If you get it done at a dental school, the price is generally about half-rate, maybe $1,500 for California if done at a school.
They FIRST must establish that he’s a good condidate:
1. Check for gengivitis —does he have inflamed gums. If not, then he has been flossing regularly, doing dental cleanings with a scaler, etc.
2. Does he have good bone density —would the implant site prove sturdy enough to support the implant long-term. They will take an x-ray to confirm.
3. Does he have other problems that might prolong or impede implant success? Like does he need an unrelated root canal, extraction, etc.
kay, lessay they do his initial checks and he’s a good candidate:
They will first screw in a POST and plop on top of that a temp crown.
6 months to a year must pass for OSSIFICATION —this means the bone surrounding the post starts building up and strengthening.
So lessay he’s luck and a good boy and 6 months later he comes back. He does another x-ray and they confirm nice, white matrix has built up around the site, no scary shadows:
That means he’s good to go, and they put the implant in.
So there are TWO steps to this, with a big OSSIFICATION steap in-between.
And for cost control u should check the going rate at the nearest dental school, cuz it’s HALF PRICE and often they have access to the very latest technology.
Dental implant technology has improved VERY VERY much and I believe u want the very best, esp if it’s HALF PRICE.