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[J Sevigny]

Haven't seen this one discussed before.

It seems to be that one of the big benefits of living here is the low cost of getting your grill fixed. I just had a root canal on a big, multi-rooted molar for 1,000 pesos. It took four trips to the dentist and was marginally less comfortable than the treatment I would have gotten stateside. But it was like a tenth of the US price.

I will say that the dentist was pretty stingy with the novacaine. I kind of had to twist her arm to get her to give it to me. But she finally did.

My dentist in Guadalajara tells me that silver crowns go for 600 pesos here and porcelain ones for 1,200.

The fear many people have seems to be that pain management here might not exist.

Anyone else here been to the dentist in Mexico? What was it like?

[ls650]

One of our teachers also recently had a root canal. Her comments mirror your own, except she had no complaints about a lack of novocaine.

I go regularly for a cleaning, etc. It costs me 200 pesos each time, perhaps a tenth of what I'd pay back in Canada.

[MamaOaxaca]

I just had to have a cap (resin) replaced on one of my top front teeth last week. It is a relatively easy proceedure where the dentist uses resin to reconstruct the bottom half of a broken tooth. A destist's chance to let their artistic side shine. It cost 350 pesos, while I'm very happy with it. I did think it was kind of strange that she didn't look at the rest of my teeth at all.

[Ben Round de Bloc]

[samizinha]

I started a dentist thread once, and somehow it got shut down
My first experience with the dentist was bad. I went through my insurance network, VRIM. The dentist �office� was like a warehouse with a cubicle in the corner. The dentist seemed more interested in talking about Canada and getting a date then checking my teeth, insisting that I didn�t need a cleaning and should consider laser whitening (they�re not yellow). I was really unhappy and paid $350.
I lost a filling, and my requirements for a new dentist were that the office looked comfortable and that I �interview� the dentist first. This worked out well. He took me without an appointment, gave me more freezing than needed, and did a good job. $500 pesos, including a check-up.

[Guy Courchesne]

I used to teach at a dental supply company in DF and many of the people there (albeit accounts and managers) used to ridicule dentistry up north. I took it as odd but given the beautiful state of teeth around here, I didn't argue.

My own dentist is a cousin-in-law with a practice in Roma. I didn't ask for a discount, but got a cleaning for 250 pesos - regular price. She's about to do a wisdom teeth extraction on another teacher here. If the thread stays up, I'll get her impression and post it.

I've never had a cavity - which do they use in the States or Canada - porcelain, silver, or something else?

[cangringo]

Haven't done my teeth here but have talked to people and it's cheap to get a cleaning or filling.

Never had a cavity... I wish

They use porcelain now although I can't remember if you have to pay extra or what. I was on a dental plan in Canada but we still had to pay about $200 for about 4 fillings. The plan only covered 80%. I have no silver left in my mouth but hubby still has a few from the days when that's all they had.

[danielita]

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