What does an upper jaw prosthesis cost?
The costs for an upper jaw prosthesis in the edentulous jaw amount to 400- 500 Euro. If teeth, snap fasteners or implants are integrated, the costs increase. A telescopic prosthesis with several teeth costs 3000- 6000 Euro, implants are often even more expensive. A price comparison can be worthwhile especially for implants, because they are privately fixed by the dentist.
What does a lower jaw prosthesis cost?
Creating a lower jaw prosthesis without having teeth or implants that have to be integrated into the prosthesis costs about 400- 500 Euros. If four snap fasteners or mini-implants are inserted into the lower jaw for anchoring, these cost about 2000 Euro with prosthesis. As soon as there are still teeth available, or real implants, they will be anchored additionally in the prosthesis.
If there are one or two implants or teeth that are inserted as telescopes, the prosthesis already costs well over 1500 Euro. The integration of additional teeth or implants increases the effort and at the same time the costs, so that the sum of a small car can be reached quickly. A lower jaw prosthesis with 4 implants can cost 7000- 8000 Euro. It is advisable to compare prices of implants, because they are a complete private service and every dentist can decide independently how expensive the implants are. Only the dentures on the implants are subsidized by the health insurance.
How expensive are snap fasteners?
A push button or a so-called mini implant is a complete private service that is not subsidized by the health insurance. The dentist can therefore decide for himself how expensive an inserted mini-implant is. In the lower jaw 4 snap fasteners are necessary to stabilize the prosthesis, in the upper jaw 6. The costs vary greatly here, so a price comparison is also advisable. The patient should expect costs starting at 500 Euro per mini implant.
What does a bridge cost?
The cost of a bridge to replace missing teeth depends on the design and materials used. It is decisive how many links this bridge consists of, by which are meant abutment teeth and bridge bodies. A bridge that replaces only one tooth is cheaper than a longer span bridge that replaces two or three teeth and integrates more abutment teeth, for example.
Furthermore, the material is also decisive for determining the price. The cheapest variant would be a bridge made of non-precious metal, a non-precious metal alloy of chrome, cobalt and molybdenum. This bridge is silver to gray and not adapted to a tooth color.
This bridge construction can have a tooth-colored veneer, but this is associated with additional costs. The most expensive variant is a bridge that is completely tooth-colored, which means that the framework is also tooth-colored. These bridges are made of zirconium and produce the best aesthetic result.
As an example calculation, a three-unit bridge, i.e. a bridge that replaces one tooth and crowns the two neighboring teeth, costs about 800 euros. If it is veneered, it costs about 1000 – 1200 Euro and from zirconium about 1500 – 2000 Euro. A Maryland bridge, an adhesive bridge in the front, costs about 1000 Euro.
Furthermore, the health insurance company also pays a share of the costs, depending on the size of the bonus. This includes a maximum cost coverage of 30%, provided that the patient has performed the annual check-up for ten years in a row. For five consecutive years, the health insurance company pays 20%.
In addition, the health insurance company may cover 100% in a hardship case if the patient has a very low income. The hardship application must be submitted separately by the patient to his or her health insurance company. Privately insured patients pay the costs proportionally or completely, depending on the insurance conditions.
