Anyone had a dental implant and if so how much did it cost?

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Having an absolute nightmare with my teeth since the start of my tmj and tooth grinding about 2 years ago. I now have a suspected cracked front tooth and may need it removed. I'm only in my 20s so I'm really upset and don't fancy the idea of a denture or ruining other teeth for a bridge.
Anyone had a successful implant in the UK and how much did it cost?

£4,500 but it was keyhole surgery, relatively new way for implants , totally pain free!

DH had six done a year ago. £950 per tooth I believe. Professional private clinic in Brighton. Excellent work

Just seen Exconstance's post. Yes, that's where DH went!

DH has had one it cost in the region of £2500, most dentists will do a 0% finance plan for implants.

Bloody hell I bet they do at 2.5k per implant !

It is invasive surgery, that is why it costs. Don't go for the cheap option. Ask how many implants the surgeon is placing. This is key.

Thanks everyone for the helpful posts. I will keep the clinic in Brighton in mind as it's a bit of a drive from us but better than going abroad!

""But better than going abroad""

I'm either going to Romania or Poland, both clinics are well established, both over ten years, with a few UK forums. I'm paying for a private X-ray and sending it over.

I'm doing my research, I know a few people that have had dental work abroad and Asia and have had as good a result that they would have had, if the work was done in the UK.

I've had consultations in the UK and I go in pretending that I no very little and I've been lied to, or rather mislead, these are top costing dental clinics.

Hi I paid 2000 per implant had two at the back best to get a referral from your own dentist. Things to be aware of you may have to have a sinus lift if the teeth have been missing for some time also it takes 6 months for the implant to heal and to be set in the bone might need bone graft if not enough bone to take implant. After 6 months the teeth are put onto the implant. But the dentist will give you temporary teeth while you are waiting. It was so worth it I paid for some sedative for the nasal lift which helped with my fear. I can say that I love my implants and can chew much better.

Just meant that I couldn't afford to go abroad either really birdsgottafly. If you've found somewhere and can afford it though that's brill

Can anyone recommend an implant specialist near Manchester? West Yorkshire is doable too.

Also, I imagine I can't start the process while I'm pregnant?

On NHS it's much cheaper, like £300
But you may not qualify for it at that price if it's cosmetic. If all your teeth get knocked out in an accident, for instance, you may qualify.
With your case, the grinding teeth thing I'd think you'd have a chance as its a medical reason, not just decay

No one will get an implant for £360. It was almost certainly a post crown, just the raw materials cost more than that so even at cost that's impossible.

OP, can you say a bit more about why you need an implant? Also, what PP said about Maryland bridges is accurate and doesn't damage adjacent teeth. Could be a good interim measure if you do actually "need" an implant.

Going abroad is not recommended.

I'm also a dentist, I don't do implants but I do see the emergency cases that overseas surgery causes and oddly enough, they don't answer their phones on a Sunday.

I went to a chap in Mossley. I'll check who.

I mean, it's highly unusual to "need" an implant just because you grind your teeth. Is there another factor like previous restorations or gum disease.

£300 isn't an NHS charge and (quite rightly) implant on the NHS are reserved for cancer patients and trauma victims.

I was going to mention you being a dentist Mrsm.

MrsMorton, yes you can get NHS funding if your dentist refers you due to medical need.

Google it.

It's quite rare though, often for accident victims, or people who've had facial cancers etc.

I've acknowledged that it's a crown and post I have. And I paid £360 for the final bill. I'm not lying and am getting a bit sick of the posts implying I am.

I lost a tooth 11 years ago, never bothered (not that visible) but often thought about it. Is it likely I would need a bone graft ? (I am 40 btw).

I have a question for the dentists in this thread.

A back molar on the bottom is beyond repair. My dentist has suggested an implant as she says after extraction the tooth above it will start to fail. Is that true? She says about crown is unlikely to last.

I promise I'll google it. not that I've ever referred anyone and been told I'm wasting my time.

The tooth above wants to find its mate on the bottom so it will keep moving. Makes it more likely to get decay one sometimes can make your bite a bit strange.

I think I wrote about it in my long thread in general health called "dental chronicles" not sure. It's called over eruption, I took out an over erupted tooth this morning because it was loose and painful.

Doesn't mean you have to have an implant, it's just a thing to consider

I was a patient, not a dentist. One of the implants I had was to replace a missing tooth that had been covered by a bridge. My own dentist and the implant dentist thought I would need a bone graft for that one, after x rays and a scan. Once the dentist got in there it turned out to be fine and I didn't need the bone graft at all. That tooth had been gone for around 10 years.

Sorry MrsM obviously you know that.
So if you have a bridge put in, does that stop the over eruption?