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Just bumping this up to see if anyone has been to see the Dental Clinic mentioned in the first post.

I really do need to find a decent dentist in Udon; my experience with about 4 of them was not good.

Problem I found is lack of experience: young ladies fresh out of dental school, who were, compared to my dentist in the UK, clueless.

The last one was the US trained specialized dentist in town, who seemed good, but violently expensive. Bit pushy also.

So, please give me your recommendations & the name of the dentist you saw. It will help me alot.

Thanks.

Try Wattana Hospital

Anyone else....or have you all got Dentures...?

Rakfun Dental Clinic-Rajpatsadu Rd.
Good English.Very professional.
Dr Chintana Tiyasaengthong

Looking at possible deep root canal treatment, been reading some of the posts about this, but they are a couple of years old? Not living in Udon (NBLP is my home) none of the clinics here perform this treatment, they told me AEK or Bangkok Hosp, AEK were true to form with their expensive prices @ 30,000Bt... Bangkok were better but still expensive, also taking into consideration i would have to drive to Udon & back each appointment, can anyone recommend a decent dentist with a decent price please? Thanks

Well, I can help. After 20 years in the business, I know a bit.
1st "deep root canal treatment" is a mis-statement. Its "ginjavitis"..this is from bad "oral health".
We eat sugars and other foods, and don't brush well. This allows the foods remaining on our teeth to turn into bacteria. This "bacteria" turns into "infection" under the gums. The "infection" shows its face in the form of puffy gums, red gums, bad odor in our breath. Sometimes this is "inherted" from our Mom or Pops DNA (did your Mom or Pop lose their teeth or have many dental problems?). If your problem is really bad, I would ask for the best "hygenist" who is knowledgeable of deep "scalling". (Don't fall for the girl that still has 'achne". ) after this, buy some MYBACIN Anticeptic (not the "mouthwash" ones that are full of sugars) Yes, it burns, but it works. Rinsing repeadedly should kill the germs, bacteria, infection and start to show more healthy gums, within a few days.
Hope that helps.....

Faraday wrote: ↑

October 24, 2017, 6:57 am

Anyone else....or have you all got Dentures...?

Well always reluctant to give recommendations for anything on here so this is just my experience .Recently one of my two front teeth disintegrated, didn't worry me at my age, long past smiling at the girls, but my wife said it made me look funny so persuaded me to go to a private dentist in town , where she goes, normally costs her around 3,000bht. So in I go, but only for a check and estimate of work to be done, for which I was charged 500bht. Anyway after a lengthy explanation of what was needed, was told would need four appointments and cost between 8-10k, I just said thank you very much and never went back. Not sure if that was a normal price or inflated for a farang .Wasn't going to spend that much on what was, after all , just a cosmetic thing , I had no problems, still had others to chew with .Well that was about 3 months ago but then last week I was with a group from Amphur and they were laughing at my Terry Thomas smile so I told them my story, not knowing one of the ladies was the dentist from our local health clinic , who upon hearing,told me to go and see her at the clinic later, which I did, the outcome of which she cleaned the area and proceeded to build a new tooth around what was left , the stub , of the old one, took about 30 minutes in all . When finished looked in the mirror and lo and behold I had got my smile back .Told me to avoid putting pressure on it for a week, which I did. Although I was amazed at how easy she did it all I was even more amazed at the charge, 300bht with a guarantee to come back if I wasn't happy .I think too often we look upon these local clinics as sub standard because they are for the natives Why not pop in to your local one, you might be pleasantly surprised , as I was .

Would that be a "crown"? Seems cant be so to take 30 minutes.
I had a crown (2) in for 30 years.But eventually dropped out.
Now look Gormless when smile

trubrit, that would be a "temporary" crown. Either made from acrylic or metalic "shell". Either way, it is temporary, so like she said, don't push on it or chew with it. It may last awhile, maybe, up to you.
choi choi, if you still got the crown, take it in and get them to recement it..granted the root is not decayed away. If the root is still heathy, get a root canal, then a Post put in it and cement the crown back on it. (Thats the cheapest way to do it). Good luck.

