The figures
There are two options and nothing else. The Neodent® implant starts at USD 1,500; the Straumann®, made in Switzerland, starts at USD 2,000. Either figure is the complete surgery — it already covers the extraction if the tooth is still there, the bone graft the site needs, and the membrane for the soft tissue when it is indicated.
The crown goes on 2 to 3 months later, once the implant has integrated with the bone. Finished and chewing, the treatment comes to USD 3,000 with Neodent® or USD 3,500 with Straumann®. USD amounts are paid in pesos at the official Banco Nación rate, and in-house financing is available at a fixed 18% annual rate.
Why one clinic says USD 800 and the bill ends at USD 6,000
This is where implant pricing gets confusing, and it is worth being blunt about it. A complete implant has three parts: the titanium screw that integrates with the bone, the abutment that connects it, and the visible crown on top.
Some clinics advertise the component alone. Then the surgery is added, and the extraction, and the bone graft discovered on the day, and the membrane. Quoted that way it is not unusual for a single implant to land between USD 5,000 and 7,000. The number that got you in the door was real — it just was not the price of the work.
So when you compare, compare finished against finished. Ask one question of every quote: does this leave me with a tooth in place and working, or is something still missing? Most of the apparent gap closes right there.
The bone decides more than you would think
An implant needs enough bone to integrate with. If the tooth came out a long time ago, the bone in that site has usually receded, and it has to be rebuilt with a graft before anything can be placed.
At AM that graft is already inside the figure rather than appearing later as a surprise line. The first visit is a clinical assessment — bring recent X-rays if you have them, though they are not a requirement. If a CBCT scan is needed to study the bone in three dimensions, it is prescribed separately at an imaging centre before surgical planning.
Titanium is not negotiable; the crown is a choice
The screw is always high-grade biocompatible titanium. There is no version of this where that part is compromised.
What genuinely changes the figure is the crown. A standard crown performs excellently in the back of the mouth, where nobody sees it. Zirconia is reserved for the front, where aesthetics and the behaviour of the gum line matter. Specifying zirconia on every single unit when it is not needed is overpaying; using it where it shows is money well spent.
Which implants we use
We work with Straumann Group systems. Straumann is manufactured in Switzerland and is the most recognised implant brand in the world, with the longest track record and the strongest scientific backing. Neodent is a Brazilian brand the group acquired and now builds to its own standards, and it offers excellent value inside the premium range. In the occasional case where the exact size is not in stock, an equivalent-tier national implant is used — always discussed with you beforehand.
Straumann starts at USD 2,000 and Neodent at USD 1,500. Which one suits your case is decided at the assessment, not in a price list.
If you are travelling for this
One thing worth knowing before you book a flight: an implant rarely fits into a single trip. The implant needs 2 to 3 months to integrate with the bone before the crown can go on, so international patients normally plan two visits, or combine the surgery with other treatment and come back for the crown.
Veneers and smile design are a different case entirely — with our own laboratory in-house, those are routinely completed in one 10 to 14 day trip. We would rather you know which of the two you are planning.
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