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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The implant takes a ton of money and years to be put back in.  My DH had it done because it was a front tooth, and now it looks perfect, but it was a long and expensive haul.[/quote]

What is a ton of money, (1000? 5000? Any of it covered by insurance?) and why did it take years? (A colleague got a front tooth implant, and while I'm not close enough to discuss it with him, I know it did not take years).

Can you clarify this? [/quote]

All said and done, it was probably about $8k.  Maybe a grand was covered, if that.  It is hard to say exactly as there were so many different steps, each required several months of waiting, thus the delay.  If I recall correctly (which I probably don't), there was the extraction, then recovery, then the drilling into the bone, then recovery, then the implant, then recovery, then the temporary tooth, and finally the real tooth.  We probably stretched it out a total of 3 or 4 extra months over two different years to allocate FSA money, but I don't think it would have been possible in under 1.5-2 years in any event. [/quote]

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