I've found that the best dental work -- regardless of price -- is at this location. Specialists for every range of dental work and care. I've found better prices -- even in other cities in Thailand -- but the care and work and materials were sub par. Value is only gained if the price is less, but the workmanship and materials are the same. I returned to the location shown below. Always satisfied.

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I can highly recommend this dentist office for an excellent job of doing the Scaling and Root Planing for gum disease. The one that helped me is a young dentist named Bo who graduated from dental school in Louisiana. His wife, Elizabeth, is also very good for regular dental work, and she too is a graduate of a US university They have a specialist for just about any dental need including root canals which start at around 8000 baht. Bo charged me 6000 baht for the Scaling and Root Planing and broke it up into two sessions over two days. I returned after two months for a single session for the entire mouth for 2000. Each session last about 45-60 minutes. He's not cheap but he does good work and this fee included a full mouth x-ray. He has all the latest technology and equipment, and of course, Bo and his wife speak excellent English. This is probably the same dentist that Lone Star recommended above.

semperfiguy wrote: ↑

April 3, 2018, 3:00 pm

I can highly recommend this dentist office for an excellent job of doing the Scaling and Root Planing for gum disease. The one that helped me is a young dentist named Bo who graduated from dental school in Louisiana. His wife, Elizabeth, is also very good for regular dental work, and she too is a graduate of a US university They have a specialist for just about any dental need including root canals which start at around 8000 baht. Bo charged me 6000 baht for the Scaling and Root Planing and broke it up into two sessions over two days. I returned after two months for a single session for the entire mouth for 2000. Each session last about 45-60 minutes. He's not cheap but he does good work and this fee included a full mouth x-ray. He has all the latest technology and equipment, and of course, Bo and his wife speak excellent English. This is probably the same dentist that Lone Star recommended above.

Yes. That's the same place I recommended. They are excellent.

I believe that Bo is Dr. Wanchan's nephew. Dr. Wanchan (crown specialty) went to the University of Michigan. And you're correct. There is a specialist for just about everything. Dr. Nittanai also does excellent routine dental work.

felixcat wrote: ↑

April 1, 2018, 12:31 pm

Well, I can help. After 20 years in the business, I know a bit.
1st "deep root canal treatment" is a mis-statement. Its "ginjavitis"..this is from bad "oral health".
We eat sugars and other foods, and don't brush well. This allows the foods remaining on our teeth to turn into bacteria. This "bacteria" turns into "infection" under the gums. The "infection" shows its face in the form of puffy gums, red gums, bad odor in our breath. Sometimes this is "inherted" from our Mom or Pops DNA (did your Mom or Pop lose their teeth or have many dental problems?). If your problem is really bad, I would ask for the best "hygenist" who is knowledgeable of deep "scalling". (Don't fall for the girl that still has 'achne". ) after this, buy some MYBACIN Anticeptic (not the "mouthwash" ones that are full of sugars) Yes, it burns, but it works. Rinsing repeadedly should kill the germs, bacteria, infection and start to show more healthy gums, within a few days.
Hope that helps.....

Hi Felixcat
Thank you for your reply, i think you are correct with your diagnosis, both dental clinics i visited here in NBLP told me i have no problem & needed to clean properly after eating, i do try to look after my teeth, i am approaching 60 and still have my original teeth, not long ago i had a similar problem with the rear molar on the same side as the offending tooth now, but it was also giving me pain in the ear & temple, they removed the tooth, problem solved, the offending tooth now is the molar above the one removed, but like you say, after chewing on that side, my gums swell and causes pain, Yes my Mother had false teeth & Father had pretty much no teeth in his older age, my problem is not bad, but, i have to be careful what food i eat on that side, any tough meat is a no no...your professional opinion is to see a dental hygienist? are you aware of any? and do you know where they sell this MYBACIN Anticeptic? Thank you again for your advice

