Implantology (dental implant placement)
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Visitor asks:
Hello!
I have already read quite a few of your opinions and answers and they have clarified many things for me. Now I would like to ask you for a few more explanations.
A few days ago, at one of the Croatian dental clinics, I received an estimate for implant treatment of the upper jaw because, in their assessment, the teeth under my current bridge are completely destroyed and everything would have to be removed. I have a bridge in two parts across the entire upper jaw.
The estimate includes six implants with the procedure itself, suturing, prescriptions, impression taking, convertible abutments, a temporary denture, a Toronto bridge, screws for the Toronto bridge, Toronto cylinders and healing abutments (I do not know what these are). Altogether it comes to EUR 7600.
The price is probably quite reasonable. How much would this cost at your clinic? I am still more interested in having this kind of service in Slovenia. Only if the difference were too large, then...
But now that I have learned what my condition is, I have started looking into everything more. This is how I also came across the All-on-4 procedure, which seems much more affordable here too, if I understood correctly.
I would like to know in what way conventional implantation (which I described above) is better than All-on-4. Does the latter have a shorter “lifespan”? What is the subsequent maintenance like with one procedure or the other? What do you recommend? Do you also perform All-on-4? How long is the waiting time?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
Slavica
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam!
The number of dental implants is selected according to the conditions in the jaw: size of the arch, bone quality, available bone volume, type of restoration that the implants would support... Six implants in the upper jaw is the usual number supporting a fixed construction. Four implants in the upper jaw usually support a removable construction (i.e. a denture), although under certain conditions they may also support a fixed one. The treatment time, surgical method, maintenance method, etc. do not depend on the number of implants placed. Price of the procedure:
Fixed construction on six implants:
-EUR 750 (implant) X 6 = EUR 4500
-EUR 420 (crown on implant) X 6 = EUR 2520
-EUR 210 (pontic) X 6 = EUR 1260
Total: EUR 8280 - 10% = EUR 7400
The price includes all procedures from the beginning to the final result, including the temporary restoration (everything you listed yourself).
Fixed construction on four implants:
-EUR 750 (implant) X 4 = EUR 3000
-EUR 420 (crown on implant) X 4 = EUR 1680
-EUR 210 (pontic) X 8 = EUR 1680
Total: EUR 6360 -10 % = EUR 5700
We try to adapt the waiting time to the individual and their needs.
Have a nice day!
The number of dental implants is selected according to the conditions in the jaw: size of the arch, bone quality, available bone volume, type of restoration that the implants would support... Six implants in the upper jaw is the usual number supporting a fixed construction. Four implants in the upper jaw usually support a removable construction (i.e. a denture), although under certain conditions they may also support a fixed one. The treatment time, surgical method, maintenance method, etc. do not depend on the number of implants placed. Price of the procedure:
Fixed construction on six implants:
-EUR 750 (implant) X 6 = EUR 4500
-EUR 420 (crown on implant) X 6 = EUR 2520
-EUR 210 (pontic) X 6 = EUR 1260
Total: EUR 8280 - 10% = EUR 7400
The price includes all procedures from the beginning to the final result, including the temporary restoration (everything you listed yourself).
Fixed construction on four implants:
-EUR 750 (implant) X 4 = EUR 3000
-EUR 420 (crown on implant) X 4 = EUR 1680
-EUR 210 (pontic) X 8 = EUR 1680
Total: EUR 6360 -10 % = EUR 5700
We try to adapt the waiting time to the individual and their needs.
Have a nice day!
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