how much would tooth extraction/dental implants cost for my cat?

by pfhyper

i have a 12 year ancient cat, who needs some dental work but this is something im looking into doing in the future, i was wondering how much it would cost for tooth extraction as he does need a fang removed, and a dental implant? also to ensure his gums are clean or .. disease free, because they are pretty terrible he is 12… very ancient cat haha. so i estimate this is a two part question. with the second part being.. what kind of things do they do to ensure the gums are ok taken care of like if they have plaque etc. and how much does it cost?

Answer by sunkissed_daisey
im not going to be much help with prices as it really differs from vet to vet and house to house but i can tell you right now there is no dental implants for cats…

Answer by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ GiNa ♥
I was just about to question the same question. My female cat is about 10 or 11 and she needs her fang extracted as well. So, I’ll wait for an answer to yours. =]

Answer by J C
First, 12 is not a “very ancient cat”. He’s up there, but with proper care he’s got quite a few pleased being left.

Just like humans, cats get periodontal disease. And just like in humans, it pours bacteria into the blood stream and can lead to heart and kidney disease, not to mention a very painful mouth. Cats feel pain from terrible teeth just like we do. The vet will place him under anethetic, pull all infected teeth, and clean/scrape the gums. The cost for this varies greatly by vet and also needs to include pre-op blood work at his age. Price for the blood work could range between $ 45 and $ 200, and the dental could range from $ 150 to $ 500. Vet prices of course depend on the cost of living in your area. Dentals with extractions should also include antibiotics and pain medication! The cheapest option is not always the best – like everything else in life, you get what you pay for and there is always a reason why something’s cheap.

This is something that should be done sooner rather than later. You’re really risking kidney disease at his age, which is surely a complication that you don’t need. Oh, and dental implants? Not an issue – they don’t do those for cats.

Answer by Kate R
You might be attracted in cat health insurance. There is a excellent cat health insurance review site at the link below. If your vet would consider participating in the pet assure program you would save 25%. They take in pre-unfilled situation. Take a look at your options. Best, Kate

Answer by luilui6
I am a dental specialist that does a large quantity of dental implants (in humans). There are no conventional endosseous implants now sized to fit a cat. Though, there are mini implants that are now used as fleeting implants to hold a flat provisional while the main implants heal, and also as the difinitive support for mandibular implant supported overdentures, that may work. You will have to find a vet/implantologist team who is willing to do the procedure. Naturally it takes 4 months healing in the mandible with human patients before loading (although immediate house and load is becomming more common in humans). Hope this helps.

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affordable dental implant

Her front upper adult tooth never formed and the dentist said that her bone is disintegrating, so he desires to do a graft from her chin and place in an implant. None of this is covered by insurance and I have to pay $ 6000. First, does anyone know if there is a better option? We tried a bridge with a different dentist, but it fell out twice. This dentist says the longer we wait on the graft, the more her bone will disintegrate. Does that matter? Couldn’t she just get a different or better type of bridge? Also, how much pain will she have (it’s her senior year and I despise to see her miss any of the last couple months). Last, does the quantity I was quoted seem reasonable for the graft, implant and crown?

Answer by paulpoulboy
Hi..I cant really equate cost as Im a dentist in Ireland so Im unaware of prices there but I can give you comparative prices and talk about the procedure if u wish to email me..

The conundrum here from what I can learn is that there is insufficient bone, or ,insufficient bone density to hold an implant lonely.

Bridges on the front teeth there Can indeed be tough and loose.
An implant Is a better choice cosmetically.

What I’d like to know is WHY the bone is disintegrating???

Has there been infection ? a Cyst? Periodontal disease in that site?
Or is it a bone defect,if so why is it progressive?

Obviously you need to know this and be assured that there is no infection on the bone.
Then grafting can be helpful and will stimulate new bone growth,allowing sufficient bone area and density to hold a proportionately sized implant.

In Ireland an implant without grafting is approx 3,000 to 3,500 euro.. so the price doesnt alarm me.
Though there must be some dental plot or health insurance that covers, at least partially this work.
After all its not solely cosmetic, its medical in that its necessary to preclude further bone loss.

Excellent luck

Paul

Answer by Skeeter
An implant is the best choice. It will keep her bone healthy in the area everywhere the gone tooth is because it will act like a natural tooth’s root. Bridges are a terrible choice because the side teeth have to be shaved down and can compromise those teeth. She might have a bit more pain from the graft and the patron area than the implant itself. Implants do not hurt that much if the tooth is gone because the roots are gone.

Tell her to look at the pain like having a baby. Yes a bit of pain for a wonderful outcome. If she looks at this procedure with a excellent mind-set that in itself will help her immensely.

I was told that once a tooth is gone that the bone starts to deteriorate over time so that is why dental implants are such a wonderful invention. See my avatar I have dental implants.

Yes that is a excellent price for all they will do about normal.

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