Costa Rica Dental Experiences

Probably if you've opened this article it's because you're considering using dental tourism to treat your teeth and save on the cost of surgery.  Reading the title you may have thought: - "And what will this secret ever be that I have to watch out for? And what consequences should it have? " Read below and I'll explain exactly what I'm talking about. There are many variables to keep in mind before choosing whether to be treated abroad and at which clinic, however here I want to focus on one aspect in particular - a secret that no clinic abroad has ever revealed before so openly. It is essential that you know it if you want to avoid unpleasant surprises in the budget after deciding to leave to treat your teeth abroad. When making a quote request to any dental clinic abroad there are two main risks always present around the corner: The first risk is to receive a quote made with the stencil as if it were buying a pair of slippers that are the same f...

Get ready to greet your mobile dentures! Because with this technique, by us, if you enter with your dentures, you can go out with the fixed teeth! Why did we adopt this solution? Since 2009 we at the Freer Dental Clinic have been considered a reference point for the Health of the Mouth and Smile of all our Patients. Among them, there are people who, due to total or partial loss of teeth, feel discomfort, embarrassment, even social discomfort in wearing a mobile denture. Our task is simply to help them, but what alternatives to dentures? In 2003 Dr. Paulo Malo, founder of the Malo Clinic in Lisbon, invented a new and customized solution aimed at replacing the mobile prosthesis: All on Four / All on Six. Years passed and the All on Four / All on Six were the subject of  s tudies by the dental community that validated them scientifically with numerous publications; dental interventions conducted with success and full satisfaction on the part of patients around the w...

Many patients ask us why the dentist charges the first visit, while in the so-called "dental centers" they do not pay for it and even some even do the X-ray for free. To be able to answer this question it is necessary to understand the different nature and purpose of dental centers and dentists. Dental office centers have the sole purpose of benefiting from the sale of dental services, while the dentist's doctor has as its purpose the protection of the health of the patient's mouth and the profit is only a natural consequence of the care he performs, like other doctors medical specialists. It follows that dental centers use this mechanism of the free visit, only to be able to sell a greater quantity of medical services in order to obtain the greatest possible profit. It is common for a patient who is first visiting one of these centers to always find therapies to do and obviously always those that have a higher cost because these centers need to cover adverti...

Did you go abroad to take care of your teeth? Tell us how it went. Thousands of Americans decide to go abroad every year to take care of their teeth. If you are one of these, we are interested in knowing how it went and how you found yourself.  We are in fact preparing an investigation to see us clearly and better inform consumers. Tell us about your experience. Mexico and Costa Rica are among the most popular countries for many North Americans who, only in 2019, decided to go abroad to get their teeth treated. The lower tariffs are the main reason for crossing the border, but it is not only that. A good organization of the service, low-cost flights, and included lodging costs facilitate the choice.  The numbers of those who go abroad do not seem to drop, yet not all those who go seem to be satisfied and return to contact dentists in Italy to solve their problems. And you?   Have you ever been abroad to heal your teeth?  How did you f...

Did your dentist tell you you're clenching or grinding your teeth? Do you often have sore muscles in the morning? Most likely you may suffer from tooth clenching, one of the two manifestations of bruxism along with grinding. According to a 2013 scientific article entitled "Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus" published in the Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, bruxism is defined as a repetitive activity of masticatory muscles characterized by grinding or clenching of teeth and/or tension jaw thrust. Classifications of bruxism Bruxism is part of the parafunctional habits and can be classified according to the type of movement and the period of the day in which it occurs. It is distinguished in: 1 - static bruxism (clenching), characterized by the clenching of teeth; 2 - dynamic bruxism (grinding), ie the grinding of the arches. In addition, we talk about diurnal bruxism when the frame or grinding occurs during daylight hours, while it is ...

Are you tired of your old dentures and would you like fixed teeth? Did your dentist tell you that you lost a lot of bone? If the answer is "yes" to both questions it is important that you know about the zygomatic implants. More and more patients profit from dental implantology at Freer Dental Implant Center .  It is a safe and effective method to recover aesthetics and function. Thanks to the advent of immediate loading we even have the possibility of obtaining fixed teeth in only 24-48h. But how to do it when there is not enough bone available to be able to position the implants? The progressive change of the face following bone atrophy.  In the upper arch there are several possible solutions to bone atrophy: - Sinus lift; - Bone graft; - Titanium meshes. In any case, an increase of the bone is always performed first and then the traditional implants are positioned. However, such procedures often take months and months to wait before being able to guarante...