What Implant Rehabilitation Costs — and What Makes Up the Price

Because there’s no single price. The sum follows from the number of implants (four or six per jaw, or two for an overdenture), the type of restoration (fixed bridge, implant overdenture, single crown), the material of the permanent one (zirconia, hybrid), and any preparation that might be needed — extractions, a sinus lift, a bone graft — and all of that is only known after an exam and a CT. A number we wrote here would be right for some people and misleading for the rest. What we do promise: the quote you get at the end of the first consultation is itemised, written and final. It lists every stage and what’s included in it, and you’d get the same quote at any clinic in the network. You can take it home and compare. And if you want a rough idea over the phone before you come — ask the call centre; they’ll tell you the range honestly.

Yes, in two ways that can also be combined. The first is spreading it over the stages of treatment: part at planning, part on the day of surgery, and the balance when the permanent bridge is delivered — so the payment is spread over the healing months anyway. The second is credit-card instalments on each part. You don’t pay everything up front. Worth knowing: the quote is locked to the approved plan, and a stage that’s already been priced doesn’t get more expensive along the way. If a need comes up mid-surgery that wasn’t in the plan — bone that needs building up, say — we tell you before we continue, not on the bill at the end. The exact split, and any other option, is settled at the consultation with the quote in hand.

Sometimes. The health funds’ supplementary plans and private dental insurance reimburse part of the cost of implants and crowns in certain cases — how much, and for what, depends on your policy, so it’s worth calling the insurer before the consultation and asking what’s covered and what they need to receive. What we provide: an itemised quote with the treatment codes, medical certificates, a signed treatment plan, and receipts for every payment — everything the insurer asks for. If the insurer requires its own form, bring it and we’ll fill it in. The refund comes to you from the insurer, not through us, so the payment to the clinic is in full and you claim the refund afterwards. Ask the call centre; it comes up in almost every conversation.

Usually the difference isn’t the price but what the quote describes. Three questions to check in every quote. One: what’s included — the CT referral and who pays for the scan, the surgical guide, the provisional bridge, all the check-ups, the permanent bridge, a night guard, and a written warranty. A quote where the check-ups or the provisional are “extra” is cheap on paper and expensive later. Two: who carries out each stage, and who’s responsible afterwards — a single dentist, or a clinic that will still be there in five years. Three: what the permanent bridge is made of. An acrylic bridge called “permanent” isn’t the same product as zirconia, and in a few years you’ll feel the difference. Bring us another quote; we’ll go through it together and tell you where the real difference is.

Not necessarily, and sometimes the comparison simply isn’t like for like. A cheap offer from abroad is often an offer for a different product: an acrylic bridge called “permanent” instead of zirconia, without the check-ups in the year after, and without a warranty you can actually use from here. Add flights, a hotel, days off work — twice, because the permanent bridge comes months later — and what happens if an implant doesn’t take or a screw breaks the week after you get back. The right comparison is on the same product: zirconia, all the check-ups, a written warranty, someone you can reach by phone in the first week. Bring the offer from abroad to the consultation; we’ll go through it line by line, and if it really is the same thing — we’ll say so.

No. In stages: part at planning, part on the day of surgery, and the balance when the permanent bridge is delivered — so the payment is spread over the healing months anyway. Each part can be split into credit-card instalments. The quote is locked to the approved plan: a stage that’s already been priced doesn’t get more expensive along the way, even if a few months have passed. If surgery reveals a need that wasn’t in the plan — a socket that needs bone material, say — we tell you before we continue, not after, and you decide. You get the document setting out the stages and the sums in writing before you start, and it’s also what the insurer asks to see. If something in the payment structure doesn’t work for you, say so at the consultation; there’s room for flexibility, and it’s better discussed before than halfway through.

Three months. After that we update it if the prices of materials and lab work have changed — in practice that happens about once a year, and not by much; usually the quote you get after six months is identical. If you decide after a year or more, we re-examine, and sometimes a new CT is needed, because the mouth changes: bone resorbs, a borderline tooth has gone, and sometimes the plan changes with it — usually not in the cheaper direction. That’s not a way of pressuring you; it’s a fact about bone. If you need time to decide, say so; the quote doesn’t disappear, and even after three months you can call and ask for an update without coming in. And what stays valid with no time limit is your file, the CT and the plan — they’re kept across the network.