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Costs of a denture

Posted by Dental News Team am 12, Apr - 2010

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Costs of a denture

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A lot of people wonder how much a denture costs, but that is not an easy question.

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Denture costs consist of those factors: (sequentially downward):

  1. the way of provision itself (bone/mucous membrane supported; fixed/removable;…)
  2. provision effort (one dentist performs several dental impressions intermediate steps, another dentist performs less…)
  3. who did the provision and where was it done. (the professor in a noble district charges more than a country dentist – by same quality)
  4. the used tooth materials

Please see tips further below!

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Here you see a tough cost overview-starting with the most expensive:
fixed dentures
partial removable dentures
removable bone supported
removable mucous membrane supported-implant protected
removable mucous membrane supported with clasp tooth crowns  /attachments/bridge solutions
removable mucous membrane supported with clasps and clasp tooth crowns
removable mucous membrane supported with clasps without clasp tooth crowns
full denture

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Particular points in detail:
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Think about an adequate solution for you. If you are over 70 it does not have to be a fixed version, with a denture supported by bones you are also able to bite well, without spending lots of money. According to the tooth left, a removable denture supported by mucous membrane with clasps and clasp tooth crowns instead of a denture removable supported by mucous membrane with clasps/attachments/bridge solutions is sufficient
If you are a heavy smoker, a dental bridge is preferable to an implant
A good dentist talks to you about costs and does not automatically suggest the most expensive solution .

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A lot of effort does not always necessarily mean quality. Try to find a well balance whilst you are watching the dentist´s steps so you can have a good feeling about this. If there are too many mistakes made get a second opinion.

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Compare several offers, a dentist should explain the differences to you-does the explanations make sense to you? If you have the feeling your dentist contradict himself, please listen to your gut instinct-it never fools you!

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It does not have to be noble metals- Well agreeable organic alloys are as good as gold, but cheaper (furthermore a gold ceramic crown is a gold alloy and no pure gold) Everything is organic agreeable throughout the market and industrial countries-all materials pass through a strict testing procedure!

More on this on checkdent.com-the dental dictionary!

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