10/30/09

Great Oral and Implant Surgeon

by Geri123

My dentist referred me to Dr. Calet for implants. A friend of mine had already used him and raved about how nice he was and that she never had a problem with his work. I went to see him, and he removed two of my teeth and gave me two implants. I now can affirm everything my friend told me. He was professional, careful, did not promise more than he could deliver, and was extremely considerate. I would highly recommend him to everyone. My only regret is that while he is my (forever) oral surgeon and implant specialist, he is not also my dentist.

• Pros: Reasonable Prices

10/05/09

Diagnosis is Important

by Seth B

I was having pain in the area of a dental implant that was implanted in 2005 by another doctor. I was sure the implant had gone bad and needed to be replaced. I knew replacement would be very costly and very painful due to the placement of the implant near the sinus cavity. My dentist stated the implant would need to be taken out sooner or later as it was only be held together by a thin and retreating amount of bone.

Rather than quickly get me under the knife, which I had fully expected the oral surgeon to recommend, Dr. Calat had me obtain old x-rays from previous dentists and the original oral surgeon who performed the implant surgery initially. After comparing these x-rays with a CAT scan taken by Dr. Calat, he determined that there was in fact significant bone in the area that did not show up on a conventional X-Ray machine. The pain was likely due to some bacteria relating to the location of the implant near the sinus cavity. The pain was gone a few days later, and Dr. Calat stated I will likely have some recurring bacteria in that area due to the placement, that amount of slight periodic pain is far more preferable than ripping out the implant and building a new one. Dr. Calat likely saved me thousands of dollars and a great deal of painful surgery by taking time and consideration in his prognosis. I probably spent about $500 on the x-rays and consultation, but this certainly seems better than spending $1000s of dollars doing an unnecessary complicated surgery.

Of course, its hard to say at the moment whether his prognosis will ultimately be correct. However, given the x-rays he showed me, I have a good degree of confidence he made the right call, and I will follow up with him in a year to make sure the dental implant is still in good shape.

• Pros: High-tech environment, took time to properly diagnose
• Cons: None

09/25/09

Great Doctor, and staff.

by CINDYTA

Im a very, very anxious person,alot of stress...So Im always looking for Doctors that make me feel comfortable..I move to jersey and I was looking for an oral surgeon here on line I found Dr.Calat, oh what a relief, He is the best and what I love the most is that he put me first, not rushing me and offering me the choice of anesthisia, so I was pain free,worry free, and for sure Im feeling very nice tonight, he removed a wisdown tooth and a bad tooth..I love him and his staff..thanks!!

• Pros: the best Oral surgeon I ever known.
• Cons: none