Replacing missing teeth with modern dental implants brings many benefits to patients. In addition to effectiveness, many people are also concerned about cost. Let’s listen to BIK International Dental experts answer the question of how much does a dental implant cost.
What is a dental implant?
Before answering the question about the cost of dental implants, let’s understand what the dental implant process is. Dental implants are a method of restoring lost teeth by using dentures made of porcelain or porcelain-fused-to-metal to replace damaged or lost natural teeth.
This is a dental method that helps replace lost teeth by placing a false tooth in the empty position, to restore chewing function and create a more beautiful smile through methods such as removable dentures, porcelain bridges and implants.
Why is it necessary to have dentures after tooth loss?
Current dental implant methods are encouraged by dental experts because they are highly effective in:
- Restoring the chewing ability of teeth and jaws after tooth loss, helping to balance the chewing force on the jaw.
- Preventing stomach and digestive problems due to tooth loss, making it difficult to grind food and affecting digestion.
- Ensuring the balance between the two bites, creating a more beautiful face.
- Reducing the risk of oral diseases due to tooth loss, avoiding tooth decay, bad breath, gingivitis.
- Reducing headaches due to uneven chewing pressure on the teeth, affecting the nerves of the jawbone.
- Creating a confident and beautiful smile with even and aesthetic teeth
- Overcoming the problem of unclear pronunciation, lisp due to tooth loss
Dental implant methods
Dentists advise people who have lost teeth to get dental implants early to protect their health and enhance the aesthetics of their teeth. Currently, with the development of modern technology, many new dental implant methods are being applied to meet the needs of patients more effectively.
Dental implant with removable dentures
This is a popular method, in which the doctor will create a plastic base combined with dentures to create a structure that is consistent with the gums, ensuring that the dentures are similar to real teeth. Dentures are attached directly to the toothless area or the patient’s entire jaw. This method can be applied to cases of partial or complete tooth loss. The elderly often prefer this method due to its flexibility and ease of daily removal and cleaning.
The implementation time of this method is quite fast, only taking 2-4 days. This method helps restore more than 40% of chewing ability with dentures made from safe and harmless materials. However, this method cannot correct problems such as crooked teeth, misaligned teeth and does not prevent jaw bone loss.
Restoring 1 lost tooth with a porcelain bridge
Porcelain dental implants are a modern dental implant method with many outstanding advantages. This is the reason why many people today like to choose them. During this process, the doctor will grind the adjacent teeth to create a foundation for the porcelain crown. The porcelain crown is attached directly to the real tooth to create a complete tooth structure. Dental adhesive is used to bond the porcelain crown to the real tooth, keeping the tooth fixed and not affecting the user’s chewing ability. Porcelain teeth can last up to 10 years if properly preserved and cared for. This method is affordable but cannot prevent jaw bone loss from occurring in the area of the missing tooth.
How much does it cost to implant a tooth when implanting an implant?
Implantation is a modern method to replace missing teeth. This method is recommended by experts. By using artificial teeth that have the same function and aesthetics as real teeth.
Implant teeth include a post that is implanted directly into the jawbone. For example, dentures and porcelain crowns are attached to the implant post through an Abutment joint. This method helps to completely restore the structure of the lost tooth, including the body and root. This helps to effectively restore chewing ability. With the use of high-quality ceramic materials, dental implants not only bring better results than before but also have the ability to overcome all problems of lost teeth. This helps patients eat, live and communicate comfortably. Dental implants can last for decades if properly cared for.
How much does a dental implant cost?
Removable dental implants
Removable dentures are the most economical method of tooth restoration. So when using this method, how much does it cost to implant a tooth? The cost of implanting a tooth can range from 500,000 – 1,000,000 VND depending on the price list of each dental clinic. However, you should only choose this method when other fixed restoration methods cannot be applied.
Porcelain bridge restoration
If you want to implant a false tooth with a porcelain bridge, you will have to spend from 1 to 12 million VND for each tooth (depending on the type of material). This is the cost to have an effective false tooth and a relatively affordable restoration. There are two popular types of teeth that many people choose, which are metal porcelain teeth costing from 1 to 3 million VND and all-ceramic teeth costing from 8 to 12 million VND.
In addition, the cost of making a porcelain bridge also depends on the number of porcelain crowns used. This number of porcelain crowns includes the number of missing teeth plus 2 porcelain crowns attached at both ends to act as tooth pillars. Therefore, if you need to implant 1 false tooth using the bridge method, you will need 3 porcelain crowns, which means the price will be multiplied by 3 times.
How much does it cost to implant a false tooth
Of all the restoration methods, implant is the most expensive method. So if you want to implant a porcelain tooth using this method, how much will it cost for a porcelain tooth? The average price for this ranges from 20 – 30 million VND for each tooth. Although the cost is high, dental implants can last forever, helping you save on future restoration costs (if needed).
Factors affecting the cost of implanting a tooth
It can be seen that the cost of implanting each tooth is different depending on each method. Why is there this difference? How to save money when implanting teeth?
The price of dental implants varies due to many factors such as oral health status, dental implant method, number of teeth needing treatment, etc. In addition, the cost of dental implants at different dental clinics also depends on the doctor’s skills and modern equipment.
To save costs and ensure safety, you should choose a reputable dental clinic for dental implants. This helps you avoid having to spend more money on repairs later. Choose a doctor with good techniques and modern equipment to ensure effectiveness and safety.
If the jawbone is not degraded, the teeth are only slightly misaligned and there are no dental problems, you can save money on dental implants effectively.
Hopefully with the above information, you have understood how much it costs to implant a tooth at the dentist. To know the price suitable for your dental condition, visit the dentist directly for advice on the appropriate restoration method with optimal cost.
