Guides
Making the Decision
The questions worth asking before treatment starts: how many implants, what a price actually covers, why a cheap quote is cheap, and how to get a second opinion.
Making the Decision
- Getting a Second Opinion: My Dentist Wants to Take the Tooth OutWhen an extraction or extensive treatment is recommended, getting a second opinion is your right. When one is needed, what to take with you, which questions to ask and when you should not wait.
- What Affects the Cost of Dental Implants?Why do implant prices vary from clinic to clinic, why is a single figure misleading, and which items should you check are included when you get a quote? What goes into the price.
- What Does an Implant Guarantee Cover?What does a 'lifetime guarantee' mean, what does it not cover and under what conditions does it apply? Eight points to look for in a guarantee document.
- Does the Implant Brand Matter?Where does the brand really make a difference? Titanium, surface treatment, connection design and the thing that really decides it: whether spare parts can still be obtained years later.
- Preparing for Implant Surgery: A ChecklistIf you have an appointment: what to do weeks before, the day before and that morning. Medications, smoking, food, someone to go with you, and what you will need when you get home.
- Regretting Dental Implants: The Most Common ReasonsMost regret comes not from the implant but from the decision-making process: a gap in expectations, underestimating the care involved, scope decisions made in a hurry and risk factors that were never discussed.
- How Many Implants Do You Need for a Full Mouth?The number of implants you need is not set by a price list but by the jaw, bone density, the length of the bridge and the load from the opposing jaw. We explain how the number is decided.
- How Do You Plan Payment for Implant Treatment?Budget is a real constraint. Splitting treatment into stages, discussing the materials, spreading the payments, and the two items that should never be cut.
- Does SGK Cover Dental Implants?The short answer: not routinely. But cover is not fixed, and there are exceptions. What is covered, where to find out, and what the situation is at a private clinic.
- How Long Does Implant Treatment Take?The same question gets very different answers because there are three separate routes. The number of days in the clinic, the overall timeline and the item that really makes treatment take longer.
- Are Fixed Teeth in Three Days Really Possible?Are fixed teeth in three days an advertising line or a clinical result? What shortens the time, what does not, what the teeth you are fitted with actually are, and who this plan does not work for.
- Why Do Cheap Implants End Up Costing More?Not every cheap quote is a bad one. Which low prices are legitimate, and which come from cutting the scope? How to tell which item a low price comes from, and six questions to ask.