Dental implants

 quality costs between € 300 and € 400, the healing abutment, € 50, wired material, from € 50 to € 60 and the disposable kit, € 30, not including running costs, "says Dr. Ardouin.

The prices vary according to the materials used and the operative techniques, but also according to the regions and the practitioners. Only a tiny part of the prosthesis is reimbursed: € 45 per crown. Check with your mutual to find out if the implants are supported.

What are the advantages of an implant compared to a bridge?

It's not the same thing: the implant serves as the root, the bridge is a prosthesis. However, placing a crown on an implant can have an advantage compared to a natural tooth bridge. With a bridge, the dentist is often forced to devitalize and crown the two adjacent teeth of the missing tooth. With the implant, this mutilation of two healthy teeth is avoided.

Is the sinus filling risky?

When the amount of bone is insufficient, the practitioner considers either a sinus filling or a bone graft. "The first is using substitute materials," says Dr. Antoun. In 1% of cases, there is a risk of local infection. The risk of tearing the sinus membrane is not zero either.

"Another possibility is taking bone (autogenous transplant, so no risk of rejection) in the jaw, which can be done in the dental office, or in the skull or hip of the patient, which requires hospitalization and anesthesia General.

Interventions too quickly decided ...

In rare cases, there may be a risk of injury to a nerve or artery that can cause hemorrhage, "warns Dr. Antoun. You must therefore be informed of the risks involved, as well as other treatment possibilities (removable prosthesis, for example).

Dr. Ducasse advises the utmost caution with regard to these heavy surgical procedures and, in his opinion, too quickly decided. Do not hesitate to ask his opinion to your ENT.

Are failures common?

The failure rate is low: from 2% to 5%. The loss of an implant, because it is poorly integrated into the bone, can have several causes: a local infection has developed, the bone has been overheated at the time of drilling or the implant has overloaded because the prosthesis was poorly adapted. "We can then remove the implant, clean the bone site and reimplant the patient three months later,"
dental implants

Dental implants: to start or not?

Dental implants

 quality costs between € 300 and € 400, the healing abutment, € 50, wired material, from € 50 to € 60 and the disposable kit, € 30, not including running costs, "says Dr. Ardouin.

The prices vary according to the materials used and the operative techniques, but also according to the regions and the practitioners. Only a tiny part of the prosthesis is reimbursed: € 45 per crown. Check with your mutual to find out if the implants are supported.

What are the advantages of an implant compared to a bridge?

It's not the same thing: the implant serves as the root, the bridge is a prosthesis. However, placing a crown on an implant can have an advantage compared to a natural tooth bridge. With a bridge, the dentist is often forced to devitalize and crown the two adjacent teeth of the missing tooth. With the implant, this mutilation of two healthy teeth is avoided.

Is the sinus filling risky?

When the amount of bone is insufficient, the practitioner considers either a sinus filling or a bone graft. "The first is using substitute materials," says Dr. Antoun. In 1% of cases, there is a risk of local infection. The risk of tearing the sinus membrane is not zero either.

"Another possibility is taking bone (autogenous transplant, so no risk of rejection) in the jaw, which can be done in the dental office, or in the skull or hip of the patient, which requires hospitalization and anesthesia General.

Interventions too quickly decided ...

In rare cases, there may be a risk of injury to a nerve or artery that can cause hemorrhage, "warns Dr. Antoun. You must therefore be informed of the risks involved, as well as other treatment possibilities (removable prosthesis, for example).

Dr. Ducasse advises the utmost caution with regard to these heavy surgical procedures and, in his opinion, too quickly decided. Do not hesitate to ask his opinion to your ENT.

Are failures common?

The failure rate is low: from 2% to 5%. The loss of an implant, because it is poorly integrated into the bone, can have several causes: a local infection has developed, the bone has been overheated at the time of drilling or the implant has overloaded because the prosthesis was poorly adapted. "We can then remove the implant, clean the bone site and reimplant the patient three months later,"