With your future dental implant, you will smile again! But filling a hole in your teeth could well dig one in your budget… How can you best be funded for a dental implant?
MY DENTIST TELLS ME THAT I NEED A DENTAL IMPLANT… WHAT IS IT?
Do you remember Grandma’s dentures? Today, it’s called a “removable prosthesis”. An economical solution but less and less common, because it requires daily dismantling and maintenance (the famous false teeth that soak in a glass all night).
You can also opt for the bridge, a kind of cap that remains on the neighboring teeth, used as pillars that will have to be devitalized. Conclusion: a new tooth for the price of three…
When possible, the fitting of a dental implant (an artificial tooth, called a “crown” fixed to your jawbone by a screw called an “implant”) is the best solution: incomparable longevity, guaranteed discretion, carnivorous chewing!
GOOD, OK… AND THEREFORE, IS IT EXPENSIVE?
Rather. It takes preimplantation examinations, the implant, the crown, and the intervention of the dental surgeon. The fees are framed but the price of the prostheses is free. It takes between 1,500 and 4,000 euros!
Any proposal for the placement of an implant must be accompanied by an estimate presenting the price of the prostheses, that of the care, of the surgical intervention, and the amount of reimbursement by the Health Insurance. Don’t hesitate to compare quotes from different firms… just like at the garage!
HOW MUCH WILL I BE REIMBURSED?
It’s complicated Dental implants are considered “out of nomenclature” by Social Security and are therefore not funded… Nevertheless, the false tooth fixed on the implant benefits from 70% coverage on the basic Social Security rate set at 107.50 euro.
And from 2020, crowns on visible teeth that will not benefit from the latest technological advances will be fully reimbursed by Social Security and mutual insurance. To benefit from this “rest at zero charges” you will need a “responsible” supplement, in other words respecting the specifications dictated by the government. On the other hand, crowns on implants will not be affected by 100% Health.
Do you want to opt for a more sophisticated and aesthetic crown than those soon to be funded at 100%? So to find a smile while being well covered, it is essential to be able to call on good complementary health insurance.
