How Much Are Dental Implants?
The cost of dental implants prevents many people from selecting them as a treatment option to replace missing or decayed teeth.
Dentures are more affordable, even though dental implants may be more comfortable.
But how much do dental implants cost without dental insurance vs. with a 1Dental dental savings plan? You’ll be surprised at how much you can save.
Tooth Implant Cost Comparison: No Dental Insurance vs. Careington 500 Dental Plan
The cost of multiple and single dental implants depends on a few factors:
1. Location of the dental implant in the mouth (anterior, posterior)
2. Where you live (prices vary by state)
3. How many implants are needed (do you need a single implant or multiple dental implants?)
4. Type of implant you choose or your dentist recommends.
Below is a price breakdown for anything you might need for a dental implant procedure (single tooth extractions, dental implants, bridges and crowns) without dental insurance vs. using 1Dental’s Careington Care 500 plan.
The prices below are based on averages of New York, Florida, Texas and California.
| Tooth Implant Cost without Dental Insurance | ||
| Oral Surgery | Cost without Insurance | Cost with Dental Savings Plan |
|---|---|---|
| General Dentist Costs | ||
| Removal of an Erupted Tooth or Tooth Structure (ADA 7140) | $272 | $70 |
| Surgical extraction of erupted tooth Structure (ADA 7210) | $400 | $173 |
| Dental Implants & Bridges | Cost without Insurance | Cost with Dental Savings Plan |
| Surgical Placement of Implant - Eposteal(Supported by Leaning on the Residual Bone of the Lower Jaw) (ADA 6040) |
$9,740 | 20% off |
| Surgical Placement of Implant - Transosteal(Composed of a Metal Plate and Pins or Posts Held to the Border of the Lower Jaw) (ADA 6050) |
$6,992 | 20% off |
| Crown for Implant - Porcelain/Ceramic (ADA 6065) | $2,038 | 20% off |
| Crown for Implant - Porcelain Fused to Metal (ADA 6066) | $2,103 | 20% off |
| Crown for Implant - Metal (ADA 6067) | $2,195 | 20% off |
| Bridge Tooth - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal (ADA 6240) | $1,550 | $562 |
| Bridge Tooth - Porcelain Fused to Predominantly Base Metal (ADA 6241) | $1,489 | $520 |
| Bridge Tooth - Porcelain Fused to Noble Metal (ADA 6242) | $1,491 | $539f |
| Bridge Crown - Porcelain Fused to High Noble Metal (ADA 6750) | $1,597 | $598 |
| Bridge Crown - Porcelain Fused to Predominantly Base Metal (ADA 6751) | $1,453 | $544 |
| Bridge Crown - Porcelain Fused to Noble Metal (ADA 6752) | $1,505 | $564 |
For the most up-to-date treatment prices in your area and full list of available discounts, please visit the 1Dental fee schedule and enter your zip code.
What Is the Dental Implants Process
There are many moving parts involved with dental implants, and it typically takes about five months to complete the implant in the lower jaw and six months to complete one in the upper jaw. Below you can see what’s needed for the dental implant and a brief overview of how the process works.
- First Consultation
- Tooth Extraction
- Dental Implant Placement
- Placement of Healing Collar
- Dental Crown Placement
First Consultation
Before any work can be done, you’ll need to visit a prosthodontist or a general dentist with training in placement and restoration of dental implants. A comprehensive examination will need to be conducted first. This examination will help your dentist determine what needs to be done during surgery.
Tooth Extraction
If there are any decaying teeth that need to be removed, this step will come first. Your general dentist should be able to perform this task.
Implant Placement
Once there is enough bone to hold the implant (bone grafting may be needed), the first procedure will be scheduled so your dentist or prosthodontist can place the implant in your jaw.
The Dental Implant
Three parts make up the tooth implant:
The Implant
which is placed in the upper or lower jawbone
The Abutment
which is attached to the implant using a screw. The abutment connects the implant and the crown.
The Restoration
which is the crown. It is screwed or cemented onto the abutment.
Placement of Healing Collar
After the implants are fused with the bone, the second surgery will be scheduled. During this second surgery, your surgeon or dentist will check the implant and then place a healing collar on the top of the implant. Once the tissue heals around this collar, the collar is removed and the abutment and a temporary crown is screwed into the implant.
Crown Placement
When the temporary crown has been in place for four to six weeks, your dentist will have you come in to get the permanent crown put on – which has been at the lab being made.
How to Sign Up for a Plan
To save on dental implants, sign up for the Careington Care 500 Plan with 1Dental and find a dentist near you that’s in network.
- ADA Code: 7140 - Extraction, erupted tooth or exposed root (elevation and/or forceps removal)
- ADA Code: 7210 – Surgical removal of erupted tooth requiring elevation of mucoperiosteal flap and removal of bone and/or section tooth
- ADA Code: 6040 - Surgical placement: eposteal implant
- ADA Code: 6050 – Surgical placement: transosteal implant
- ADA Code: 6065 – Implant supported porcelain/ceramic crown
- ADA Code: 6066 - Implant supported porcelain fused to metal crown (titanium, titanium alloy, high noble metal)
- ADA Code: 6067 - Implant supported metal crown (titanium, titanium alloy, high noble metal)
- ADA Code: 6240 - pontic - porcelain fused to high noble metal
- ADA Code: 6241 - pontic - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal
- ADA Code: 6242 - pontic - porcelain fused to noble metal
- ADA Code: 6750 - crown - porcelain fused to high noble metal
- ADA Code: 6751 - crown - porcelain fused to predominantly base metal
- ADA Code: 6752 - crown - porcelain fused to noble metal