If you are asking what dental implants cost in Columbus, you are asking the right question — and you deserve a straighter answer than “it depends.” The honest answer is that the cost depends on your mouth, your health, and how much work is needed. But it depends on things we can explain plainly, before you ever sit in a treatment chair.
At State Of The Art Smiles in Pickerington, just outside Columbus, consultations are free, and they include 3D scans. That means the number you are given is built on your actual situation — not a guess, and not a teaser price designed to get you in the door.
Why we don’t post one flat price for implants
Because no two mouths are the same. A single implant for a healthy jaw is a different job from rebuilding a full arch for someone who has worn dentures for twenty years. Any office that quotes you a full treatment price over the phone, without examining you and taking 3D images, is guessing — and in dentistry, guesses tend to get expensive later.
The fair way to price implants is to look first, plan carefully, and then give you the full cost of your plan in writing before treatment starts. That is how we do it.
What actually drives the cost of dental implants?
- How many teeth are being replaced — one tooth, several teeth, or a full arch
- The condition of the jawbone — bone thins out after teeth are lost, and some patients need bone built back before implants can go in
- Teeth that still need to come out, and how they are removed
- Implant-supported teeth vs. removable options — fixed teeth that stay in place cost more than snap-on dentures, and they feel and function differently
- The material of the final teeth — full-arch bridges made from zirconia cost more to make than acrylic, and they are stronger and more natural-looking
- Sedation — many patients choose IV or oral sedation so they can rest comfortably through treatment
- Complexity — medical conditions, previous dental work, and redoing implants placed elsewhere all add planning and time
None of these is a surprise add-on. Each one is part of the plan we build with you at your consultation, and each one is in the written cost before you decide anything.
Why does a full arch cost less, tooth for tooth, than fixing teeth one at a time?
When most of your teeth are failing, you have two roads. You can keep repairing them one at a time — a crown here, a root canal there, an extraction next year — and pay for years of patchwork on teeth that are still heading in the same direction.
Or you can make one plan for the whole arch: a fixed set of teeth supported by implants, designed once and built once. Patients are often surprised that the second road, the one that actually ends the cycle, is the more reasonable one over time. It is also the only one that protects the jawbone, because implants keep bone working the way natural roots did.
What does the free consultation include?
You will sit down with our team and talk about what is bothering you and what you want your smile to do. We examine your mouth and take 3D scans, so we can see the bone and plan accurately.
Then Dr. Katz explains your options in plain language — including the option of doing less, or doing nothing right now — and you receive the full cost of your plan in writing. There is no charge for the consultation and no pressure to decide on the spot. Take the information home and think it over.
Can I spread the cost out over time?
Yes. Most of our implant patients use financing with low monthly payments, which turns one large cost into a monthly amount that fits a household budget.
If you have dental insurance, we will verify your benefits and apply whatever it covers toward your plan. At your consultation we go over the payment picture in full, so you can decide with real numbers in front of you — your numbers, for your plan.
Why does the cheapest implant option often cost more in the end?
Because implant treatment that is planned or built on the cheap tends to come back. Poorly positioned implants are hard to clean and hard to restore. Cut-rate materials wear and chip.
Skipped steps — no 3D planning, no attention to the bite, a lab rushing the final teeth — show up later as loose, painful, or failing work. Fixing failed implant work costs more than doing it right once, and by the time a patient comes to us, they have often paid for their teeth twice. The most expensive implant is the one you have to buy again.
My old implants are failing. What will it cost to fix them?
It depends on what is failing and why. Sometimes an implant can be saved. Sometimes a crown or bridge on top of healthy implants just needs to be rebuilt.
Sometimes an implant has to come out, the site has to heal or be rebuilt, and a new implant placed. Dr. Katz has spent years treating exactly these cases — patients whose older implant work, sometimes done long ago and sometimes done elsewhere, is loose, sore, or breaking down. A free consultation with 3D scans is how we find out which situation you are in and what your options cost, in writing, before anything is done.
Will I know the full cost before treatment starts?
Yes. Before any treatment begins, we review the full cost of your plan with you, line by line, and it is yours in writing. If something unexpected turns up during treatment, we stop and talk with you about it before it costs you anything.
That is how this office has always worked. This practice has served Pickerington since the early 1960s, and Dr. Katz — the owner, and the doctor who will treat you — has been here for more than 25 years. We are a small, privately owned office, not a corporate chain, and our reputation in this community is built on telling people the truth about their teeth and their costs.
What your written plan includes
- Whether you need one arch or two
- Any teeth that need to be removed
- Your 3D scans and digital planning
- Your temporary teeth for surgery day
- Your final zirconia teeth
- Sedation
- Any bone grafting your case needs
- Your follow-up visits
Many patients spread the cost out with financing through Cherry, Proceed, or Lending Club — we will walk through the options with your plan.
Start with a free consultation. Call (614) 837-4506 to schedule. You will get a full evaluation, 3D scans, honest answers about your options, and a clear, written plan — with no pressure either way.
