Okies, Im a dental nurse so just MAYBE I can help with this question lol.
Atm the avg price for one implant in the UK is approx £2k, the more you have the cheaper it becomes as there isnt as much work involved, less surgery sterilisation etc.
You can go to such as Bulgaria, Romania, etc and get them done loads cheaper but if you have any probs finding an english dentist to touch your implants is quite a prob as they tend to only like dealing with their own!
If you have anymore questions you want answering feel free to ask or IM me....
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my full quote for a "hollywood smile" was £6k - thats 1 inplant, 2 inlays, 1 bridge & 16 zirconium crowns.
Is that good?
Ok this is prob gonna confuse you a bit now....
Where are the inlays and what kind of material?
How big is the bridge? How many teeth and are they using one with a wing(s) or abutments? Where is it? And what material? Porcelain or Metallic?
And Zirconium crowns? On ALL your teeth? Im sure you would be better with Veneers as this does MUCH LESS damage to your actual teeth, unless youve got serious probs dont have crowns, it can kill your teeth, then youll need more implants - a lot of private dentists only think in this way, they think if you can afford to have it done in the first place you can when your teeth basically die!
Quote from: *she-devil*Ok this is prob gonna confuse you a bit now....
Where are the inlays and what kind of material?
How big is the bridge? How many teeth and are they using one with a wing(s) or abutments? Where is it? And what material? Porcelain or Metallic?
And Zirconium crowns? On ALL your teeth? Im sure you would be better with Veneers as this does MUCH LESS damage to your actual teeth, unless youve got serious probs dont have crowns, it can kill your teeth, then youll need more implants - a lot of private dentists only think in this way, they think if you can afford to have it done in the first place you can when your teeth basically die!
Just to clear up.. this is worst case scenario... he hasnt poked around, but i wanted a ball park figure.
Inlays are empress - I asked for 2x old fillings to be replaced to white, but he thinks an inlay may be better.
The bridge is just for a gap, I guess it will be wings, but not totally sure.
I asked for Veneers on the bottom & Crowns on the top (I basically took a cricket ball in the face & my bite has never been the same, lost 1, chipped 2 & 1 twisted!) veneers on the bottom -
nothing wrong with bottom physically, just a little cosmetically - prob wouldnt need veneers, but a brace or an invisalign - but cant be bothered with the hassle... venners/crown seemed the quicker solution, just the
in for a penny in for the pound idea of doing whatever in the two hits (some now & some when I have to go back when the implant has healed)
I have heard
of the crown problems in the past, which is why I didnt mention it earlier.
How much for a bit of whitening?
Years of fags and coffee are taking their toll :(
Quote from: EggtasticoJust to clear up.. this is worst case scenario... he hasnt poked around, but i wanted a ball park figure.
Inlays are empress - I asked for 2x old fillings to be replaced to white, but he thinks an inlay may be better.
The bridge is just for a gap, I guess it will be wings, but not totally sure.
I asked for Veneers on the bottom & Crowns on the top (I basically took a cricket ball in the face & my bite has never been the same, lost 1, chipped 2 & 1 twisted!) veneers on the bottom -
nothing wrong with bottom physically, just a little cosmetically - prob wouldnt need veneers, but a brace or an invisalign - but cant be bothered with the hassle... venners/crown seemed the quicker solution, just the
in for a penny in for the pound idea of doing whatever in the two hits (some now & some when I have to go back when the implant has healed)
I have heard
of the crown problems in the past, which is why I didnt mention it earlier.
From what youve said it sounds about a fair price, I would be very careful with veneers on lower teeth though as they can "ping" off quite a lot if you have a strong bite, theyll be ok and you can get them recemented maybe once or twice but after that theyll weaken and crack or chip around the edges and then your back to square one, its usually crowns on lower, veneers on upper as a rule!
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: Markmy implant was £1000 - normal rate over here for a good dentist.
Bone graft was £100
was that recent?
About 3 months ago
Quote from: White GiantHow much for a bit of whitening?
Years of fags and coffee are taking their toll :(
Where I work £350 for the trays and bleach bubbles method, if its laser I wouldnt have a clue tbh Ive never worked anywhere thats done it, but if you smoke and drink lots of coffee, drink red wine and eat lots of curry dont bother it only lasts about a year and everytime you do any of those your shortening the time scale...
well I am all booked up to go the middle of next month!
