Christopher & Favagehi, DDS, MS

Where to start. .. I have had so many dental problems over the years and went from one dentist to the next trying to resolve them but had only occasional success until I found Dr. Favagehi. I don’t even remember where I got the recommendation to go to him so many years ago, but it was the best decision possible. I have a large bridge that he had created and put in for me (the result of a running accident) before implants were a reasonable option for front teeth. I also have 6 implants that he has placed for me and they are all perfect. The practice is very modern and up-​to-​date on advances in periodontal dentistry. The hygenists are gentle and absolutely wonderful. The pricing is much more reasonable than friends have experienced at DC dental practices and they accept many kinds of dental insurance. I cannot rate this practice higher than I did, but if I could, I would.

Dr. Favagehi placed an implant in my tooth in the spring of 2010 and I’ve had nothing but problems with the tooth since. The implant was placed in my jaw crooked, so, when my dentist placed the abutment and crown on, the tooth looked very misaligned with wide gaps on either side, sticking out dramatically toward my cheek. I have had chronic problems with my gums around it and shooting pain when I chew that throbs for hours afterward.
Unfortunately, we are military and no longer live there and have a different dental plan now, so I have no recourse through insurance. Additionally, I am having to have that implant replaced with a custom abutment and new crown to try to correct all the problems, costing us close to $ 1000 out of pocket in addition to what I originally paid Dr. Favagehi for the implant work. This was my first implant and crown, so I had no idea what to expect or how it should look.
In the interim, I had a different implant on another molar done by a dentist in Texas that is perfect and has caused zero problems.
It’s been a bit frustrating to say the least. Chronic pain is no fun. I don’t even chew on that side anymore and have heat and cold sensitivity around that implant. It must go.
I think they should refund me my out-​of-​pocket expenses for that bad implant at a minimum. And it would be most appropriate to cover my current additional expenses to repair it as well. That would be the ethical thing to do. When you pay thousands of dollars for dental work, it should be right or they should fix it for free. I shouldn’t have to suffer AND pay double for their error.
Caveat emptor.

I highly recommend Dr. Favagehi, I was referred to him by my cosmetic dentist to get a front tooth implant. I am halfway through the procedure and I must say I am very happy with my experience. He instills a lot of confidence in his work, he took the time to explain the procedure and especially how delicate this procedure can be given that it is a front tooth. He comes off like a perfectionist which is exactly what you want when your smile is on the line. If this wasn’t enough, I have had my temp tooth fall off twice from exercise related activities during weekends and twice he has taken time from his weekend to meet me to replace the temp. This is the type of customer service that you can expect from Dr. Favagehi.