Cost of Ceramic Implants
Ceramic implants now offer a similar range of applications to titanium implants, but are much more expensive. This is partly due to the material itself, but also to the difficult conditions during the treatment. The processing of zirconia is much more difficult than with titanium. A driving cost factor is in particular the surface optimization responsible for the stability of the ceramic. Because of the lack of standardized manufacturing processes, production is less and slower, which means that the price for the implant and abutments alone is higher than titanium implants.
Ceramic implants also place special demands on the dentist because of the sensitive material. To ensure the highest precision, special diagnostic procedures such as DVT X-ray (digital volume tomography) are often used, which incur additional costs and increase the overall price. Compared with titanium implants, there is also an increased risk of loss, which is also included in the treatment, for example via the increase factor, and thus represents a cost factor as well.
Since one-piece ceramic implants must not be loaded during the healing period, the patient must wear special protective rails, which cause further costs.
Price example for the supply of ceramic implants:
- Single-tooth implant in the anterior region: 2,600 to 3,600 euros
- Single-tooth implant in the posterior region: 2,200 to 3,500 euros
- Implant bridge on two ceramic implants: 4,400 to 6,500 euros
- Removable dentures on four ceramic implants: 6,500 to 8,500 euros
- Fixed dentures on eight ceramic implants: approx. 23,000 euros per jaw