Vivian Lu D.D.S. in Rosemead

We have been going to Dr. Vivian Lu's office for over 15 years and she is a great Dentist. My whole family goes, my wife and 2 kids. She has always done a great job and is very well qualified. I have had crowns done, root canals, regular yearly check ups, deep cleans. An none without any real issues. My mom has gone to do dental teeth replacements and dental work also. The comments below are ridiculous in my 15 years with her. I've always hated going to the dentist, but Dr. Lu was and is the 1st dentist I felt comfortable going to. She is an asian dentist that can serve the asian community well.

I was referred to Dr. Lu by my sister who has had her as a dentist for years. My molar had cracked and I was in so much pain. Dr. Lu did my root canal painlessly and completed my crown the following week. Bottom line, she gets the job done and well. I'm sad she doesn't accept my insurance but will pay full cost just for reassurance my root canal gets done correctly. Best root canal & crown doctor I've had thus far

I'm sorry, but these negative Google reviews for Dr. Lu are all complete nonsense. Not a single word is accurate. I have been a patient of Dr. Lu for over ten years, and she has been nothing but professional. She is a USC School of Dentistry graduate, not a graduate from some random school in a flyover state.

Vivian Lu, D.D.S. California， Misrepresentation? or Malpractice? I went to Vivian Lu's clint for teeth cleaning. After x-ray, Vivian Lu told me one of my molar tooth needed root canal treatment. I didn't have any tooth pain, no tooth sensitivity at the moment. I chose to trust her, got the root canal treatmentin her clinic. My treated molar started to move after 17 months. Finally, I had the tooth extraction. Vivian Lu told me that she could give me a good discount of dental implant for $1,500, normally cost $1,700. At the same time, she refused to release my dental x-ray records. She said it was accidently gone. I doubt that I were involved an unnecessary root canal treatment. Well designed plan Vivian Lu, step 1, I paid her root canal treatment fee $600, crown $500, extraction $120. step 2, She set me up that I had to pay dental implant to replace a missing tooth for another $1,500 to $1,700. Do you have the same experience as me? Not Recommended

Vivian Lu, Dentist Rosemead City, California. Damadge teeth with $5 dental drill from Alibab. Referred by mom's friend for teeth cleaning, Vivian Lu a short, around 60 to 65 years old women claimed there were two teeth need fillings. I just followed her words. During the drilling, each tooth had been spent at least15 minutes with her cheapest, slowed dental drill. The whole dental filling procedure was more than an hour. Same day, at night, I suffered great pain. Next morning, I phoned Vivian Lu, she said "it's normal, don't worry". The pain caused me very anxiety. I went to a local dentist at noon. After diagnosis and x-ray, found the nerves of the teeth were already got infected. Both of the teeth need root canal treatment immediately. Why the simple dental fillings caused nerves dammadge on my teeth? The dentist gave the personal opinion: I. Vivian Lu could have poor vision, caused nerve damage during the drilling, since she was more than sixty three years old, with presbyopia. II. Drilling damadged the nerves of the teeth, the dental drills were too soft, too weak to be efficient. I shopped around, the third dentist confirmed same possibilities. I backed to Vivian's clinic and questioned her how to fix the problems? She said that she could charge me $1,050for each tooth, included root canal and crown, instead of $1,400 regular price. Definitely, I won't go back to her.

Vivian Lu, DDS, misleading me into paying for unnecessary, expensive procedures: I. a root canal, II. a bonegraft implant, and III. using low-quality dental materials purchased on Taobao. My experience was terrible. I needed a filling on my upper tooth, but was asked to undergo a root canal with nerve extraction. After extracting another tooth, there was no bone left to support an implant, but they recommended using bone filler. Many friends who had implants using bone filler fell out within a few years, effectively wasting their time. I consulted two other dentists: I. An endodontist, a root canal specialist, believed that a filling was all that was needed. II. An implant specialist (periodontist), believed that even if bone powder was added and an implant was successfully placed, it would not last more than two years. In fact, any dentist who has been doing this for a long time knows exactly what the outcome will be for the patient. What's more important than paying for a service is the truth. Some practitioners use the children of their friends and relatives to create a market by posting fake orders and positive reviews online. Misleading patients and losing money is only one of the reasons. Damaged teeth cannot be reversed. Look at this old X-ray machine. How can you take a picture of a crack on a tooth? Taobao price: I. A dental drill costs 10-25 RMB. At Vivian At Lu, because the drill bit isn't hard enough, drilling a hole in a grinding tooth takes a long time, easily creating a crack. The terrible thing is, the patient has no idea at the time. II. Filling materials cost 6-26 RMB, and glue costs 6-10 RMB. III. Crowns cost 280 RMB, and that's for finished products. Semi-finished crowns are even cheaper. Low-quality porcelain veneers contain harmful substances like beryllium. Low-quality filling materials oxidize and degrade in a moist mouth, forming harmful substances that can damage the liver and kidneys. Practitioners brazenly use these inferior products because regulators don't restrict the source of dental products. When patients develop blood or kidney problems, they're offered various excuses, making it difficult to win lawsuits. We pay Vivian Lu high-end medical prices in the US, but receive materials that only self-employed dentists in fourth- and fifth-tier cities in mainland China would dare to use. We must always be wary of being misled. You can check the prices of these dental products on Taobao. The above is my personal experience and is for reference only.