Having a week out there, in a lovely spa resort.
wonder if the massage have extras on offer :heehaw:
Flights, Airport Parking & Hotel has cost me £400 for the week
I can double that as I will need to go again in 6 months after the implant
has healed, so he can fit the proper crown + having some other crowns/veneers
done the same time. So thats £800.
I basically have a budget of £5k, so lets see what work I can get done for around £4k
Quote from: White GiantHow much for a bit of whitening?
Years of fags and coffee are taking their toll :(
£15-20 for some crest white strips off of ebay ;)
I used them and everyone was like wow, have you had your teef done pete? Get the 14 day ones though - dont get the strongest ones.
I was referred to a specialist dentist for my implant. £2k sounds about right. Its all well and good going abroad to get it done cheaper however it would have screwed me over. The first attempt at the implant didnt take. The dentist thought the top was loose, went to unscrew it and the whole implant came out. :-/
I can post some during pics, but due to blood they arent work safe.
well im here!
had my consultation this morning... xrays, some impressions, a few injections & then some tooth shaping.
going under the knife tomorrow as I need some bone subsitution as the missing tooth has been missing so long!
Ill be having a temp. bridge while it heals for a few months & then well talk about my options
Good luck m8.
Im actually really jealous of you getting them sorted out !
Yep good luck!!
Guess youll just have to grin and bare it.
Quote from: NimrodGood luck m8.
Im actually really jealous of you getting them sorted out !
I would have loved to post some before & after pics....
Just go for the after pics, "the money shot" ;)
Quote from: NimrodJust go for the after pics, "the money shot" ;)
ewww
had root canal this morning. Seems the injury that lost the tooth done some other damage to the surrounding teeth.
FWIW, i lost the tooth playing rugby in the school yard. Someone talked me & i smacked my front teeth on the concreate.
captains log.. star date.... :rofl:
going for 1st bridge fitting in about 2hours. Had a little more poking around this morning
& got given the quote for more work when I come back.
The surgery is tomorrow, I thought it was going to be yesterday..
by time time im finished Ill be looking at about £8k inc flights, accomodation & 2x 1 week trips...
and having different work to originally planned & more work than I originally wanted.
That still not a bad price, assuming that the end product is what youre after.
I was watching a programme on "Britains Worst Teeth" last night and some of the pricing for the work those people needed was shocking. £15k just for veneers !
Hope it all goes ok :)
Quote from: NimrodThat still not a bad price, assuming that the end product is what youre after.
I was watching a programme on "Britains Worst Teeth" last night and some of the pricing for the work those people needed was shocking. £15k just for veneers !
Hope it all goes ok :)
just back from having the temp. bridge fitted.
I need some oral surgery tomorrow as the inital problem was an impact injury & part of the root was never removed, which was the complication thats lead to it costing an extra £1500 - this has caused an infection. So he said hell remove that & then as hes under the bonnet anyway hell clean everything for a fixed price of doing 1 tooth.
Then I have to wait a few months for everything to heal.
now today I am pain.
The complication was 2x Cysts in my front.
One was quite large & spread into my sinus & nose area. The other was small, but still large for the kind of cysts
they was.
So they got removed pronto today. 4hr operation - inc having an impant for a missing molar.. which the dentist said will cost no extra & replace the bridge he had planned.
Ouch.
This just makes me cringe. The thought of anything beyond a simple filling makes me cringe tbh, and even that does (my fault for declining the injection when asked if I wanted one!)
So did they know about the cysts before the surgery? I mean, were they not lumpy bits sticking out of your gums or anything?
they was aware of an infection & they did call the cyst it straight away to be fair...
somthing 3 nhs dentists back home failed to do - who kept saying it was just
an infection & kept giving me antibiotics.
Quote from: NimrodOuch.
this is all due to an impact injury (playing contact rugby on concreate is not advisable)
& then major f**kups by my dentsit at the time by botching a root canal.
At least you can afford to get it sorted m8 :)
My problems are genetic and the NHS really dont want to know :/
Theyre looking good although I dont fancy the pain youre going to start feeling once the pain killers wear off :/
Quote from: EggtasticoQuote from: NimrodOuch.
this is all due to an impact injury (playing contact rugby on concreate is not advisable)
This is true, knowing how much damage can be done on grass I certainly wouldnt like to try it. Played rugby for years without any lost teeth then met a firedoor in the face. Now have a 3 tooth bridge. Going to be fun if I need dentures as Im very allergic to the stuff they normally use, it would kill me.
