What's the price range of a fixed bridge, removable appliance, and dental implant?

[Chelsea6501]

Does any one know the price range for one tooth for a fixed bridge, removable appliance, and a dental implant? I'm trying to decide on which one to get for a front tooth, so if anyone knows the price range and approx. how long they last? Thanks.

[SexyChica7060]

well, If memory serves me correctly, a fixed bridge for one tooth was around 900-1000, but insurance should cover a portion of that. The removable appliance I think you are referring to is called a flipper. And they are the least expensive of your options. They cost just a few hundred dollars. The ones i have seen look pretty real.The dental implants are very expensive, around 1200 per tooth, and insurance will not cover the cost at all. But if you smoke, there is no point. Since the implant is attached to your jawbone and smoking breaks down your bone overtime and the implant will eventually become a problem.

[Ro9345]

The implants are the most expensive. Depending on where in the country (I assume you're in the US) you live, an implant costs around 1,500-2,000 plus 1,500-2,000 for the crown. However, implants last forever, feel exactly like a regular tooth, can be used exactly like a regular tooth and require no special equipment to take care of them.Second is, a fixed bridge. Fixed bridge, although they can look enticing, are a royal pain in the neck, because aren't nearly as strong as having a teeth (or an implant), require special equipment to clean them (threaders, special floss), and - especially - the bone under them shrinks. So they initially look great but with time they don't.Third is, the flipper. Most economical, look poorly, feels very badly (it moves when you eat, so eating in uncomfortable, the gum is always irritated some, in the end you feel like not wearing it or not using it while eating because it's a pain to use it). Also require special maintenance.I've worn the three of them and my suggestion is, go with the implant, especially for an incisor!!! You won't be able to bite an apple with a flipper, that's for sure!!