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I don't remember what my one implant cost. There are two parts--one is the actual implant and then you wait six months or so to make sure it "took". They will have checked previously to make sure that you have enough calcium to hold it (or something like that, it's been awhile for me.)
Then you go and get the actual tooth put it. Mine looks absolutely natural and it's been a few years and so far, no problems. I do worry sometimes about calcium loss as we age and maybe losing the implant, yuck, what a horrible thought. I could have traveled the world several times and would have liked to but I always took care of my teeth, enough crowns to be a queen. It's the right thing to do though.
Best thing I ever did was getting my teeth fixed 13 years ago when I was in my 40's. No more broken painful teeth, loose fillings, gum disease, etc. Had a few thousand dollars in work done at the time with bridges, crowns, root canals, deep cleaning (fortunately I didn't need periodontal flap surgery which absolutely sucks).
I now take care of them & visit the dentist three times a year for cleanings & checkups. Hope to be doing that until I die and never have to deal with the pain of bad teeth again.
I have one implant that was done in...wait for it...1968! On the day MLK was assassinated. I was in the dentists chair listening to the news for 12 hours. I had a small accident in gymnastics class at school. Well, that implant is still good all these decades later. They used a steel spike and it's quite a bit larger than what's being used today.
Those of us who worked hard to keep all our teeth in good condition are still going to pay a lot for dental work as we age. A good friend of mine who was so proud of her teeth was recently diagnosed with "bite collapse" that's going to cost as much as implants. Her H got dentures years ago and recently spent 2 YEARS switching over to implants. Both of them will be sporting a Mercedes worth of dental work.
My parents went the opposite way. When they knew they were retiring, they both had all their teeth pulled and got dentures while they still had insurance. Yikes!
My H paid more than 3K for an implant and died three months after it was done. That's not fair either.
One way or another, the dentist will get you! I have heard you can sign up for inexpensive dental care at local dental colleges. Has anyone done this? Or gone to Costa Rica or Mexico?
When the time comes where I'm having major problems with my teeth, out they come. I'm not going to be shelling out 10s of thousands of dollars when I'm 60, 65, 70, 75 yrs old. Hell, at that age who really cares and how much longer will I have to live.
Dentures: one and done. Use the other thousands saved for better things in life.
When the time comes where I'm having major problems with my teeth, out they come. I'm not going to be shelling out 10s of thousands of dollars when I'm 60, 65, 70, 75 yrs old. Hell, at that age who really cares and how much longer will I have to live.
Dentures: one and done. Use the other thousands saved for better things in life.
I understand your point, which has a lot of logic behind it. But surely it's worth some money not to have to fool with dentures. How much money would be a separate answer for each individual, of course. Chewing with dentures would not be as solid as chewing with a combination of healthy teeth and implants, and that's an advantage on top of the inconvenience and extra work of dentures.
Anyway, both your post and mine are excellent arguments for taking really good care of one's teeth and gums. When you're 60 you have a pretty good chance of living to 80 and beyond according to the actuarial tables, so it would be a discouraging thing to have dentures at 60 and to think about having them for another 20 years or more.
I don't have dental insurance and since I believe teeth are extremely important, I've shelled out about $25,000 in the past 10 years or so for crown replacements, implants, etc. I think that next time I need alot of work, I'm going on one of those Hungarian dental tours where you go to Hungary, they do the prep work, you tour the country for a week while the 'teeth' are being made, and then you finish up. It is supposedly about 1/3 the price. But for certain, I sure wish I knew when I was going to die because then rather than spend a fortune on my teeth, I'd go on some vacations or something. I am having cataract surgery next week and my insurance won't pay for the bifocal lenses ($2,000 each!). Getting old is expensive!
I understand your point, which has a lot of logic behind it. But surely it's worth some money not to have to fool with dentures. How much money would be a separate answer for each individual, of course. Chewing with dentures would not be as solid as chewing with a combination of healthy teeth and implants, and that's an advantage on top of the inconvenience and extra work of dentures.
Anyway, both your post and mine are excellent arguments for taking really good care of one's teeth and gums. When you're 60 you have a pretty good chance of living to 80 and beyond according to the actuarial tables, so it would be a discouraging thing to have dentures at 60 and to think about having them for another 20 years or more.
Certainly implants are preferable over dentures, but the cost makes them not an option for many. My parents both got dentures in their mid-50s. I don't believe they were really fond of them, but they managed.
I've spoken with people who have gotten dentures recently and supposedly they're better than they were 10 or 20 yrs ago. Fit better and don't require gobs of polident.
Anyway, I'm sure I'll be faced with that decision in the coming years. Crowns and implants don't last forever which is why dentures aren't that bad of an alternative. When I hit, say, age 65 and have to only make a decision between dentures and implants I'll consider myself pretty lucky considering all the other things that could, and do, go wrong at that age.
i had the entire bottom done. 6 implants hold the entire bridge permanently in place.
27,000.00 , insurance paid 750.00 for extractions.
Is that with or without insurance? Does it feel like your own? You don't have to brush your teeth right?
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