The cost of dental implant

[LostAndLonely2022]

I'm trying to understand whether the quote I've received for a dental implant (c£2800 in total) is high / low / average. I live in SW London.

For context, I had an emergency extraction and I know there are cheaper options (denture or bridge) but I've decided on the implant. I'm trying to understand whether what I've been quoted for the full procedure (including bone graft) is about normal or whether I could get it for cheaper elsewhere.

£3k is roughly what my DH has paid for one.

Paid £2950 for one in the last couple months

My dentist told me £2,500 about 2 months ago for a front tooth (North West).

Completely average. Around £2.5-3k for one tooth and around £25-30k plus for a full set. Obviously SW London likely to be at the upper end of the range.

At work we do some consultancy work for dentists that's related to this area and it appears to have been booming for years.

To me it is quite astonishing that so many people are willing and able to spend so much having their teeth done.

Quoted £1700 plus 300 for additional expenses. Including bone graft

Yorkshire front tooth.

@BarbaraofSeville what would do if you lost a front tooth?

£2.9k NW based (side tooth, visible when smiling but not at the front). Bone graft another £1.5k

DH paid 3k
I don't know if he would spend that again on one tooth. I don't think I could.

I can't answer for Barbara, but I would have a bridge or a false tooth or whatever they offered on the NHS.

Thanks all. For those saying they wouldn't pay that - the options I've been given are:

1. Do nothing (and risk other teeth moving into the gap and creating other problems down the line)
2. Denture (I'm too young for that)
3. Bridge (impacting teeth either side as it needs to be attached to them, meaning any future problem with any of those 3 teeth would impact all 3 - not to mention the related cost)
4. Implant

As painful as the outlay will be it feels like a no-brainer to me. Anyone else done one of the other 3 options and had no issues?

when I had 2 done it was £4k about 5 yrs ago. One didnt work but there wasnt enough bone (upper rear). Thats the risk btw and is age dependent. I funded the work with an interest free cc (30 months) and at the end of the term I got another card and transferred the debt so a small charge. Note I destroyed the 1st card as soon as I received it and had the debt on the account. It was only to be used for that one series of payments. Same with the second card. Allowed me to control the payments but not run up more debt on the card

thanks @Pedallleur that's useful context. I've already had the bone graft and the follow up x-ray shows that it's apparently 'as good as it can get' so finger's crossed.

My DSis had two done last year - and is very happy with them. I am going to need a couple as a tooth has to come out that is supporting a bridge - so there will be a visible two tooth gap - but I'll also need a bone graft, evidently. Just waiting for my access to heal before getting it done.

It was seeing the success of DSis's that made it no brainer for me. She paid £9K (in London) for two plus bone grafts.

I've had an implant. My dentist advised me that it was the most stable and long-lasting way to deal with a problem when decay meant a crown became unstable. Similar problems with doing bridgework.

Cost a bit lower due to discount as am on a dental care plan. Because I'm quite old there's a feeling of relief that the work done will 'seem me out'.

I paid 3k last year for a front tooth, no bone graft, West Midlands area.

How old are you op?

I ask because if you’re in your 30/40s then having a tooth removed (if it’s a back one) really won’t impact as much as you think, your teeth aren’t likely to move around that much.

I had 4 teeth removed at 18ish. All back ones for various reasons and I decided to keep the gaps. No one actually suggested to me to do anything about it. So I didn’t - I’m 40s now so this was a long time ago. Anyway, even though I was very young and 20 odd years have elapsed my teeth are all fine, yes they’ve moved about a little but actually the gaps are really smaller now if anything so it’s actually a positive.

I wouldn’t necessarily believe everything dentists tell you, they’re all out to make money really. i guess at the end of the day it depends how much you want to spend.

Less than a thousand per tooth in Turkey

Thanks @Afterfire I'm 52. I agree that they're out to make money generally but I actually trust my dentist's opinion, I've been going to him for 15 years. My gap is my first molar and I've got quite a wide smile so not only is it awkward for chewing, but it's also slightly visible if I'm laughing so it's cosmetic (and vanity) too. I personally think that visible gaps are aging

@axolotlfloof They do not offer ANYTHING on the NHS if you lose your front tooth! I know as my mum has and is currently waiting for an implant at great cost to her!

I can understand how you feel if it’s visible like that, mine are only visible if I literally have my mouth as wide open as a possibly can - which obviously doesn’t happen much day to day! I think if I were you I would go for the bridge personally. I’d rather spend the £3k on a good holiday instead….. 😁

I had a Maryland bridge (got it free as I had maternity exemption) but after a few years it broke/came out. I've just left it and it's been completely fine. Second molar on both sides and not visible unless I really want to show someone! If money were no object I'd have implants but it is a lot of money to us.

I don't think 52 is too young to have a one tooth dental implant.
Not true to say that NHS do nothing following loss of a front tooth. Very unfortunately for me, one of my front teeth broke when I was enjoying fancy Mother's Day chocolates in March 2020. I have been receiving all my dental treatment at an NHS dental centre used for training etc Due to lockdown I was unable to find a way of dealing with this quickly (no dental treatments available in lockdown etc). I eventually (about 4/5 months later) was seen at my regular dentist. Regardless of how I wanted to proceed, the tooth had deteriorated and had to be extracted. Getting an implant was not an option as no way I could afford. I was really upset and wondering how I would cope with one false. It was not as bad as I had worried about. I hope to replace with an implant as soon as feasible.

I just paid £2800. I paid over the course of the treatment so that bit was relatively painless. Not sure about going to Turkey - what happens if you have any problems with it? And how many times do you have to go?