On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 19:56:46 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

John H wrote:

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 19:52:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

NOYB wrote:

"basskisser" wrote in message
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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I very much doubt the fee's are 10%. Looked at the prices in Costa
Rica?

Again, I know fact doesn't mean anything to you but:

http://www.cocori.com/library/life/med1.htm

According to your link, implants in Costa Rica cost $750-800. In the
states, they cost $1200-1800. (We're talking about the implant...not the
abutment, and not the crown). That means they're about 50-65%...not 10% as
you claimed.



My dentist and friend showed me a catalog of implant posts from some
company with the word "Gold" in its name...or something like that. The
posts were something like $125 each...titanium. This was six or seven
years ago. I wasn't shopping, but I was curious about the procedure.

The procedure is no fun, especially if they have to do a "sinus lift."

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


I have no idea what a sinus lift is...care to elucidate?

Well, I'm not 100% sure what it is, but I'll tell you what I think it
was. Maybe NOYB will jump in and elucidate my elucidation.

I think there is not enough room in the mouth for the teeth to close
properly when the implants, screws, caps, crowns, etc. are installed..
So room must be made by raising the upper bone in which the teeth
root. This is done by placing a metal punch against the bone and
literally beating it upwards with a metal hammer. Of course, you've
had shots to deaden the pain (yeah, right!), so theoretically this
shouldn't hurt. But it did. And for the next 24 hours my head felt as
though someone were still going at it with a jackhammer, albeit a
small one.

And then the procedure had to be repeated on the other side of the
mouth. I just couldn't wait for that appointment.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!