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Cost of Dental Implants

Dr. Paul — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:03:02 +0000

How much does a dental implant cost? Very good question, I will try to answer that.

My dental office is located near Tampa Florida, in Palm Harbor. The cost of a dental implant varies greatly in a twenty mile radius around my office, the variation in the price of a dental implant within the state of Florida is greater and even greater if we go national or international. The current cost of a dental implant in my Palm Harbor dentist office is listed and current on the home page of this website, but the real answer to “How much does a dental implant cost?” is more than just the dental implant itself.
A dental implant is the screw/anchor/root that goes into the jawbone. The total cost is the cost of a dental implant PLUS whatever the patient and dentist wants on top of the dental implant. This may sound confusing.
A dental implant is not a tooth. Most dental implants need and abutment before a tooth/crown can be placed on it. Sometimes dental implants can be used to secure dentures. This is the most economical way to use dental implants, but the dental implant itself is not a tooth. The patient needs a denture or partial and attachment to use that dental implant for function and esthetics. Sounds confusing?
I graduated from the Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in New York City in 1985. I began to place and restore dental implants in my Palm Harbor FL dentist office in 1989. This was quite confusing to me in the beginning, now with over twenty years experience, it seems like second nature.
Consult with an experienced dental implant/ restorative dentist that you feel comfortable with to find out the true total cost of a dental implant.

How can dental implants help me?

Dr. Paul — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:57:07 +0000

Dental Implants can help by keeping dentures secure when eating.

There are many ways to use dental implants. Although most of the patients I treat in the Tampa area of Florida would prefer non removable teeth, the most cost effective way to us dental implants are to stabilize removable teeth, either full dentures or removable partial dentures. With the wide spread use of mini dental implants, even more people can benefit from dental implants.
When I began my dental implant career, training under world renowned oral implantologist O. Hilt Tatum Jr in St. Pete FL, the treatment of choice for the severely atrophied lower jaw was the ramus frame dental implant. Dr. Tatum is a master of this dental implant. I personally assisted him in scores of ramus frame dental implant insertion surgeries. This is still a magnificent dental implant, but very difficult and invasive.
Mini dental implants, CBCT 3D dental imaging and digital treatment planning have opened the field of dental implant restorative dentistry to many people with less invasive (and many time less expensive) procedures.
The woman in this picture would not have her dentures in the apple, the dentures would be secure, the apple would be chewed and in the mouth where they should be.

Dental Implants in Tampa Bay Florida area

Dr. Paul — Sat, 12 May 2012 14:13:19 +0000

Dental Implants can help many people.

This woman would be able to eat the apple if she had dental implants to stabilize her lower denture. The dental implants I have placed in my two different Palm Harbor dental offices since 1989 have enabled people to chew better, smile more confidentially and feel better. Dental implants have a very high success rate and many are placed in the Tampa Bay area. For information concerning the cost of dental implants in my Tampa area dentist office you can call my office at 727 – 789 – 1333 or click Dental Implants Prices.

How much do dental implants cost?

Dr. Paul — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:23:38 +0000

How much do dental implants cost in Tampa FL (or anywhere else for that matter) is a very difficult question to answer thoroughly and correctly because no one wants just the dental implant. A dental implant is the anchor that goes into the jaw bone, it does not include the transmucosal abutment (what ever that is), it does not include the dental crown(s) or any attachments, it does not a denture or overdenture, bone grafting that might be necessary or if the patient wants to be sedated. For current cost of dental implants please check my home page for prices of dental implants in my dentist office in Palm Harbor FL or click dental implants cost.

Dental Implants : Palm Harbor FL

Dr. Paul — Wed, 09 May 2012 23:06:00 +0000

Krista has moved and now it is my turn to blog. I, Paul L Caputo, DDS have been placing and restoring dental implants in Palm Harbor, Tampa area of Florida since 1989. I opened my first Palm Harbor Dentist office in the 34683 zip code on April 23, 1988. My parents and brother moved to Tarpon Springs in 1985, after visiting a few times I realized that Palm Harbor was as close to paradise as anywhere I had ever seen. My first apartment was in the 34684 section of Palm Harbor, as was my first house at 650 Greenglen Lane, Palm Harbor, FL 34684.

Dental Implant Abutments

Dr. Paul — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:39:36 +0000

Dental implants are not teeth. They are anchors placed in the jawbone. They can be used to hold crowns or to secure removable partials or dentures. Seen in this picture are six dental implant abutments. These were placed into the dental implants six months after surgical placement of the dental implants.

Why are dental implants so expensive?

Dr. Paul — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:37:16 +0000

The answer to this question, requires another question, how much is a tooth worth? As we age one enjoys the simpler things in life, like our body parts and eating. Anyone who wears full upper and full lower dentures knows that eating an apple, corn on the cob or a steak is difficult or downright impossible. The use of two or three mini-dental implants to stabilize the lower denture is not difficult or expensive.

Are Dental Implants Permanent?

Dr. Paul — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:46:05 +0000

I see many advertizements claiming that “Dental implants are a permanent tooth replacement.” What in life is permanent? Whether one believes in God, human evolution or intelligent design, life is an incredible thing. We cannot as faulted mortals recreate nature. Permanent implies for the rest of ones life. Dental implants can last a lifetime but so can natural teeth. The only advantage dental implants have over healthy natural teeth are that they do not decay because they are made from titanium. Teeth can and do get periodontal disease, dental implants can and do get peri-implant disease. Teeth can and do break, dental implants (and / or their components) can and do break.
All this being said, dental implants are a far superior situation than dentures, partials and in most cases fixed bridgework.

Types of Dental Implants : Bone Replacement Materials

Dr. Paul — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:08:49 +0000

Bone Replacement Material:
There are many types of bone replacement materials. These materials may be used for ridge maintenance/preservation after tooth extraction, for ridge augmentation, for periodontal and periimplant repair and support, and for maxillofacial surgical onlay and inlay purposes when bone replacement is required.

Types of Dental Implants : Intramucosal Inserts

Dr. Paul — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:51:22 +0000

Intramucosal Inserts:
These are uncommon buttonlike nonimplanted retention devices (dental implants) that can be used to stabilize full maxillary dentures. They may have some value for patients in ill health because of the relatively noninvasive nature of the placement procedure. In my personal opinion and experience, they are not worth the trouble or cost.