Vivian Lu, DDS 4134 Rosemead Blvd Cheating on patients 5 traps: Getting huge profits, causing patients to be chronically poisoned by five means: 1. Toxic dental filling materials: Use amalgam mixed dental filling materials purchased from cheap informal channels in China, because the amalgam mixed materials are much cheaper than the amalgam materials from formal channels, and the stability is very poor, and county-level hospitals do not use them. Chronic mercury poisoning will occur after filling teeth. The amalgam mixed materials enter the human body every day, destroying the human body's immunity, leading to intestinal diseases, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease (senile dementia), etc. In addition, metallic mercury is unstable and easily volatile, causing chronic mercury poisoning in the human body. In addition to the symptoms of the neuropsychiatric system, it also manifests as stomatitis, red and swollen gums, bleeding when brushing teeth, and loose teeth and tooth loss after a few years. I had stomatitis less than two years after having my teeth filled by her, and my gums were red and swollen, and I bled when brushing my teeth. 2. Toxic mixed metal crowns: Use nickel-chromium mixed metal crowns, braces, and dentures purchased from cheap domestic informal channels for more than 200 yuan each - they have long been banned in Japan and Germany. Cheap nickel-mixed crowns, long-term wear and absorption of nickel compounds can cause kidney damage, hematuria, proteinuria, destroy the immune system, and can cause contact dermatitis, asthma and sinusitis. Nickel and nickel compounds are carcinogenic. What's more, the nickel-chromium mixture from ultra-low-priced informal channels has worse stability and wear resistance. The worst crowns made by county-level hospitals will use titanium alloys for 500 yuan or cobalt-chromium alloys for 800 yuan. 3. Use inferior toxic crowns to impersonate regular crowns to deceive patients. I have made two crowns from her: inner steel outer porcelain for $500 and pure gold for the lower teeth for $800. In fact, both are nickel-chromium mixed metals from cheap and informal channels. The so-called pure gold is actually coated, which is not as stable as nickel-chromium metal crowns. All the long-term wear and tear is absorbed by the body. I went to her to argue, and she bit back and said that I had replaced it in China, and started to play rogue. 4. Use false promises and low prices to trick patients into the treatment process: I. Convince you to do root canal and nerve extraction treatment for teeth that have been active and cannot be retained, and then have to do crowns. After $1,200, you can earn money from implants and extractions in half a year or more. 5. Vivian Lu, DDS 4134 Rosemead Blvd took advantage of the fact that California has no clear regulations on the purchase channels of dental materials, patients have no way to complain, and the lawsuits cost a lot of money, and deceived patients fearlessly, using cheap domestic toxic materials to obtain high profits, causing patients to suffer from chronic poisoning and various diseases. Because I sometimes feel weak, my gums are red and swollen, and my teeth are loose, I went to a tertiary hospital for a checkup before returning to the United States. My classmate is a doctor and toxicologist with 23 years of clinical experience. He believes that it is caused by chronic heavy metal poisoning, which is difficult to reverse. I am worried that there is something wrong with the filling materials and metal crowns at Vivian Lu. My classmate said that private dental clinics in remote areas use cheap metal materials, and many such things have happened. I was taken to the dental restoration department. After the examination, the doctor told me that the two crowns I had made were made of mixed metals similar to nickel and chromium. They are not allowed to be sold through formal channels, and they cost less than 200 yuan. They are very unstable and wear-resistant. Every day, toxic metal chips enter the human body, causing chronic poisoning in patients. Consider replacing them as soon as possible. I regret being deceived by her false promises and lies. I was greedy for cheapness and ignorance at the time. I hope everyone will learn from my experience and consult at least three different dentists before treatment. I wish you all good health and protect yourself.