Costa Rica Dental Experiences

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...

Did your dentist tell you that you don't have enough bone to insert the implant? Did they talk to you about bone grafting and you don't know what it is? Here is what guided bone regeneration is all about. Returning to smile is the dream of many. Each patient has various prosthetic solutions available for his mouth but undoubtedly desires the best. How often do you hear yourself say "you have little bone", cutting, in fact, all the possibilities to insert a dental implant? Actually, nowadays, thanks to the new surgical techniques it is possible to resort to bone regenerative, recovering all the lost bone in a few months. Let's find out what it is all about. What is regenerative bone surgery? The term regenerative bone surgery indicates a set of surgical methods aimed at restoring the bone structure in terms of height and thickness so as to ensure the conditions for correct positioning of the dental implants. When the volume of the alveolar bone become...

Dental treatments are very expensive in some countries. For this reason, many people plan a dental trip to the countries that dentistry is less expensive. So what happens on a dental trip? Dental tourism helps people save on their dental treatments such as dental bridges, large dental implant treatments, mouth restorations, or periodontal diseases. One of these places that offer dental tourism is Costa Rica. When planning your Dental Tourism trip, money should not be the only important thing. It is essential to choose the best dental care as possible in Costa Rica for your dental problems. Don't forget to make sure and check the dentist's credentials before making an appointment. Even no matter where you live, in this digital age, you can get information on anything and any place with just a few clicks.  If you have a shortlist of dental clinics for treatment, then you must verify the credentials and accreditation before booking your appointment, for example, you can ...

I'm sure you've already heard of bruxism. Indeed, more likely you know that there is a phenomenon where some people tend to grind their teeth at night. Let's get some clarity on the subject.  First of all, bruxism means the involuntary habit of clenching or grinding the teeth and can be day or night.  Well, it seems that if we add nocturnal bruxism, which affects 12% of the population in the US to the day, we arrive at an estimate that in the USA one person out of three suffers from a form of bruxism. If I have to tell you my impression as a clinician making 100-200 visits a month, you can do 50%. The causes of the phenomenon are not known. If once blamed on occlusion problems, recent evidence has exonerated this problem and brought up factors like - sleep disorders - alterations of the neurological system - taking medications or drugs - excessive intake of alcohol, coffee or cigarettes - anxiety, stress, depression and personality disor...

Have you lost all your teeth and are you looking on the internet for the best solution for your mouth?  Perhaps those who have remained "dance" in an obvious manner and with a sneeze you risk losing them? All-on-4 systems are now a certainty rather than a possibility. The all on four method, which literally means "everything on four", is a latest-generation implant technique that involves the rehabilitation of an edentulous mouth (without teeth) with only 4 implants and a fixed prosthesis. This clinical procedure is an excellent alternative to the common dentures and has the extraordinary merit of reconstructing even the most damaged or completely toothless dental arches. The all on four implant technique is highly recommended for patients with toothless arches. All-on-4 systems: what it consists of Normally, in traditional implantology methods, implants are inserted into the bone at a 90-degree angle to it. The all on four technique, on the other hand, ...

Who knows why sometimes there is a strange habit of some patients of a clinic to tell:-  "Doctor, you should fix my teeth rapidly because - In a Month - my daughter gets married" "Excuse me, but even the best specialist cannot do miracles ... yet!" ... unfortunately, I cannot promise that and after all, I must try to find a solution. Given that, to this day the "rehabilitation" solution provides in most cases the use of osseointegrated implants it is important to understand what are the recovery times of the masticatory function after an operation.  So I think that those who have to undergo an implant surgery should be interested in knowing what the recovery time is after the surgery. The matter is not simple. Initially, the loading protocols of the implants (we are talking about the 70' and 80' of the last century) were 4 months for the lower arch and 6 months for the upper one. Biblical times for those who have to put up with remov...

The Decalogue of the Good Patient 1 - Once you have obtained numerous references, evaluate the professionals based on their curriculum vitae. 2 - Always be wary of big ads! 3 - Request a first visit: be prepared to pay the time that the dentist will dedicate to you, as well as every X-ray and computer scan, intraoral examinations, models, photographs and all other types of documentation 4 - Expose your expectations freely according to a wish list you prepared before your visit. Bring with you photos of yourself that portray you as you would like to go back to being (if you want to have your teeth rearranged as you once were) or images of others you would like to look like 5 - Ask to see photographs of other patients treated by the doctor in conditions similar to yours don't shop cheaply, vice versa look for a dentist who is willing to spend his time to reach what you really want, otherwise, you risk having to spend twice as much as expected to recover the work done ...

Finding the right plumber, electrician or mechanic is serious because you know what it means to trust the wrong person. The problem becomes even more delicate if we talk about our health and we need an implantologist capable of giving us a bewitching smile. By discarding small dental surgeries facilities, which generally do not have the necessary skills and techniques to deal with complex implantology cases, you find yourself having to entrust yourself to centers you don't know, In 2017, more than 1.4 million Americans sought health care in a variety of countries around the world, the 80% of that patients travel outside homeland for Dentistry. This is why we specialized in our clinic on the All-on-4 Dental Implant System and opened our Cad/Cam in-house Dental LAB because high-end excellence in implantology applied to experience can attract patients from other regions and guarantee exceptional results at the right price. What does excellence in dental care mean? Choosin...