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
- My Dentist Wants to Take the Tooth Out: Second OpinionWhen extraction or extensive treatment is recommended, a second opinion is your right. When you need one, what to bring, what to ask and when not to wait.
- What Affects the Cost of Dental Implants?Why implant prices vary between clinics, why a single figure misleads, and which items to check are included in 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? Six questions to ask of a guarantee document.
- Does the Implant Brand Matter?Where the brand really matters: titanium, surface treatment, connection design, and what decides it: whether spare parts can still be found years later.
- Preparing for Implant Surgery: A ChecklistWith an appointment booked: what to do weeks before, the day before and that morning. Medicines, smoking, food, a companion, and what you need at home.
- Regretting Dental Implants: The Most Common ReasonsMost regret comes from the decision, not the implant: mismatched expectations, underestimated care, rushed scope decisions and risks never discussed.
- How Many Implants Do You Need for a Full Mouth?The number of implants is set not by a price list but by the jaw, bone density, bridge length and the load from the opposing jaw. 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 check, and the position at a private clinic.
- How Long Does Implant Treatment Take?The same question gets very different answers because there are three routes. Days in the clinic, the overall timeline and what really lengthens treatment.
- Are Fixed Teeth in Three Days Really Possible?Fixed teeth in three days: advertising line or clinical result? What shortens the time, what does not, what you are fitted with, and who it does not suit.
- 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 scope, how to tell, and six questions to ask.