Dental Implant Cost Prices

Dental Implant Cost Prices

One of the most Googled searches in the dental implant virtual vertical is "cost of dental implants." This article will cover the price of dental implants and the cost of not electing this treatment option for missing teeth. The short of this article is this: dental implants are an investment into your physical, psychological and financial health. What's more is that the cost of electing alternative treatments end up proving to be a counter-intuitive outcome. 

While your basic dental implant is typically $1,250 to $3,000, depending on circumstance, geography and specialist, additional costs are typically  incurred -  things like bone regeneration, bone grafting, 3-D imaging (cbct), sinus lift, and wide diameter or narrow diameter implants can quickly escalate the costs involved to as much as $20,000 to $45,000 for the complete procedure for the upper or lower jaw.

Interestingly, most people assume that dental implant solutions are more expensive than alternative methods of tooth replacement. That's just not true! In reality, dental implants are more cost effective than other methods of tooth replacement. The basic reason for this cost differential is due to the fact that other treatments require extensive repairs, replacements, and procedures to preserve the integrity of facial structures and prevent additional tooth loss compared to dental implants.

In other words, additional procedures will probably be necessary in the future to treat the teeth that were cut down, repair the resulting bone defects, or replace the initial bridge. One bridge replacement and a procedure to repair the bone defect could increase the total cost of treatment to over $6,000 in a 10- to 15-year period. An dental implant supported crown, on the other hand, would cost anywhere from $2,500 - $4,000.

*Many dental implant specialists are now requiring a 3-D (cbct) image for treatment planning and post placement analysis. This additional cost is typically $250 to $500 per scan. See more about 3-D imaging in the 3-D imaging section.