Dental Implants A benefits choice for your company.
What is an implant? Group Cost Protection An implant is a titanium prosthesis Your plan’s annual maximum is a cost that acts like a tooth root to replace protection feature of your dental a tooth or act as a bridge abutment. plan. In most cases, the cost of one Implants can be used to replace three-unit bridge or dental implant single or multiple teeth. will easily meet or exceed your annual maximum.
Benefits of using an implant versus a bridge? For the Future Implants do not affect any teeth Dental implants are a viable solution surrounding a missing tooth. The to problems associated with missing implant can be used completely teeth or periodontal disease. As you on its own, leaving adjacent teeth consider adding dental implants to untouched. The use of a fixed bridge your benefits coverage, know that Dental implants have become to replace missing teeth requires Delta Dental of Virginia can support the standard of care for tooth adjacent teeth to be ground down your decision through our state- replacement, as opposed to fixed or and used as support for the bridge. of-the-art claims system. You also removable partial dentures. Implants The greatest benefit of using an have the support of our customer can be a better, long-term choice for implant is the healthy teeth adjacent service team, who are available to patients, as they may result in fewer to it are not compromised. answer your employees’ questions dental procedures over time. Studies show that failure rates of quickly and thoroughly. We can Delta Dental of Virginia offers the teeth that have been ground down to accommodate whatever decision option of covering implants for support a bridge increase, leading to is best for your organization. your employees if you choose. The higher costs in later years. Implants To learn more about adding dental following will help you make an are also easier to clean and floss than implants to your group plan, or informed decision as to whether bridges because they have the same other benefits features available adding dental implant coverage is shape and contours as natural teeth from Delta Dental, contact your the best option for your company. so they do not trap food. account representative.
Cost Differential Dental Implant Comparison Implants typically cost a bit more than the traditional Initial cost*: three-unit bridge, but when paid through a dental Three-unit bridge...... $2,660 insurance plan at a 50% co-insurance level with an Single tooth implant...... $3,442 annual maximum benefit, the incremental cost can Future costs associated with bridges*: be minimal. Future dental care costs must also be Root canal (per tooth)...... $862 considered. Studies show that treatments such as root Post and cores (each)...... $246 canal therapy on bridge abutment teeth, post and cores, Periodontal therapies as well as additional periodontal therapies are typically (each incident)...... $100 experienced with bridge placement. These types of Claims impact**: Estimated...... 0.5% – 2.5% procedures may increase future dental claims utilization.
*2007 national averages from Delta Dental submitted claims data **Delta Dental of Virginia underwriters estimation for overall dental claims cost
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