Tony888sp5 wrote: ↑

April 9, 2018, 11:28 am

felixcat wrote: ↑

April 1, 2018, 12:31 pm

Well, I can help. After 20 years in the business, I know a bit.
1st "deep root canal treatment" is a mis-statement. Its "ginjavitis"..this is from bad "oral health".
We eat sugars and other foods, and don't brush well. This allows the foods remaining on our teeth to turn into bacteria. This "bacteria" turns into "infection" under the gums. The "infection" shows its face in the form of puffy gums, red gums, bad odor in our breath. Sometimes this is "inherted" from our Mom or Pops DNA (did your Mom or Pop lose their teeth or have many dental problems?). If your problem is really bad, I would ask for the best "hygenist" who is knowledgeable of deep "scalling". (Don't fall for the girl that still has 'achne". ) after this, buy some MYBACIN Anticeptic (not the "mouthwash" ones that are full of sugars) Yes, it burns, but it works. Rinsing repeadedly should kill the germs, bacteria, infection and start to show more healthy gums, within a few days.
Hope that helps.....

Hi Felixcat
Thank you for your reply, i think you are correct with your diagnosis, both dental clinics i visited here in NBLP told me i have no problem & needed to clean properly after eating, i do try to look after my teeth, i am approaching 60 and still have my original teeth, not long ago i had a similar problem with the rear molar on the same side as the offending tooth now, but it was also giving me pain in the ear & temple, they removed the tooth, problem solved, the offending tooth now is the molar above the one removed, but like you say, after chewing on that side, my gums swell and causes pain, Yes my Mother had false teeth & Father had pretty much no teeth in his older age, my problem is not bad, but, i have to be careful what food i eat on that side, any tough meat is a no no...your professional opinion is to see a dental hygienist? are you aware of any? and do you know where they sell this MYBACIN Anticeptic? Thank you again for your advice

You can buy the Mybacin at most any pharmacy area inside Tesco, Big-C or any of the brand pharmacies at Central Plaza. I just bought a 750 ml bottle at Tesco UD Town for 108 Baht on sale. I dilute it with water 50/50 because it is really strong, burns my mouth and leaves a lingering aftertaste if I take it straight.

Semperfiguy, you are talking about Udom Dental clinic? My Thai wife got braces there 16000 baht and 1250 every month for at least 24 months for. When she initially went for the first consultation she was referred to another dentist for scaling and cleaning. She was also referred to another Office for complete x-rays, Then upon return to Udom Clinic she was told she needed photos front and 2 laterals of her face. This is a woman Dentist that she is seeing.

Therefore, my point is that my wife was was referred elsewhere because they do not do the scaling, cleaning, x-rays or, the photos needed to get the procedure done on site which was really a pain traveling to all the referred clinics. I endured and her braces are in place so I am committed for the minimum of the next 24 months.

Are we talking about the Udom clinic parallel to the red Suzuki on the linked map?

BluSliver60 wrote: ↑

April 9, 2018, 2:15 pm

Semperfiguy, you are talking about Udom Dental clinic? My Thai wife got braces there 16000 baht and 1250 every month for at least 24 months for. When she initially went for the first consultation she was referred to another dentist for scaling and cleaning. She was also referred to another Office for complete x-rays, Then upon return to Udom Clinic she was told she needed photos front and 2 laterals of her face. This is a woman Dentist that she is seeing.

Therefore, my point is that my wife was was referred elsewhere because they do not do the scaling, cleaning, x-rays or, the photos needed to get the procedure done on site which was really a pain traveling to all the referred clinics. I endured and her braces are in place so I am committed for the minimum of the next 24 months.

Are we talking about the Udom clinic parallel to the red Suzuki on the linked map?

BluSilver60, I posted a location map in a previous post of mine, and here is a photo of the front of their shop. I can assure you that this clinic has a complete and modern X-Ray room with a machine that does the full mouth shots that are viewed on a wall-mounted computer/TV monitor right beside the dental chair, so the dentist has a bird's eye view of the problem. When I went for treatment a few years ago there was only one older female dentist in the clinic, but now she has several specials which include her nephew and his wife who recently joined the team after returning from their studies in the US. They are fully equipped to handle most any kind of dental work, so I can't imagine them sending a patient somewhere else for work that they can't handle in-house. I have visited this clinic regularly for the past 6 months for treatment.