Dental Implants Fort Worth TX dentist Dr. Snider wants to share the general costs of dental implantation and supplemental procedures patients may need before they can qualify for dental implants.
In order for patients to be approved as good candidates for dental implants, they need to possess an adequate amount of tissue in the gum region and the jawbone area. Many times patients have suffered from tooth loss for years and have refused to have this treated properly. Unfortunately for these patients, their oral tissue and possibly even jawbone have eroded as a result of this and may have even disappeared. Normally, people can tell when they no longer have a proper structure in the jaw, but gum tissue loss is a little harder to detect.
Bone Graft Cost
In order to rebuild these structures so the patient can accept dental implants successfully, the dentist will perform a bone graft and soft tissue augmentation. Both of these surgeries require sedation and can add to the cost of the future dental implantation cost significantly. For bone grafts patients can either use their own bone or replace the fractured tissue with animal bone, mainly cow bone. If they decide to use their own bone, extracted from the chin, back of lower jaw, hip or shin, this requires an orthopedic surgeon and intense anesthesia. Bone grafts can cost up to $,2000- $3,000 or more depending on the amount of bone needed and extracted. If patients choose the foreign bone option, this can range from $200- $1,200 for just one implant area. The healing duration following this procedure can last anywhere from 3-6 months, depending on the amount of bone needed.
Gum Graft Cost
Soft tissue augmentation procedures are far less taxing and do require as much healing as bone grafts do. This quick procedure generally ranges from $600- $1,200 for one specific area. Patients have the option to choose tissue taken from cadavers, but most patients choose to have the tissue extracted from the roof of their mouth considering it would be not be as pricey. At Lake Country Dental, Dr. Snider will include these in the price for the dental implants so patients are aware of their end total early on. This procedure only requires a few days to recover from, most patients return to work in a few days.
If patients need both surgeries as result of a completely eroded oral cavity they are looking at least $4,000 before the actual dental implant procedure. If these procedures were needed as a result of physical damage from an accident or medical condition, patients’ health insurance may cover some of the procedural cost.
Dental Implant Cost
One of the most frequently asked questions in our practice is “how much do dental implants cost?” and it is extremely hard to guesstimate this price for patients without a personal consultation with Dr. Snider. Depending on the physical state of the gums and jaw, the dentist will determine what supplemental surgeries will be necessary before re- examining the patient for dental implants.
Our most generalized price that we can throw out to give patients a better idea would range from $1,000- $4,000 per implant. Considering we understand that this process can be quite expensive, we work with several dental insurance providers to help patients afford these necessary and life- changing procedures. Call us today to find out if we work with your provider.
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Dr. Snider is willing to do anything to ensure that patients are receiving the proper dental health care that they need to live long, happy and healthy lives. Here at Lake Country Dental we offer the best of the best quality dental care and specialize in implant dentistry. Call us to schedule a dental implant consultation in (817) 697-3488.