At Universal Dental in Nuevo Progreso, you get quality dental work for reasonable prices. Cash, and personal checks are accepted. No credit cards. Prices for Dental Work are as follows
Crowns & Bridges
$175 – $400
- Porcelain – $200
- Metal – $175
- Zirconia / Metal Free – $400
- + Metal Post – $100
Prices are per tooth
Root Canals
$200 – $300
- Standard no post – $200
- Standard + post (90% need) – $300
- Complex – tangled roots etc. – $?? Depends on difficulty & time.
Dentures
$275 – $550
- Porcelain – $400
- Resin – $375
- Acrylic – $275
- Partial – Metal frame – $450
- Partial – Flexible (Valplast) – $550
- Reline – $50
Prices are for upper OR lower. For a set, multiply x 2
Veneers
300 – $475
All are metal-free
- Empress – $300
- Alumina – $375
- Zirconia – $475
General Dentistry
$10 – $270
- Bleaching – $200
- Cleaning – $25-$40. Heavy smokers $65-$80
- Extraction Normal Tooth – $40 – $60 & up to $120 (and more) depends on difficulty.
- Extraction – Wisdom Tooth $80 & up to $120 (and more) depends on difficulty.
- Fillings & Bonding- $40 – $60 – depends on the size of the cavity. Fillings – white amalgam. Bonding – resin
- Panoramic X-Ray – $50
- Whitening (UV) / Bleaching – $200
- X-Rays – $10
Checkup – Free
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Please read. Know What To Expect.
To get dentures, there are two ways of doing this. The first requires 2 appointments. You come in, the doctor takes impressions. Sends them to the lab. You go home with your existing teeth. In 3-7 days (depending on how the time of year), you come back, the doctor makes extractions (all teeth necessary), and puts in the denture. You could go home at this point with your new teeth. However, the doctor prefers that you wait a couple of days and come back for adjustments (free) that probably will be needed. That would make 3 appointments and a couple more days in a hotel or RV park.
Many people don’t wait, and their dentures may fit fine. However, it is more likely that you will have to come back in a few weeks or months for a “reline.” There is a small charge for that (see list below). The other way is to have the doctor make the impressions, pull all your teeth and you go home toothless. Images are sent to the lab. You wait 2-3 weeks for the mouth to heal. You come back for the denture. It should fit better, but if not, the doctor will be able to tell right away and adjust it. The main drawback is that you are without teeth for a long time.
FAQ’s
Requirements
- US Customs & Border Protection require a passport to return
Wait Time
For any work that must be sent to a local Mexican lab (Bridges, Crowns, Dentures, Partials, Veneers, there will be a wait from 3 – 5 working days (April – Oct) to 5-7 working days (Nov to March).
If you prefer a USA lab, they can be sent out and the wait will be 12-15 days, plus an additional fee.
- Mexican dentists do not prescribe pain pills. Get from a local doctor if you need them.
- N. Progreso is very safe. Worry not.
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What I Do For You
- When you fill out the apt. form, I make an apt for you.
- I send you a map, directions, address, and phone for the dental office.
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