Why there is no price list
The cost of implant treatment depends on clinical factors that cannot be guessed in advance: the type of implant, whether a bone graft is needed beforehand, the type of crown, and the number of teeth involved.
Two situations that look alike from the outside can call for very different work. A tooth missing for six months and the same tooth missing for ten years are not treated the same way: in the second case, the bone has had time to resorb.
Showing a “from” price would therefore give a figure almost nobody would actually pay. We prefer to give an exact estimate, after examination and imaging, before any decision is taken.
What the price of an implant covers
What is billed as “an implant” is in fact a sum of procedures, which appear separately on the estimate. That explains the gaps between practices, and why two estimates are hard to compare at a glance.
- The prior assessment: consultation, three-dimensional imaging, analysis of bone volume.
- The implant itself, that is, the artificial root placed in the bone.
- The abutment, the part linking the implant to the visible portion.
- The crown, whose material — ceramic, zirconia, metal-ceramic — changes the price.
- Where needed, a bone graft or sinus lift, billed separately.
An estimate that gives a single global figure without itemising these does not let you know what it includes. Ours separates them, precisely so that you can compare it.
What Assurance Maladie covers
The implant itself is not reimbursed by Assurance Maladie, the French state health insurance. That is a general rule, with no exception tied to age or circumstances, and it applies whoever the practitioner is.
The crown fitted on the implant may, however, be partly covered depending on the case. The assessment falls under ordinary procedures and follows the usual regime.
The “100 % Santé” scheme, which removes the out-of-pocket cost on certain prosthetics, does not cover implant treatment. A crown on a natural tooth may fall within it; a crown on an implant does not.
It is precisely because public cover is limited that the written estimate matters: it is what your complementary insurer reads to tell you what it will pay.
The role of your complementary insurer
Many complementary insurers, known here as mutuelles, offer an annual allowance or a contribution towards implant treatment. The amount depends entirely on your policy, and the gap between two policies is considerable.
Two things to check before committing: whether an implant allowance exists separately from the prosthetics allowance, and whether it has an annual ceiling. Treatment spread over two calendar years can draw on two allowances.
We give you a compliant estimate, in the format insurers expect, to send them before any treatment. Their written reply tells you exactly what will be left to pay.
How the figure is reached
Four stages separate the first consultation from the amount you will actually know.
1. The assessment
Clinical examination and three-dimensional imaging, which determine the procedures needed — and in particular whether a graft is called for.
2. The treatment plan
The list of procedures, in order, with the intervals between them. It sets the duration as much as the price.
3. The written estimate
The detail procedure by procedure, the reimbursement basis for each, and the estimated amount left to pay before your insurer steps in.
4. Your insurer
You send them the estimate, they reply in writing. You then know what you will pay, before deciding.
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