Hello, Dr Hall
My husband has been at a dentist who learned at Dr Malo’s cliic, the doctor said he should have the all in 4 method, but the price was far far higher that we can afford.
The question is how much approximately the whole mouth would cost with the 4 implants and the whole treatment? We have been thinking that maybe it would be worth it to travel to Portugal? Hope you will answer my question promptly since this situation, without teeth, is impossible to bear for him.
Thank you in advance,
Dinah from Jerusalem, Israel
Dear Dinah,
I would be careful. I don’t know much about dental care in Israel, so I don’t know what your options are. The All-on-Four technique is a controversial dental implants technique, and I’m suspicious of a dentist who only gives you this option.
If cost is a big factor, either a snap-on denture or a mini-implant-retained denture would be the most economical. They can require as few as two dental implants, and the cost is usually proportional to the number of implants. They aren’t as stable as using more implants, but the risk of failure may be lower than the all-on-four technique, which has had a higher risk of failure for most dentists.
Do you have many choices of implant dentists in Jerusalem? I’d tend to recommend getting a second opinion here.
– Dr. Hall
About David A. Hall
Dr. David A. Hall was one of the first 40 accredited cosmetic dentists in the world. He practiced cosmetic dentistry in Iowa, and in 1990 earned his accreditation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is now president of Infinity Dental Web, a company in Mesa, Arizona that does advanced internet marketing for dentists.
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