Quote from: NimrodAt least you can afford to get it sorted m8 :)
My problems are genetic and the NHS really dont want to know :/
Theyre looking good although I dont fancy the pain youre going to start feeling once the pain killers wear off :/
as long as your problems arent above the gumline, then youll be fine.
My front tooth wasnt lost overnight, it was a result of quite a few impact injuries.. about 4 or 5 & this is the result of about what started 20 years ago. Ive had crowns & things in the past. Even a denture.
I am just really pissed off that what I have had to have done today was not even mentioned to me by an NHS dentist.
Ive worked it out & its all costed me about £3000 so far.
Thats including flights, hotel, spending money, airport parking, etc.
Only thing thats "missing" is loss of earnings as Im self employed.
Even the temporary bridge looked quite good; although I can see why youd want implants as biting down on anything would probably snap the bridge off.
Working off of the number of fat lips Ive had in the past (from Karate / Boxing), youll find itll be back to normal in under a week.
p.s.
Have a shave you god damn hippy ;)
Quote from: NimrodEven the temporary bridge looked quite good; although I can see why youd want implants as biting down on anything would probably snap the bridge off.
Working off of the number of fat lips Ive had in the past (from Karate / Boxing), youll find itll be back to normal in under a week.
p.s.
Have a shave you god damn hippy ;)
i shave every other day. Unfortunately implant is no longer an option. The tumour ate a lot of bone & killed 3 other front teeth! I have had a sinus lift done, but the success rate for the implant would be quite low & require 2 further visits.
The tumour was about the size of a grape!
So I have now got the all clear to travel home on Sunday. Ill then come back out in october for the hollywood smile!
2x bridges, 1x impant & the rest crowned.
All this was only possible after a rich relative left me some shillings in a will.
How much would it have cost on the NHS over here (if they had actually spotted what needed doing?) and how much would it have cost over here privately?
Ah I see.
I have a Maryland bridge across the lower centre of my teeth (bridge gives me back my 2 front teeth as Father Christmas has never delivered).
The bridge is glued into placed and *touch wood* has only come off once in 15 years. That was about 5 years ago and the reason was my jaw had changed shape and I needed a new bridge.
I wonder if, after returning to the UK, youll actually find the temporary work youve had done satisfactory and then start to question whether its worth spending out on the rest !
Quote from: zpyderHow much would it have cost on the NHS over here (if they had actually spotted what needed doing?) and how much would it have cost over here privately?
NHS is a fixed price Zpyder, I think there are 3x charging catergories - and the most you will pay is less than £200
but they wont do cosmetic work to the extent I am having done. They will do some if you can prove it makes you self concious, etc.
Now technically, what I have had done this week could have been done on the NHS - Infact it should have been done on the NHS as it is somthing that has developed over a long time - I would have been in school at the time, which does tie everything up when I first think about the problems I went through when younger. NHS dentist back home kept saying it was just an abcess & gave me antibiotics. I think where the system failed back home was that my Dentist then unregistered as an NHS dentist, so I had to find another & was back to square 1 with more antibiotics. Ive had 4 dentists in 20 years & none picked up on this... now I cant get an NHS dentist back home - well I can, but its slow with long gaps between appointments.
The dental work alone will come to £6500 when I have finished, for what will be a 6x piece bridge, a 3x piece bridge, 1x implant & 8 zirconia crowns - to explain zirconium crowns
http://www.specialistdentalgroup.com/images/media/emtg2008---zirconium-crowns.jpgTheres no metal in them & you dont get that dreaded black line between the tooth & gum that eventually develops.
Obviously they cost a bit more.
Bridge is £290 per tooth, crown is £290 per tooth, the implant is £480 + £290 for the tooth.
The temp bridge was £300 (£50 per unit) & the surgery £800 - the rest has gone in xrays & other bits n pieces.
Oh & replacing my filling for a white one which he said hell throw in.
At least somthing like that!
my dentist back home was £2k for full implant & £400 per crown. Thats excluding the surgery I had, temp. bridge, etc.
and the white filling £70.
I am guessing I have saved around 40% & maybe 25% after counting the flights & accomodation...
But this is a spa resort. I stayed in a cheap place (40euros) next time im staying in a 5 star for 90 euros.
