Mark J Gargiulo, DDS

to: oleg of vernon hills… sad, your review speaks to you needing crowns and bridges 70K. wow…thats amazing, since, Dr Gargiulo is a Periodontists (look that up) He doesnt do CROWNS OR BRIDGES. and would never quote a fee for something he doesnt even do. so stop putting fake reviews on Unilocal… it makes you look silly!!!

Dr. Gargiulo examined my teeth and issued a verdict: replace/​redo all teeth, crowns, and bridges. $ 70 K or so… I imagine he has already imagined all the money in his bank acct, but… good I did not «jump off the cliff» and went elsewhere and have been seeing improvement. So far so good…
I will not call him a crook, but I will not come within 20 miles around him (and the dentist who referred me to him).

Perfect! My daughter needed an implant and he did it perfectly! He did my dental surgery about 7 years ago — and all went great, too. Many thanks to the Doctor!

Dr. Gargiulo did a bone graft for me between my 2 front teeth. While he did this sucessfully, the cosmetic end was a mess. My gums receded and I lost my papilla. Which is the gum that comes in between your two front teeth. There is a gaping hole behind my teeth on the roof of my mouth that after months and months has still not heeled along with this horribly ugly black hole in between my teeth. I had to go to a bonding specialist to get this fixed and it will never look like it should again. Dr. Gargiulo and his staff assured me this papilla would grow back while 2 other specialists said that is just not true. I am really upset by this whole process and Dr. Gargiulo needs to explain things FULLY to his patients — whether the news is good or bad. This bone graft needed to be done, but I felt blindsided by the after effects. None of which I appreciated, obviously.

On this my second visit to Dr Gargiulo, my experience of aftercare was about a three on a ten scale. I was surprised because my previous visit, about four years ago, had rated a nine for aftercare. Same people, different attitude, and unfortunately I actually needed more aftercare this time around. Oh, and did I mention that I ended up in the emergency room due to the prescribed medications and when I mentioned it to the doctor, he said, «Oh yeah, that can happen.» Something he and his staff failed to mention to me. Many things I have been told «like we told you» without ever having been told. Hopefully I will not need this proceedure again, but if I do, I will request my dentist refer me elsewhere. It’s a shame, because I raved about this office four years ago…

What can I say about Dr. Mark and his staff that any of the other reviews haven’t? He and his staff are friendly, patient and very, very good at what they do! I had bone grafting done a few years ago and felt completely comfortable because Dr. Mark took me step by step through the process and nothing was left to doubt or question. If you’re looking for a DDS, look no further than Mark Gargiulo! (And the view of Millenium Park and the lake is second to none!)

Dr. Gargiulo (Mark) gave me a dental implant and was more interested in giving me what I wanted and needed than he was in making money. I’d been to another DDS to get a tooth pulled, and when that one talked about doing an implant, he said I would need a bone graft and a sinus life (more invasive, longer healing, plus another $ 800‑1500). Dr. Gargiulo did it without either one so my implant was about half the cost of the other place, and my dentist doing the crown said it was perfect.
The office staff is very nice and friendly as well. They explained the cost, how to get insurance to cover some of it (one of the scans could be partly covered through my regular/​non-​dental insurance, and they showed me how to submit that to BCBS), and the cost of the implant covered all follow-​up appointments and x-​rays.
Overall, they saved me money on a perfect implant, and I felt really good about the whole process.