Do Dental Implants Cost Too Much?

Only you can decide if dental implants cost too much. On average dental implants cost anywhere from the initial $1000 for just one tooth to upwards of more than $30, 000 for a set of firm and secure teeth in a mouth that has few teeth left. Depending on the additional procedures that need to be done, the teeth may very well be the least expensive part of the implanting procedure.

When you experience tooth loss, you also tend to experience bone and gum density loss over time. When this happens you may very well experience difficulties with implants. Implanted teeth need to have a strong rooting system to keep them in place.

This rooting system comes from the screw, usually made from titanium, that goes into the jaw. If the bone or the gum is not strong enough to support the screw, obviously the eventual result will be the loss of the implant. This is not the goal of anyone involved, and thus it is important to know exactly what needs to be done in order to secure the tooth.

Implants are designed to stay in the mouth no matter what. If the mouth has been perpetually devoid of healthy adult teeth, the bone loss has most likely been accumulative, starting on the teens or preteen years. Those who have no adult teeth tend to have a much more expensive procedure ahead of them than those who have had some healthy adult teeth.

The screw must be placed into a very strong element, usually synthetic bone structure. In many cases, this bone structure comes from bovine bone or manufactured bone that is nothing more than very strong plastic.

Once the bone structure is in place, the screw can be inserted. The cost of dental implants will vary with how many areas have been affected by bone and gum density loss and how much time it takes to help create the foundation for the implants.