Dentistry - Crowning an implant

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Crowning an implant

pj6260

2005-11-27, 10:53 am

Can anyone give me an idea of what the cost of the crowning of an
implant should be? I have an estimate from the surgeon of $1,725 for
the implant itself. So I go to a DDS after that for a crown (after
6-8 months recovery)? Should the charge from the DDS just be around
the same as a crown for any natural tooth. Why would the costs be
higher. Any DDS's out there ? Any information would be great.

Dee Randall

2005-11-27, 5:53 pm

"pj6260" <pjpeggy2000@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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> Can anyone give me an idea of what the cost of the crowning of an
> implant should be? I have an estimate from the surgeon of $1,725 for
> the implant itself. So I go to a DDS after that for a crown (after
> 6-8 months recovery)? Should the charge from the DDS just be around
> the same as a crown for any natural tooth. Why would the costs be
> higher. Any DDS's out there ? Any information would be great.
>

I was quoted this last week. I live in Virginia in a rural area. The cost
of the implant was $2,000. The cost of the crown was $1,000. ($12,000 for
4 teeth)
Dee

Steven Bornfeld

2005-11-28, 12:53 am

pj6260 wrote:
> Can anyone give me an idea of what the cost of the crowning of an
> implant should be? I have an estimate from the surgeon of $1,725 for
> the implant itself. So I go to a DDS after that for a crown (after
> 6-8 months recovery)? Should the charge from the DDS just be around
> the same as a crown for any natural tooth. Why would the costs be
> higher. Any DDS's out there ? Any information would be great.
>

The costs for an implant retained crown are higher than for a natural
tooth because it is necessary to have what is called an abutment which
inserts (usually by screw) into the implant fixture. If the fixture
(what is surgically placed) is in an ideal location it may be possible
to use a stock implant abutment (out of the box) which may be $150-$250.
However, frequently the fixture is not placed in an ideal position,
and a custom implant must be fabricated by that lab in order to place
the crown with a more or less correct position and orientation. This
may be as much as $500.
The way I personally charge is to subtract the normal lab fee for a
regular crown from the total lab fee. I then add this additional lab
fee onto my regular crown fee. In other words, I simply charge the
patient the additional lab fee.
This is not an ideal situation. I like to be able to quote a patient a
fee in advance. However, I don't want to jack up my fee to cover all
contingencies if it winds up being less expensive. So far my patients
have been able to understand this if I give them a range of fees.

Steve

Joel M. Eichen

2005-11-28, 12:53 am

On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 03:40:16 -0600,
pjpeggy2000@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (pj6260) wrote:

>Can anyone give me an idea of what the cost of the crowning of an
>implant should be? I have an estimate from the surgeon of $1,725 for
>the implant itself. So I go to a DDS after that for a crown (after
>6-8 months recovery)?

I heard its included in the above price .....

> Should the charge from the DDS just be around
>the same as a crown for any natural tooth. Why would the costs be
>higher. Any DDS's out there ? Any information would be great.