Vacation Dental

Thinking about getting dental work performed?

If you are low on dough, like your frugal writer, or just want to save money, read on!  I recently had a crown break in half.  I know, gross!  But obviously it needed to be taken care of, but in my current state I did not have the money to have this replaced in the United States.

I instead opted to contact a friend and get a quote in order to have it fixed in Mexico City, Mexico.

My original plan was to have old fillings replaced with white fillings, and do a bit of cosmetic dentistry, but after chatting with Doctor Beller I decided against this.  He said that the only thing I really needed was the crown, and that the old fillings looked to be in good shape.  So onward with just the crown.

We had three visits together: The initial meeting and evaluation, the measurement and preparation for the new crown, and the installation.  All said and done it cost 5500 pesos, or $280 USD for the installation of a porcelain "Lava" crown.

As a way of saying thank you to Doctor Beller, I would love to send more work in his direction in the form of referrals.  If you are looking to get anything done, and want to get an idea before coming to Mexico, please comment or contact and I will gladly help you with pricing, etc.

Just for reference, a cavity was going to cost about 800 pesos or $40 USD, so the extra price of the plane ticket could easily be offset for higher cost procedures like a crown.

The tooth in the Middle is the new "Lava" Crown that was installed.  Doctor Beller did a great job measuring for the fabricator and color matching for the teeth around it. 
I am thinking about adding pictures, but not sure about the before pictures!  The cracked open crown was pretty disgusting looking! 

Budget for this Trip:

$315 flight to Mexico October 30, 2018
$500 in pesos (8500 pesos, but at a worse exchange from the year before)
$280 Dental Crown
$354 Credit Card
$121 For AT&T Service for a year Using A Tablet As A Cell Phone
$367 return flight to Buffalo December 9, 2018

So overall the trip was not cheaper than a crown in the USA, but it was almost 6 weeks and the weather was beautiful the entire time. 


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