Question:
I read the crown for a tooth implant is
about the same as the regular crown, and the cost of it, therefore,
should be roughly the same (US$500 - 800.) Is this true?
My dentist is charging me US$1,600 for the crown for my implant on #21
(premolar). It seems too much for a crown. I am wondering if my
dentist raises the price on the implant crown since it is not covered
by my insurance and she can get away with charging a lot more?
Answer:
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The hardware to get the crown onto an implant costs over $250 wholesale.
Add in some cost for the time to order, receive, check-in, clean, package,
and place in your mouth. Plus the Lab will charge a couple hundred more for
the custom abutment (assuming that is how yours was done). My full crown
fee on a tooth is $905. On an implant is closer to $1200.
Bicon Implant system takes a REGULAR crown and bridge crown!
Your dental lab is none the wiser that it sits on an implant!
The milled substructure is so nice that the lab man will be in awe of
the preparation!
