For a patient several thousand miles away, planning begins with what arrives in the inbox. Here is what actually happens to the files you send.
First pass: what is the situation
The radiographs get read in a deliberate order: bone levels around every tooth, root tips and old root canals, sinuses and the path of the inferior alveolar nerve, then the teeth themselves.
The photographs answer a different set of questions: tooth display at rest and smiling, proportions, gum levels, the condition of existing restorations.
Second pass: what is missing
Almost always something. A panoramic cannot show bone width, so implant plans stay provisional. Photographs cannot show mobility, pocket depths or how the teeth actually meet.
We tell you which parts of the plan are firm and which are contingent on measurement here. That distinction is the honest part of remote planning.
Third pass: what the options are
Not a single recommendation, but the alternatives considered and the reasoning for the one preferred, including doing nothing where that is reasonable.
Then a written summary with a schedule and a price range, sent before we speak, so you read it without anyone in the room.
What we will not do
Issue a fixed price and a fixed schedule from photographs. It is possible, it converts better, and it is a guess presented as a plan.
A meaningful proportion of these reviews end with us saying this is not worth travelling for. That conversation is the point of doing it free.
Send whatever you have, including quotes from elsewhere. The worst outcome is a wasted hour; the best is finding out before you book a flight.
For an individual assessment of your case, you can request a consultation at our Bogotá practice.
