The cost of dental
implants may appear high, but the price is coming down. And if you consider the beneficial
differences, the time involved and the expertise of your
specialist they are worth every penny. To help you understand and appreciate the cost
let’s explore the aspects of price and how different dental implants may differ depending on various factors.
If the price is too good to be true?
The cost of an dental implant ranges from around $1,500
up to $5,000.00 . Anything less may be
an indicator that you’re getting an inferior product or an implant that’s not
designed for a particular location in your mouth. Short term the implant device may appear to
be fully functional, but operationally it won’t last. The difference may be likened to the
difference between Toyo’s and Michelin tires.
Here again you may get what you pay for and the initial cost may appear
affordable, but in the long term you are
going to get a better result with how it functions and how long it lasts if
your provider installs Michelins.
The real concern for the patient is ‘where and how’ to
find an inexpensive quality dental implant, and most likely the driving adjective is ‘inexpensive’. This perception by the patient is that teeth
are utilitarian to their daily life. That’s
really not the case, but to put the cost into perspective let’s examine what goes
into the cost of a dental implant.
4 Factors that Drive the Cost of Dental Implants:
The Material:
The traditional materials – prices of cobalt-chromium alloy and titanium are
not the same. Implants from
cobalt-chromium (CC) alloy rods are cheaper than comparable titanium implants,
but when it comes to zirconium dioxide, then cost of a dental implant may
appear to be cost prohibitive to the patient.
However, depending on where the implant is being placed, you may end up
with a less than satisfactory result with the less expensive CC implant. You just won’t know it for a while
.
The Size:
This variable is a significant factor. The
bigger the implant, the more material, the more it costs, but also the more it may do. Also, special coatings applied to the surface
of the implant, contributing to better osseo-integration with the bone, will
affect the cost of the dental implant.
The Manufacturer:
Different manufacturers put different prices on similar rods made from the same
material. Some manufacturers include some kind of an extra charge in the dental
implant’s price for their brand name. This is a lot more esoteric and therefore
harder to explain. It’s like trying to
explain the difference between Polo and Hanes T-shirts. However, some of these manufacturers provide lifetime
guarantees and replacement for failure.
Finally, it may depend on where your dentist gets his implants from.
And this factor may be a function of how motivated your provider is in
providing you with the best implant material for the least amount of cost to
you. Some of that may just end up being
economies of scale by your provider.
Does your provider have contacts directly with manufactures in China or
Israel, where the dental implant cost can be significantly reduced, while the
indirect purchase of dental implants from U.S dental suppliers may ratchet up
the price?
A lot of your choice and cost may depend on the choice of
your provider. It’s not to say the more
you spend the better you will be.
Rather, a reputable practitioner, who is truly trained in the placement and
restoration (and this may be two providers), may be a significant factor in
what you end up with and what it costs.
Trust and reputation are the more difficult factors to define for the
patient.
Novy Scheinfeld, DDS, PC
290 Carpenter Drive, 200A
Atlanta (Sandy Springs), GA 30328
404-256-3620
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