Things You Never Knew About the Cost of Dental Implants, PART 2

"This article, part 2 of 3, presents a number of interesting and perspective-changing facts about the cost of dental implants."

In our previous article post, the introductory installment of this three-part series, we began looking at how the cost of dental implants actually helps patients to save money in the long term. We left off with a discussion on removable dentures and how people who are either already edentulous (toothless) or who are facing an immediate future of edentulism frequently opt for dentures because they believe them to be more cost-effective. However, in the long run, nothing could be further from the truth. In our previous article post, we took a look at the cost of dental implants and how it represents a singular and long term investment in your oral health and overall quality of life. In this article, we shall continue on with this point before presenting some more interesting facts about the cost of dental implants. 

Did you Know the Cost of Dental Implants in the Long Run Works out Cheaper than Removable Dentures, or ‘False Teeth?’ … Continued

• The Cost of Dental Implants: A One-time Solution 

Tooth loss causes the jaw bone to atrophy and shrink. Since removable dentures only rest upon the gums, they do nothing to keep the jaw bone underneath stimulated and alive, which is actually what the tooth roots are responsible for doing. As such, the changing contours of the jaw require dentures to be refitted every few years or so, which means that when you opt for dentures as your teeth replacement solution, you are signing yourself up for a whole lot of expenses you initially thought you were saving yourself from! The cost of dental implants may be higher than dentures to begin with, but it gets you a brand new set of teeth that can last 20, 30 years and even longer without the need for restoration. The cost of dental implants also saves you all the inconveniences, challenges and social discomforts associated with dentures.

Did You Know the Cost of Dental Implants, in the Long Run, is Actually Cheaper than the Cost of Dental Bridges?

Dental bridges are another example of what people frequently perceive to be the less expensive option to the cost of dental implants. Sure, you will find yourself paying less for a bridge to begin with. But this tooth replacement technology has half the lifespan of a dental implant. And it comes with half the benefits too! The cost of dental implant gets you a new tooth that looks, feels and functions just like a natural healthy tooth. One of the most frequent complaints given by patients who have had a bridge placed is that it feels foreign and uncomfortable in their mouths. This causes a constant state of consciousness around that restored tooth. 

Dental bridges (see image above) also require the two healthy teeth on either side of the exposed gap, from where your tooth has gone missing, to be filed down in order to support the replacement ceramic crown. The cost of dental implants doesn’t require the sacrifice of any healthy teeth. In fact, the cost of dental implants provides the very best and least traumatic teeth replacement option on the market. And it is for this reason that qualified and experienced implant dentists recommend them time and again.

The Cost of Dental Implants: Stay Tuned for More Fascinating Facts

In our next and final article installment, part 3 of 3, we shall present some final facts on the cost of dental implants, with special emphasis on what patients can, in the short and long term, expect to get from their investment.