In the early autumn, 61-year-old tan manko (alias) was swollen by a dental clinic outside the eastern district of beijing, and had to talk to journalists about his dental experience, even if it was hard to pronounce. In recent years, his teeth had been sore, his teeth had fallen from one tooth to another, and until recently, two front teeth had fallen, and the next teeth had begun to move loose, that was the plan to fill his teeth, but “how to fix it” was hard to put him down. “my daughter has consulted with a number of dental clinics and public hospitals, as well as with a number of friends, but i can't help but notice.” teen man can say that most doctors do not recommend “supplementation” but rather the planting of teeth, which can take 60 to 30,000 different kinds of teeth
Where does a tooth cost thousands of dollars
Tanaka's hesitation is not unfounded. In august and september of this year, journalists visited more than a dozen private dental clinics in the eastern city of beijing, the hoangyang district and the su yi district, and found that staff usually report only the approximate cost of planting teeth to patients, with little information on the materials used and the operation. Journalists were asked to learn that the cheapest offer was about $3,000, and that the material used was a national product card, but that there were many restrictions on the patient's own conditions, with a lower success rate and a reluctance on the part of doctors to use it; the vast majority of clinics used well-known european imported materials, the most expensive being “from $20,000”; even with the same brand, prices varied from one series to another, in the case of the rok tentung brand, for which the private dental clinic offered $7,000, $9,800 or even $136,000. Despite the high price differential, even the cheapest of 3,000 won was not acceptable to many. The department of oral preventive medicine of the faculty of oral medicine of the military medical university of the air force had conducted a survey: 40. 16 per cent of the respondents gave up their teeth for price reasons。
The honorary president of the chinese society of oral medicine and professor wang xing, director of oral-assisting surgery at beijing university, told the times of life that the planting of teeth was indeed expensive and influenced by many factors, including branding, performance, quality, crafts and materials, and that the difference was higher. The costs for the cultivation of teeth include the costs of materials such as growers, growers, crowns, etc., as well as the costs of surgery and anesthesia. Cultivators are “cruises” implanted into the bones of the cathedrals that serve as the root of the teeth; they are part of the plant outside the mucous membranes of the bed, which act as connective and fixed crowns; they are commonly referred to as “dentures”. In addition, based on the patient's abrasion deficiency, restoration materials such as biofilm and bone powder, which increase local bone mass, may be used in the planting of teeth. “in public hospitals, the amount of the fee is indicated for each, and the total price of a tooth is usually between $10,000 and $20,000.”
Cultivators are at the core of the consumption, because the use of pure titanium or titanium alloys, which do not cause human exclusion, requires extensive scientific research and long-term clinical practice, with high production costs and technological content, and is therefore the main cost of surgery. An insider told journalists that, at present, there are many producers in the country and abroad, but that most of the top rankings are european and american enterprises, such as the swedish noble and swiss iti systems, which are clinically used extensively, have longer time to validate, and have higher prices, ranging from $13,000 to $30,000 each; and the price of national product plates and south korean brands is slightly lower, at an average of $60 to $15,000. Moreover, marketing costs, access channels, administrative costs in the course of circulation, etc., can affect the pricing of plantations。
Wang xing stated that, although it was a micro-surgery, it was the most popular “private fix” and that it was highly demanding for doctors to grow. In our country, there is a scarcity of skilled specialists with full medical experience and the enormous human costs that must be invested in health-care institutions if they are to have a high level of human resources, which is one of the reasons why some clinics are expensive to grow teeth。
It's not cheap to grow a tooth abroad
In most european union countries, such as germany, the basic cost of planting a tooth is around euro2000 (approximately rmb 156,000) at a price close to my country. Visiting scholar at the university of vito/heldek, germany, and attending physician at the beijing oral hospital of the university of the capital medical sciences, hu zhu zhou, told life times journalists that, unlike germany, where the basic cost of teeth growing was lower, the cost of doctors was higher, usually over 50 per cent. In the course of treatment, german doctors give detailed treatments based on the patient's condition, including the brand, model of the plant, whether additional surgery is required (e. G. Bone increments, uplifts, dental soft tissue treatment, etc.), anaesthesia, the scope of the operation, whether additional devices (e. G. Ultrasound bone knives) are used, whether radiology tests and digital guidance are required, etc., and, depending on the project ultimately involved, increase the cost of treatment on the ground. Patients can decide whether or not to receive treatment based on financial capacity and the degree of acceptance of trauma. Since most dental treatments are not covered by health insurance, german patients choose to grow their own teeth at the expense of a specialist upon the recommendation of a general practitioner in the community, and the costs fluctuate with the chosen doctor. For example, the clinic attached to véto/heldek university is a well-known private, non-profit medical institution in germany, which, in addition to having to wait for more than three months to make an appointment for an operation, pays a higher fee。
It's not cheap to grow teeth in neighbouring korea. Data released on 5 september this year show that there are 452 hospitals above level ii that provide “tooth-growing” treatment at an average cost of 1. 32 million won (approximately 7900 yuan); the lowest cost areas require only 500,000 won (approximately 3,000 yuan), and the highest is 2. 83 million won (approximately 17,000 yuan). Since 2018, koreans aged 65 and over are entitled to 70 per cent of the health insurance reimbursement (limited to two). However, old people still find it expensive. The korean media analysis found that when dental hospitals grow teeth for the elderly, they generally charge high crown fees, from which they earn a difference in material prices。
It's very technical. Don't let it get cheap
“the patient, when deciding whether to plant his teeth, cannot read only the price, but not the value.” wang xing stated that there was a unique advantage in the method of repairing missing teeth. First, security is strong. The long-term use of traditional dentures can cause cartilage. In turn, the planting of teeth is deep-rooted in the toothbone, which is functionally irritated to protect its structure and avoid contraction. Secondly, it keeps healthy teeth. Tooth cultivation requires treatment only in areas where teeth are lacking, and does not require the grinding of nearby healthy teeth. Third, the value of money is high. The planting of teeth is a permanent denture, and the oldest use of recorded dentures has been over 50 years. As long as it is properly preserved, it can be used for more than a decade or even a lifetime. Even if some people suffer damage to their tooth crowns as a result of trauma or improper use (e. G., through the bite of hard foods, etc.), only new tooth crowns will be required. Fourth, beauty and comfort. The current technology allows the tooth crown colour to grow the same as the natural tooth, without the need to wear it, with a level of comfort similar to that of the natural tooth, better than traditional activity, solid defined teeth, and basically achieves the binding function of the natural tooth. “the choice of the right ones to grow teeth amounts to an investment in their health. Economic conditions do not allow, nor do you have to worry about it
Wang xing reminds that the cultivation of teeth involves many elements and must be examined by a professional grower to determine whether it is appropriate. In the past, the elderly, diabetics, were the taboos for the cultivation of teeth, and as technology matures, the age limit for the cultivation of teeth is now less favourable, and the general diabetics have access to long-term stable restoration. However, patients with serious systemic diseases are subject to rigorous pre-operative assessment. If some of the treatments were omitted in order to save costs, they would affect the success and useful life of the teeth growing and even damage the healthy teeth。
When selecting a health facility for the rehabilitation of the plant, careful examination is made of its compliance, the suitability of the material for the plant, the training of the grower, and the need not to be blindfolded by exaggerated medical advertisements. For example, many of the "experts" "professors" of tooth-growing advertising organizations have used their advocacy strategies to increase the cost of surgery. However, it is known that only 11 per cent of about 200,000 dentists in china are eligible to grow teeth, compared with 22 per cent in the united states and 80 per cent in korea. Another media survey reported that only 30 medical institutions in xuxiang district in shanghai had dental qualifications and only 23 in dalian were licensed. This is clearly at odds with the declared ability to grow teeth in large and small clinics across the country, and with “experts playing the knife”. Some bad traders also attract patients at low prices, which is in fact a decomposition of fees: the first charge is only for the plant, and when good roots are “failed”, the base and crown costs are high. When recommending patient counselling prices, each element of the fee is clearly understood。
Wang xing stressed that the cultivation of teeth was not “for once and for all” and that the daily maintenance of post-operatives had a very strong impact on the lifetime of the cultivation. Good oral hygiene should be maintained, with regular follow-up, and early treatment should be required in order to maintain long-term stability in the plant if hemorrhoids, bruises and pains are found around the plant's teeth。
