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Markymarkmark May 2020 4:47pm, 20 May 2020 11,549 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark That's why I follow the "SpreadEveryone:The Fetchland Excel Wire", 57.5!
um May 2020 7:14pm, 20 May 2020 2,440 posts	Quote Pin um How much do we have to pay you 57.5 ? (I'm sure I pay my dentist £10 just to shake his hand before he even looks in my mouth) But joking aside, dentistry seems to have moved on a lot. He has digital photos & x-rays going back 5-10 years now, so his 'watch' on teeth and fillings suddenly becomes a scan over a period of time and easy (for him) to spot changes or deterioration.
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2020 8:08pm, 20 May 2020 34,909 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I’ve had one tooth out and another due out after COVID. But I’m struggling to find good value implants. First time I’ve had teeth out the two had caps on them over 20 years ago.
Markymarkmark May 2020 9:49pm, 20 May 2020 11,552 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Define Good Value, HoD?
Columba May 2020 10:26pm, 20 May 2020 19,775 posts	Quote Pin Columba I have plenty of fillings, but am rather proud of the fact that my 5 children (now in their 30s and 40s) have only one filling amongst them. Three of them had to have orthodontic treatment, though. As did I.
Hills of Death (HOD) May 2020 11:17pm, 20 May 2020 34,911 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Not 2k a tooth
Markymarkmark May 2020 7:17am, 21 May 2020 11,558 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Hmm. I paid more or less £3k per tooth. But that included bone grafts, and the temporary bridge whilst it healed enough to implant. Oh, and the first year's maintenance! Not cheap. But in terms of the difference to my smile (and confidence),
Markymarkmark May 2020 7:20am, 21 May 2020 11,559 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Grr. Caught the submit button! Paid in "easy" stages. (Work bonus and share save maturities, thankfully.) Not cheap. But in terms of the difference to my smile (and confidence), I think it was good value!
Markymarkmark May 2020 7:25am, 21 May 2020 11,560 posts	Quote Pin Markymarkmark Oh yes. I also read the stories of people who went to have implants done in Cyprus and Turkey. 90% of them were happy. The other 10% seemed to end up with medical issues or complications that required further treatment and rework in the UK. Wasn't happy with the risk against the potential saving in cost.
Cerrertonia May 2020 7:45am, 21 May 2020 12,574 posts	Quote Pin Cerrertonia There's a town in Hungary called Mosonmagyaróvár, close to Vienna & Bratislava, where the main industry is dentistry and people from across Europe go there and in fact there were people being met off the plane from the US & Canada when I was last in the area. You could get implants etc. at a fraction of the cost, but it obviously requires multiple visits over the space of a year or two - and then you have to think about aftercare/ potential for things to go wrong.