So it will be a proper week away & coming home feeling a million bucks - for what would cost about a million bucks (at least in florints!)
Quote from: NimrodI wonder if, after returning to the UK, youll actually find the temporary work youve had done satisfactory and then start to question whether its worth spending out on the rest !
I have lost all trust, faith & confidence in UK Dentists. I have to come back, as this temp crown is like having a gum shield in!
QuoteThis just makes me cringe. The thought of anything beyond a simple filling makes me cringe tbh, and even that does (my fault for declining the injection when asked if I wanted one!)
Heh, I did that once when I was younger as I couldnt bear the thought of someone sticking a needle on my gums and the last time I had something done was an extraction under gas so it was painless. My one filling and it was pure agony.
Never again!
Ive had some bad experiences with dentists in the past. I recall an orthodontist with no hygiene whatsoever and a very rough manner who was eventually struck off after damaging patients teeth quite badly and then a normal dentist who, after I refused to have a brace fitted, told me when that by the time Id finished puberty my mouth would be disfigured, I wouldnt be able to speak properly and it would look (as she put it) "simply disgusting, think of your wedding photographs dear, youll be a monster."
Ten years on my mouth is fine. In fact nothing at all has changed, I had my first check up in ten years a few months ago and was given a thumbs up and a sugar free lolly.
My uk dentist prices - hes non NHS
Dental Implants From £2,000.00
Scale & Polish From £31.65
Examinations From £50.00
Extractions From £68.50
Root Canal Treatment From £226.50
Crowns From £420.00 each
Bridge Units From £498.75 per unit
Tooth coloured Fillings From £78.00
Quote from: EggtasticoMy uk dentist prices - hes non NHS
Dental Implants From £2,000.00
Scale & Polish From £31.65
Examinations From £50.00
Extractions From £68.50
Root Canal Treatment From £226.50
Crowns From £420.00 each
Bridge Units From £498.75 per unit
Tooth coloured Fillings From £78.00
Well Im a dental nurse and tbh those prices are pretty reasonable for private dental care.
Quote from: *she-devil*Quote from: EggtasticoMy uk dentist prices - hes non NHS
Dental Implants From £2,000.00
Scale & Polish From £31.65
Examinations From £50.00
Extractions From £68.50
Root Canal Treatment From £226.50
Crowns From £420.00 each
Bridge Units From £498.75 per unit
Tooth coloured Fillings From £78.00
Well Im a dental nurse and tbh those prices are pretty reasonable for private dental care.
Thanks.. So I have saved a fortune.
Heh. Tis scary money, even though you saved a lot, its still so much I think if I was ever faced with the choice Id opt for the "remove all the fecking teeth and Ill just eat soup from now on thanks" approach ><
Quote from: zpyderHeh. Tis scary money, even though you saved a lot, its still so much I think if I was ever faced with the choice Id opt for the "remove all the fecking teeth and Ill just eat soup from now on thanks" approach ><
That did cross my mind.
If a relative didnt leave me the money I wouldnt be here now.
Just a pity she didnt leave me a little more! She was worth £22million
Im in the process of getting my porcelain crown replaced on the NHS (one of the two front upper teeth) at a cost of £200. Ive had the crown about 10-12 years but had to have an apicectomy a couple of years ago at hospital due to an infected root and they pulled the crown down a bit, took a chunk out of it so there was a lot of grey at the top and a bit of yellow.
Got the temporary crown on now - theyve sent the mould to the lab to manufacture a porcelain crown. This is the first Ive heard of zirconium crowns. I take it theyre not available on the NHS? Do they really eliminate the grey "margin"? Is £400 the price for a zirconium crown? Im tempted...
Quote from: RobGot the temporary crown on now - theyve sent the mould to the lab to manufacture a porcelain crown. This is the first Ive heard of zirconium crowns. I take it theyre not available on the NHS? Do they really eliminate the grey "margin"? Is £400 the price for a zirconium crown? Im tempted...
I had never heard of Zirconium Crowns before either. I had heard of the term Zirconium/zirconia which are a man made diamond.
Zirconia is a very tough ceramic material, which can be made incredibly thin.
These types of crowns contain no metal and can be made to look opaque or translucent, depending on your needs. If the zirconia crown is bonded onto the teeth rather than cemented with dental cement, it will not show a black line at the gums the way a porcelain-fused-to-metal crown can.
As for UK availability - then I dont know, not the price.
