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How much does it cost to get wisdom teeth removed in the US and in Taiwan? My dentist in Toronto charges around $400 CAD per tooth for extractions, and that’s with full general anesthesia. The price is the same here with private insurance and without.

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I have a missing tooth and I'm getting an implant to replace it. Last week I had the post installed. It took about an hour and cost $4200. Insurance covered only the pain meds.

After that's healed, I have to get a replacement tooth mounted on the post and that's another $2000ish. I believe my dental plan will cover $1000 of that.

I don't understand how an implant can cost $4000. It was an hour of time in a dentist office. It seems about an order of magnitude too much. FWIW, I had two estimates and that was the lower one.

$5 USD (150 NTD) with insurance at a clinic, up to 400 NTD at a hospital.

Compared to over $400 USD insured in the US.

The cheapest SFO<->TPE flights cost $468.

It might not work out cheaper for you, depending on your insurance plan, but it should be thought of as a serious option for all non-emergency operations.

http://michaelturton.blogspot.tw/2007/04/life-among-toothles...

I'm wondering the same. In Germany my wisdom tooth removal took 20 minutes with local anesthesia included. It was fully covered by the regular compulsory health insurance so I don't know the cost, but seems like quite a small operation to me.

That cost me €500 in the centre of Copenhagen, there are probably cheaper dentists in Denmark.

It took a bit longer for me, a second dentist came to help towards the end.

In Bangkok I got two wisdom teeth removed in a single operation with a local anesthesia for $300 without insurance, in a good modern clinic where everyone speaks English.

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