Why are dental implants so expensive? A full breakdown of the main reasons
Hippo Dentist, let's talk about teeth and all those problems~I remember Hippo posted a video before, and the comments section below got bombarded, with everyone talking about how dentistry is a rip-off! Hippo feels pretty helpless too. Dental implants are expensive, and that is indeed a fact.
Today let's talk about why dental implants are so expensive!
The material cost of dental implants is very high.A human tooth, especially a back tooth, bears a load of 20 to 30 kg, but the root of a dental implant is on average only 4 mm in diameter, because the jawbone conditions of Chinese people are only suitable for implanting 4 mm, yet it has to withstand a biting force of 20 to 30 kg, and bite thousands of times every day, and moreover has to last for decades. In addition, dental implants also have to fight infection inside the mouth and resist acid and alkali corrosion. Therefore, from design concept, material selection, precision machining to surface treatment, the technological requirements are extremely high. So at present, most implant systems in China are imported from abroad, which also leads to relatively high costs.
The high cost of dental implants also lies in the technology.Even with such good materials, to place a dental implant well, keep the patient comfortable, avoid particularly large trauma, and still allow it to perform normal functions and last for decades, good materials alone are not enough. What matters more is excellent clinical training.
Generally speaking, a person must study medicine for at least ten years before entering this professional field. Only then is it possible to guarantee standards and professionalism in terms of qualifications and skills, and only then is long-term clinical success and stability possible, so that the quality of many advanced techniques such as immediate implant placement and immediate restoration can be ensured.
It can be seen from this that the manpower and material costs behind it are also very high.
Do you all have a lot of dental problems you want to complain about too? Then hurry up and leave a comment below. Hippo will definitely read them carefully, and maybe next time your pet peeve will get talked about! Of course, in the end I still hope everyone will followHippo Dentist (hemayayi)our official account! Our beautiful dental consultant Xiaowen is waiting for you~