Out here a normal crown is £190, a porcelin £240 & a zirconia £290.
It could all just be a gimmic tho!
I would like to get a gold tooth so that I can fit in in the ghetto.
Quote from: SamI would like to get a gold tooth so that I can fit in in the ghetto.
is taht the ghettos of sheffield -)
Quote from: RobIm in the process of getting my porcelain crown replaced on the NHS (one of the two front upper teeth) at a cost of £200. Ive had the crown about 10-12 years but had to have an apicectomy a couple of years ago at hospital due to an infected root and they pulled the crown down a bit, took a chunk out of it so there was a lot of grey at the top and a bit of yellow.
Got the temporary crown on now - theyve sent the mould to the lab to manufacture a porcelain crown. This is the first Ive heard of zirconium crowns. I take it theyre not available on the NHS? Do they really eliminate the grey "margin"? Is £400 the price for a zirconium crown? Im tempted...
You dont need a zirconium crown to eliminate that, you just need a porcelain crown but it would still be around the 350 mark as its private.
all done :oD
one checkup tomorrow & home on friday.
Been out here for 2 weeks!!!
yay
Im quite pleased with the results.
Only quite pleased ? Is that a "jumping for joy really" but playing it down response ?
Ive started saving but its going to take me ages to pull the money together after what Ive recently spent on my house :(
Quote from: NimrodOnly quite pleased ? Is that a "jumping for joy really" but playing it down response ?
Ive started saving but its going to take me ages to pull the money together after what Ive recently spent on my house :(
hopfully when the market picks back up, itll be time to remortgage & you may have some equity in your house :oD
Im going to start saving to get the bottom ones to match.
im 99% pleased.. 1% because they arent my real teeth anymore
I booked a dentist visit in London assuming it would be covered by my insurance with work. (later found out dental wasnt covered)
Had a 360 degree x-ray (which I never asked for at the start....) and it cost me £150 quid then the f**ker didnt even do the scale and polish bit at the end - apparently had to book another appointment with a hygienist for that and cost another £50 - so basically a total of £200 for something my NHS dentist back home would do for like £16 - originally I just wanted a quick checkup and polish!!!!!
As an aside - maybe I made the wrong career move - perhaps should have trained to be a dentist - he got £150 quid out of me for like 10 mins work.....
Quote from: DaveI booked a dentist visit in London assuming it would be covered by my insurance with work. (later found out dental wasnt covered)
Had a 360 degree x-ray (which I never asked for at the start....) and it cost me £150 quid then the f**ker didnt even do the scale and polish bit at the end - apparently had to book another appointment with a hygienist for that and cost another £50 - so basically a total of £200 for something my NHS dentist back home would do for like £16 - originally I just wanted a quick checkup and polish!!!!!
As an aside - maybe I made the wrong career move - perhaps should have trained to be a dentist - he got £150 quid out of me for like 10 mins work.....
Panoramic Xray & scale & polish package is £80 where I went
Quote from: DaveHad a 360 degree x-ray (which I never asked for at the start....) and it cost me £150 quid then the f**ker didnt even do the scale and polish bit at the end - apparently had to book another appointment with a hygienist for that and cost another £50 - so basically a total of £200 for something my NHS dentist back home would do for like £16 - originally I just wanted a quick checkup and polish!!!!!
count yourself lucky, I thought a London dentist would be much more....
my dentist is like the ninja of all dentists.... and you can tell by his prices / waiting list...
last time i went for a quick checkup, he ex-rayed me - just because he does every 2 years to check everything is ok, then with the normal 6 month checkup and a polish or whatever it is they do (tho he doesnt lower himself to that, sends you into the next room for the hygieniet).... £350 !!!
tho, to be fair, he does take his time... and its hard to explain, but you know that feeling you get when you talk to someone and you instantly realise that they really know there sh*t? (or teeth as the case may be) I always have that feeling when I see him.... and its not often I get that feeling :o
Hes a dentist though, you kind of expect him to know his sh*t when it comes to teeth. It would be like me going to a mechanic and getting that feeling. "Wow, he really knows about cars!" :lol:
Actually thats a bad example, half the time when you go to a garage you get the 18 year old scrote that will damage your alloys just getting the wheels off and doesnt know his arse from his elbow...
yeah.... but there;s knwoing your sh*t... and then really knowing your sh*t... its hard to explain... and Im pissed so cant :D