Can You Get Implants Even If You’re Older? (65+ Dental Implant Insurance Coverage)

65+ dental implants

Can you get implants even if you’re older?

Insurance coverage

As time passes and our bodies change in many ways,

the teeth also find it hard to escape the marks of time.

If you leave one or two missing teeth alone and go on living,

there comes a moment when eating becomes uncomfortable, and speaking also becomes something you do cautiously.

So many people ask:

“Can I still get implants at this age?”

To get straight to the point,

it is very rare for age alone to make implants impossible.

What matters is not age,

but your overall health condition and the condition of the jawbone.

The relationship between aging and implants

As you get older, changes naturally appear.

Tooth enamel wear

Gum recession

Loose teeth

Loss of natural teeth

Because of these changes, many people consider 65+ dental implants.

Implants are not simply a treatment that fills in missing teeth;

they are a treatment that restores chewing function and also helps overall health.

The relationship between jawbone and implants

65+ dental implants

The older you are,

the more likely it is that the jawbone has become thinner or lower.

But what is needed in such cases is jawbone grafting.

Jawbone grafting is a process that reinforces insufficient bone

so that the implant can be securely placed.

Through this,

a fixation strength can be improved,

and the success rate of the surgery can also be increased.

Alternative teeth to implants

There are three main ways to replace teeth.

Treatment method - Features

Bridge - Shaves down the teeth on both sides to connect them

Denture - Removable, with less financial burden

Implant - Fixed directly to the jawbone, closest to natural teeth

65+ dental implants

The older the age,

the more often methods such as

implants + dentures or

implants + bridges are used together.

1. Full-mouth implants

Placed only where needed, with the rest connected through prosthetics

2. Implant-retained dentures

Several implants are used like pillars to firmly secure the denture

This method reduces surgical burden while

greatly improving chewing power and stability.

What if you have diabetes, high blood pressure, or osteoporosis?

This is the part many people worry about most.

Even if you have a systemic disease before 65+ dental implants,

it does not mean implants are absolutely impossible.

However,

blood sugar control status

whether blood pressure is stable

whether osteoporosis medication is being taken

After checking these points,

you should discuss with the medical staff and proceed safely.

Methods such as PRF using autologous blood

are also sometimes used to help recovery and bone integration.

65+ dental implant insurance coverage

If you are 65 or older,

both implants and dentures are covered by health insurance.

Implants: insurance covers 2 teeth for life

Dentures: insurance coverage once every 7 years

By using this system,

you can receive treatment while significantly reducing the financial burden.

The 기준 is not age, but ‘condition’

Implants are not a treatment only for young people.

Rather, at a time when tooth loss becomes more common,

they are a treatment that helps restore quality of life.

Being able to chew well is connected to

digestion, nutrition, overall health, and vitality.

Instead of thinking, “Isn’t it too late to have surgery at this age...?”

think of it as “a treatment that helps you eat comfortably from now on.”

For those who have struggled for many years with 65+ dental implants,

we will help you use them comfortably now.

A new smile,

a new beginning.

This is Gangnam Saero Dental Clinic.

• This post is a post provided by a medical institution due to a third-party contractual relationship with medical information, etc.

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