Q. Hi Dr Moore My husband has just had to have his teeth removed and has been given a top denture, however, he hates it and wants to have implants. The dentist has advised that for him to have implants for his top and bottom jaws will cost £30,000. I am shocked as I see lots of different prices online and I have implants myself that did not cost that. We have also had a quote from another dentist for mini implants top and bottom of £5,000 using bicon implants. Would this option be useful for him? Thanks so much for your advice. Anne,
A. Mini implants don\’t have the track record of regular implants and are generally only used to hold dentures that still needs removing for cleaning etc. £5000 seems very very cheap for both jaws so I would proceed with caution and find out what your husband will end up with at the end of treatment as you might not be comparing like for like with the 2 dentists.
Dr Andrew Moore
Advance Dental Clinic
104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG
Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 01245 268 494
Please be advised that Bicon does not offer “Mini” implants. They offer “Short Implants” which have a proven success rate dating back to 1985.