Dr. Luis A. Cantu D.D.S. – Dentist in Acuña – Specialist Periodontology
Dr. Luis A. Cantu D.D.S, is a board certified cosmetic dental Surgeon in Mexico, specializing in high quality periodontics in the small charming border town of Cd. Acuña, Coahuila just across the the border from Del Rio, Texas. His excellent location is just a short drive for the hundreds of Texan patients that he has from San Antonio, Abilene, San Angelo, Houston, Austin, Laredo and some come from as far as Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas not to mention the patients he has coming from other southern states.
He is conveniently located less than 2 minutes as you cross into Acuña City, Mexico. His office has been catering to Americans and Canadians from across the border for over 40 years. We understand the anxiety that comes with visiting the dentist for any reason even a 6 month check up, but with Dr. Cantu you can rest assure that you and your family are with the best quality cosmetic dental surgeon in Northern Mexico. Dr. Cantu has been in practice long enough to know how to naturally put his patients fears and anxieties at ease. This charismatic dentist in Acuña and a great addition to the Quality Care Mexico Network of Specialist. Call today for your free quote and let Quality Care Mexico host your next dental visit and help save you money.
- Graduate of the UNAM (UNIVESIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO)1965-1969 Dental Surgeon
- Post Graduate UANL (UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE NUEVO LEON)
- Periodontist specialty – 1980-1981
- Private Practice 1970- current
- Professional Dental License number ( Cedula) 188915
- Aesthetic Period-ontology in Mexico
- Bone Grafting in Mexico
- Cavity Fillings in Mexico
- Dentures Mexico ( Removable or Permanent )
- Gum Disease Mexico
- Gingival Smile Mexico
- Porcelain Crowns in Mexico – Veneers in Mexico (bio-glass)
- Root Canal in Mexico
- Teeth Whitening in Mexico
- Initial Oral Exam – Periodic Oral Exam $45 usd
- X-rays – Intra oral exam (complete series) – Laboratory Exam $95 usd
- Biopsy of Hard Tissue – Soft Tissue Oral Exam $230 usd
RESTORATION
- Direct (fills) Composite (white)
- Belle Glass Crowns (no metal) Composite
- Porcelain (Express no metal)
ENDODONTICS
- Pulpotomy
- Root Canal Therapy (excluding restoration)
DENTURES
- Complete Upper
- Complete Lower
- Partial Dentures Flexible (upper-lower)
- Reline Dentures (Acrylic) Upper or Lower
BRIDGES
- 3 Crowns / Bridges Porcelain metal
- 4 Crowns / Bridges Porcelain metal
COSMETICS – (Get a Quote)
- Veneers (Laminated)
- Bio – Glass (Composite)
- Porcelain (Express)
PERIODONTICS
- Initial Oral Exam (pockets, probing, clinical exam)
PERIODONTAL INITIAL THERAPY (Subgingival Curattage full mouth)
- Each quadrant (single) includes: Root planning, Removal of granulated tissue (diseased soft tissue),
Periodontal surgery
- Bone Grafting (single or multiple)
- Gingival Grafting (soft tissue)
- Lengthening of Clinical Crown for Prosthodontic reasons
Oral Surgery
- Extractions
- Alveoloplasty (upper or lower)
(Bone Spines and regular Restoration of Ridge for Dentures)
Signs and symptoms:
- Redness or bleeding of gums while brushing teeth, using dental floss or biting into hard food
- Gum swelling that recurs
- Halitosis, or bad breath, and a persistent metallic taste in the mouth
- Gingival recession, resulting in apparent lengthening of teeth.
- Deep pockets between the teeth and the gums
- Loose teeth, in the later stages
Did you know that periodontist disease can cause many other health problems if left untreated. Some of the more common health problems can be heart problems and in pregnant women the consequences can mean giving birth to premature babies with low birth weight. Moderate to severe Periodontics disease can be 2 times as likely to cause cerebral palsy, 2-5 times more likely to cause chronic respiratory diseases, 2x more likely to cause Coronary diseases and 2-4 times more likely to cause diabetes.
Why wait until it is too late, If it´s the financial part of it that is keeping you from obtaining the necessary treatment, call us and see how affordable it can be on this side of the border. A million dollar smile can give you back the confidence that you need to do the many things that you never thought you could. A brilliant smile can take you to places you never dreamed of.












