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toneart
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La Paz Dentist Recommendation?
Groan! I just had an abscessed tooth extracted and then filled in with a bone graft so as to be ready to accept an implant when healed. It was a lower
left molar.
Can anyone recommend a good dentist in La Paz who is experienced in dental implants? Any idea of cost?
The cost in California is astronomical.
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Bill Collector
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Dra. Lorenia Estrada Talamantes
612-125-5304
She has a dentist who works in her office that does implants. My friend had three done, very pleased..
We have used her for 15 yrs doing cleaning, crowns, filings...She's very good & gentle
Speaks English
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I've seen many recommendations for Dentists in Baja closer to the border, such as in Tijuana, Ensenada, Algodones, etc. For La Paz, this is what I've
seen here and elsewhere:
"I visit my Dentist in La Paz twice a year. He's very good, knowledgeble, and reasonable. He's in the phone book, name's Evaristo Gonzales Becera."
(Boe4fun)
"Well, the most referred dentist in Baja Sur is in La Paz and although I have used the guys in Algodones for the last 10 years, it is a hassle for me
to go north so I started using this new guy and I am really happy with everything he is doing. He has been written up in the Gringo Gazette, on the
web in La Paz and even though he has no web site, he is well respected by everyone I have ever talked to. Dr. Eduardo Talamantes, Reforma 335, La
Paz, BCS, 122-7343, 122-6855." (Pescador)
"(My husband) had no choice but to find another dentist to fix the butchering (a particular denist) did. The dentist my husband found to fix the mess
left by the first dentist, couldn't have been more professional or skilled. He speaks english and you don't have to wait a week or more to get an
appointment. Dr Jose Sanchez Lopez Salgado, Cel 612 149 4051, tel: 612 125 1604, Aquiles Serdan No 3835 - 1y Colima Colonia Pueblo Nuevo, CP 23060."
(Shelley from La Paz Gringos mailing list)
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RnR
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Dra. Patricia Camon Sanchez
124-2224 office,
612 141-6171 Cell
she speaks very good english. The office phone answerer doesn't, so use her cell phone direct if that is a problem.
My wife had two implants done last year. The dentist has an oral surgeon, (nice guy, good english), come into the office and implant the post. Wait
3 months. He checks it. She makes the crown/cap to go on top of the post.
We, and most of our nieghbors, use her for all of our dental work. Best dentist that I've ever been to.
Sorry, can't remember the cost. Maybe $1,500 USD complete. Just ask her upfront, she'll give a price and stick to it.
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Roberto
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I know a dentist in TJ that I have used personally, and so has my family. U2U me if you want the name.
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BajaBlanca
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good luck Tony. I hate dental trouble
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Pescador
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If you go to Dr. Talamantes (senior or Junior) you will think you are in a BajaNomad travel group. Last visit there, I think I ran into 3 or 4 people
from here. He is one of the best dentists.
Dr. Talamantes 612-122-6855
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Katiejay99
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I agree about Dr. Talamantes - Jr or Sr - VERY good.
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JESSE
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Talamantes is da man.
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Mulegena
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Sorry 'bout your toothache, Tony.
Get better sooner.
Thanks for the Nomad response, but I'm a bit confused:
For clarification, Dr. Talamantes is a man or woman,
and how many Dr. Talamantes are there in La Paz?
Contact info please?
I know we'll be needing dental care this year
and La Paz is likely the locale, so I'm following this thread.
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JESSE
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Talamantes is a man, but theres a senior and a junior, i do my dental work with junior, hes excelent.
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I can highly recommend Eduardo (Lalo) Talamantes, he is highly trained in the process of crowns, and general dentistry with a very low pain approach.
I also visit dentists in the USA each year and am amazed that Lalo has such a high level of care and technology, far higher than any that I receive in
the USA.
He does speak perfect English and is very reliable and affordable as well.
You will need an appointment, though he is flexible about staying late or starting early, so make your appointment well in advance.
I would suggest even if you just want general care, a cleaning visit Lalo's office before you have a serious issue. Teeth cleaning twice or four times
a year is now common practice.
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oladulce
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Is Eduardo Talamantes the JR or SR??
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gnukid
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Eduardo Jr, El Sr no esta trabajando mas, pero si son igual, pues obvio que cada dia el junior esta mas grande, como un viejito el mismo.
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Mulegena
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We're getting excellent personal recommendations here, Nomads. You can't beat a recommendation based on experience.
I have to ask then, who is Dra. Lorenia Estrada Talamantes?
Is she a part of the family practice with Drs. Sr. and Jr?
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gnukid
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No she is not related but does get great reviews as well. I have never been but others do speak very highly of her.
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toneart
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Thank you Nomads for all your replies.  I will will contact one of your
recommendations in January.
The hole in my jaw is healing nicely. I don't need any more Vicodan or Tylenol; just running out the prescription for Amoxicillan. Friday I go in for
the post op, at which time the oral surgeon will pull out the sutures and remove the protective membrane.
I will store this information in the "favorites" section.
Gracias Amigos y Amigas!
Tony
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SFandH
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You may discover that you can get along fine with a missing molar and don't need an implant. I did.
Give it a try before going through all that it takes to get an implant.
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Barry A.
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Tony-------I just am going thru this same thing in the States, tho they have not started yet, and my problem tooth is an upper incisor tooth (canine)
and it is "dead" and being "resorbed" by my immune system, they tell me----already the root is 2/3rd eaten away by my immune system at its base, well
under the gum, and I was not even aware of it until X-rays revealed the damage.
Unrelated, I had an absessed far-rear upper molar removed ($200)two years ago here in the States, and chose to not have an implant or root canal. Tho
no problems, I do miss the molar, but only a little. But, based on that experience I have decided to have the implant as the incisor (canine) is such
an important tooth. My surgeon is going to pull the tooth, and implant the "post" all in the same operation, he tells me.
The price will be about $2,300 total. for the removal and post implant. Not sure what the "crown" will cost yet as it will be done by another
dentist.
Good luck with your procedure---------gettin old is NOT for sissy's!!!
Barry
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Mulegena
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You may discover that you can get along fine with a missing molar and don't need an implant...
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I'm a retired emergency nurse, hence very little experience with dentistry, however I'd be reluctant not to
follow through with an implant if advised by my doctor, or at the very least a bridge if economics were the determining factor. Over the course of
time the remaining teeth "adjust" to the vacant space and collapse to a degree to accommodate it. This in turn can cause other problems. Why allow
that when with good care it can be promptly and permanently addressed?
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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