THE COST OF THE IMPLANT ITSELF IN MY AREA IS APPROX 2000. THIS IS JUST FOR THE ROOT PORTION OF THE IMPLANT, WHICH GOES BELOW THE GUM. THERE ARE THREE PARTS TO A CONVENTIONAL IMPLANT THE IMPLANT BODY, THE IMPLANT ABUTMENT, AND THE IMPLANT CROWN. IN ORDER TO REPLACE 1 TOOTH WITH AN IMPLANT PROSTHESIS ALL THREE PARTS ARE USED AND YOU ARE CHARGED SEPERATLY FOR THE COMPONENTS AS WELL AS THERE PLACEMENT. IN MY AREA THE COST AVERAGES APPROX 3500 FOR THE THREE COMPONENTS AND THEIR PLACEMENT. THE MINI DENTAL IMPLANTS ARE ONLY 2 COMPONENTS THE IMPLANT BODY AND IMPLANT ABUTMENT ARE ONE PIECE PLACED TOGETHER AND THE IMPLANT CROWN IS PLACED PERMANENTLY TO THIS AND THE COST IN MY AREA IS ABOUT 1800 PER TOOTH REPLACED.THUS IT IS SUBSTATIALLY LESS EXPENSIVE