Some of Dr. Beasley’s patients are dismayed to find out that their dental insurance does not offer much coverage for dental implants.
“That doesn’t make sense!” you say, especially if you are well-educated in dental options and know that dental implants are almost always the best choice for replacing missing teeth. Dental implants stop bone loss at the site of the missing tooth, and are the most comfortable and natural alternative for you.
Dental implants are also more expensive than removable appliances such as partial dentures, and that is where your interests and the dental insurance company’s interests take different paths.
You are interested in picking the best option for your health and well being.
The insurance company is interested in profit.
They will generally pay for a percentage of the least expensive alternative, which is the removable appliance. The fact that a removable appliance is also the least functional and more uncomfortable option is not their problem, but yours, as far as the insurance company is concerned.