Molar implant in BKK?

[JTXR]

23 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Omg, leave it, no one sees it, you don't need it.

What are you thinking?????? 

 

A front tooth, yes, but not a molar.

We have too many teeth in our head.

OP here.  That is certainly an option.  It is in fact what my dentist in the U.S. told me a year or so ago, before the problem became acute. Right now I (a couple of weeks after the extraction) I'm just seeing if I can get used to the hole there. 

As for having too many teeth.  I had teeth extracted when young an only have two molars on the lower left side now.  It is very weird, having a tooth above but nothing below.  That said, given the location, if I decide to do the implant it would make sense to go with the lowest cost option as far as material goes, since no one will see it.

[NowNow]

13 minutes ago, JTXR said:

OP here.  Sorry I wasn't more specific in my original post.  I said only "well-known international hospital in Bangkok."  It was in fact BHDC.  They did a great job with my extraction and I'd definitely and happily go back for dental work, but the sticker shock of their quote for the implant threw me for a loop.  I wanted to know what the options were in BKK and elsewhere in Thailand. (I live in Thailand.)

 

One thing seems clear -- prices from a few years ago are hopelessly out of date.  Inflation has really made its mark.

 

Thanks for the many informative follow-up posts.

 

I suggested earlier that it was BHDC. How much did you pay for the extraction? 😊

BH is known for it's generous pricing. But they have other hospitals in the same group that charge less...a lot less.

 

[JTXR]

1 minute ago, NowNow said:

 

I suggested earlier that it was BHDC. How much did you pay for the extraction? 😊

BH is known for it's generous pricing. But they have other hospitals in the same group that charge less...a lot less.

 

The extraction itself was surprisingly cheap.  Less than 25% what my dentist in the US would have charged. I guess that's one reason why the price quoted for the implant was more than I expected.

[NowNow]

14 minutes ago, JTXR said:

OP here.  That is certainly an option.  It is in fact what my dentist in the U.S. told me a year or so ago, before the problem became acute. Right now I (a couple of weeks after the extraction) I'm just seeing if I can get used to the hole there. 

As for having too many teeth.  I had teeth extracted when young an only have two molars on the lower left side now.  It is very weird, having a tooth above but nothing below.  That said, given the location, if I decide to do the implant it would make sense to go with the lowest cost option as far as material goes, since no one will see it.

 

Make inquiries with the place I suggested. They have state of the art equipment. Dr Paweenwan has taken care of a few members of this forum over the years and was the resident Implantologist at a Bangkok Group hospital. Same standard but lower price.

Edited 3 hours ago by NowNow

[NowNow]

2 minutes ago, JTXR said:

The extraction itself was surprisingly cheap.  Less than 25% what my dentist in the US would have charged. I guess that's one reason why the price quoted for the implant was more than I expected.

 

How much?

[amexpat]

Chiang Mai less than 50K. Excellent 

 

[JTXR]

5 minutes ago, amexpat said:

Chiang Mai less than 50K. Excellent 

 

Which clinic or dentist, if you don't mind sharing?

[DavisH]

On 10/31/2024 at 4:02 PM, NowNow said:

 

But yet you were way off with the pricing. Perhaps you had your implant twenty years ago. That might explain your 70k fantasy 😊....or do you think their price jumped 50k in two years?

My implants were Straumann done 2-4 years ago. they were about 60-65k with the crowns. Mahidol University Dental Hospital. I don't know their current price. 

[mogandave]

4 hours ago, NowNow said:

 

It's you who has been caught out stretching the truth. 120k is certainly "north of 70k" 😊

But then claiming that you paid much the same as the 69k that ESTE charge was just a blatant lie.

Two years ago? Let's see your invoice then. Pathological.

Let’s see your 120k quote

[NowNow]

6 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Let’s see your 120k quote

 

I called them...

Try it yourself, as opposed to just posting nonsense.

[NowNow]

14 minutes ago, DavisH said:

My implants were Straumann done 2-4 years ago. they were about 60-65k with the crowns. Mahidol University Dental Hospital. I don't know their current price. 

 

I guess OP can follow up.

[mogandave]

16 minutes ago, NowNow said:

 

I called them...

Try it yourself, as opposed to just posting nonsense.

I just called them, 45k