Patients BEWARE: Dental implant only offices with fast treatment.

Unfortunately there are many examples of poorly done dental treatment from large corporate organizations. There are examples in one hour whitening, there are retailers who attempt to setup dental clinics, there are orthodontic treatment advertisers, there are porcelain veneer specialty brands and there are now large entities providing dental implants through mass advertising. There have been problems with all of these over time.

I very recently had a new patient come to me for a complete evaluation of his oral health. One of his primary complaints was in regard to a recently placed and restored molar implant. This was done at a greater fee than he would have paid through my office and our surgeon, and it was a problem. His complaint was that food was constantly accumulating in this area every time he ate. Unfortunately the only solution is to replace the slightly cheaper stock implant crown adapter [abutment] with a new one and this would mean replacing the crown also at a cost of about $1600. He is going to think about this.

He was told to return to the health care provider of this restoration to get this problem addressed. He is considering this option.

Please contact me if you have any dental questions. It is my pleasure to be of service and help to you. This is one of my major reasons for practicing dentistry.

I wish you and yours the best of health always!