35 Days After Implants

An interview with Mary-Ann 35 days after her implant surgery.

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Howto & Style

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• dental
• implants
• maltsberger
• baer
• all-on-four
• denture

[majeyerds]

50 THOUSAND DOLLARS I was told by MANY ORAL SURGEONS for IMPLANTS Im screwed I DO NOT have that kind of insane money :(

[hartwick199]

@majeyerds - $50 thousand is more than WE charge. Maybe you need to shop around?

[moonbean15a]

Be glad you don't have insurance! They hit you up hard if you have it. After thousands of dollars out of my pocket, not counting what my insurance pay, I got dentures, two implants on the bottom, after 7 months still waiting for permanents, Wish I had walked in and said I have no insurance!!! a friend in florida, got the permanant, top and bottom, beautiful teeth and paid 1/2 what I paid and she got 4 implants on bottom! she had no insurance.

[hartwick199]

@moonbean15a - Sounds like you got a bad deal :( But remember! Your permanent dentures (when you get them) should be much better. And an implant-stabilized denture like yours is still FAR more comfortable than a standard "loose" denture.

[hartwick199]

Dentists in Canada? We're in beautiful Oologah, Oklahoma!

Insurance payments vary widely on this sort of procedure; some pay for a significant portion, some don't. We work with our patients to maximize benefits by spreading out treatment and so on; in the end, you just have to ask yourself: do I want a floppy and painful denture, or the most attractive, effective teeth available?

These teeth aren't cheap, but our patients' think they're worth the price!

[fettkatt87]

check out (snap on smile) its mutch better.

[SouthSideScotty47]

@chifour66 so how did that work out?? Im in Cali and I got a "Bottom Line" quote from a chain called "Clear Choice Denta" which Im about a week away from doin but getn cold feet kinda so Im askn around.

[kimbeuke]

I'm going through Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas. I was told today that it is possible that I will have to wait 6 months to be assigned to a graduate, not undergraduate with a professional overlooking them. It will be approximately $1500 a tooth. I need 3. It will be under $500 more if I need a sinus lift. I'm excited and can hardly wait. Although they are upper back molars, one one my left side and 2 on my right side....I am so self conscious to smile big. I'm anxious.

[lhgrant22]

@chifour66 go see Dr.Hahn at Gentle Dental Care in Acworth, GA 770-926-2784. He is a lot less. I'm having it done next week

[kodiak1966]

Extractions are about 2,500 dollars alone for all uppers,then the transitional denture around 300-600.Then 13,200 for implants and teeth. How in the world do you dentists in Canada figure someone with an average income, family/house/bills to pay can afford for these procedures??That is crazy!Insurance will cover 1/2 of extractions if you are lucky.If you dentists would bring the cost to half of that,maybe you would get 10 times the amount of patients wanting implants!I

[Sytrusze]

@sirtinycreep So true! Even if the materials cost 15.000 and the whole procedure costs 30.000, they still make 15.000 profit in about one hour...imagine ;)

[chifour66]

@hartwick199 I am 44, need this procedure, but the quotes I have received for a full upper and lower arch is $50-65,000 here in the Atlanta area. I am positive I will have this done, don't want to "shop it," but am terrified to have someone do this for less money that may not be as well versed in the procedure. I really wished I knew what the answer was to that question! I don't need any extractions or bone grafts, just the straight forward procedure.

[hartwick199]

$30-40,000 for 32 teeth means the cost is about $940-1,250 per tooth - not $3,000! Sure, it's more expensive than standard dentures - but dentures give about 10% of tooth function. These give about 90%!

Try them, you'll love them.  : )

[hartwick199]

Our materials cost for this type of procedure starts at about $15,000 and can go up rapidly depending on the quality desired. That is for materials alone - the specialized equipment needed costs many thousands more.

[sirtinycreep]

No way can they justify that cost. It's an hour's job at the most. The materials only cost around $100!

[sirtinycreep]

How did she lose her original teeth?

[UADChicago]

Dr. Baer wanted to say "Thanks for putting this up on youtube."

[fnlost]

$30,000.00 approx

[freemancooper]

Does any one know how much they were and where she had them done?

[tietie944]

wow

[rodyspace]

Smile Mary!!! You can show a nice smile now!!!

[rodyspace]

Amazing!!