Medically reviewed by Dr. Timur Mozner, DDS - General Dentistry | 20+ Years Experience | Last Updated: July 2026
A single dental implant at Creative Dental of Syosset costs $1,600 to $2,000 for the surgical placement, and the crown that goes on top is priced separately. How long it lasts depends on which part you mean. The titanium post fused into your jaw is the part built to stay, and in long-term research most implants are still doing their job at the ten year mark and many go well past it. The crown on top is the part that wears, and it commonly needs replacing somewhere around ten to fifteen years.
That second half is the answer most pages skip. It's also the one that decides whether you feel misled in year twelve.
What the $1,600 to $2,000 Covers, and What It Does Not
That figure is the surgical placement of the implant itself. An implant is really three pieces working together: the titanium post that goes into the bone, an abutment that connects to it, and the crown you actually chew and smile with. The placement fee covers the first piece. The crown that sits on top of it is quoted on its own, because the material and the complexity of the tooth change what it costs to make.
Why does placement land anywhere in a $1,600 to $2,000 band? The implant system. Dr. Mozner works with four of them: Zimmer (Biotech Horizon), MIS, Adin, and Ritter. He chooses per case, based on your bone quality and how the tooth needs to be restored, and the system he picks is what moves the price inside that range.
Whatever office you end up in, ask for the full plan in writing before you agree to anything, with the placement, the abutment, the crown, the imaging and any grafting listed as separate lines. A verbal ballpark that quietly covers only the surgery is how an $1,800 conversation turns into a much bigger bill later. At Creative Dental of Syosset you get that itemized breakdown at the consultation, before treatment starts.
What a Single Implant Costs From Start to Finish
Nationally, a finished single-tooth implant, meaning the post, the abutment and the crown together, typically runs somewhere around $3,000 to $6,000, and dense metro areas like Nassau County usually sit in the upper half of that. Your own number comes down to the system used, the crown material, and whether your jaw needs rebuilding first.
That last one is the add-on people rarely see coming. When a tooth has been gone for years, the bone underneath it shrinks, and there may not be enough left to anchor a post. Bone grafting before an implant rebuilds it, and around Long Island a single grafted site commonly runs from a few hundred dollars up to around twelve hundred. One honest caveat: grafting works in some situations and not others. Dr. Mozner will tell you which one you're in after he's looked at your scan, not before.
For pricing on implant bridges and full-arch cases, our full cost breakdown, including implant bridges and full-arch pricing lays out every tier.
Will Dental Insurance Pay for an Implant?
Often, partly. Many PPO plans cover a share of the surgical and restorative phases, though implants tend to eat straight into your annual maximum, and some plans exclude them outright while still paying for the crown. It varies enough that guessing is a waste of your time. Our front desk verifies your specific benefits before any treatment begins, so the number you hear is the number you pay, and you can check which PPO plans we accept first. CareCredit financing is there if you'd rather spread the cost out.
How Long Do Dental Implants Actually Last?
Here's the honest version.
The titanium post is the durable half. It fuses to your jawbone in a process called osseointegration, so your body starts treating it as part of the structure. Across long-term studies, roughly 90 to 95 percent of implants are still in function at ten years, and plenty keep going for decades after that.
The crown is the half that ages. It takes every bite, every cup of coffee and every night of grinding, and porcelain eventually chips, stains or wears down. Replacing one is a straightforward restorative visit. The post stays exactly where it is, and you're simply giving it a fresh tooth.
Plenty of dental websites will tell you an implant lasts a lifetime. Dr. Mozner's own answer is more careful: implants last ten years and often a good deal longer, and smoking and complicated medical conditions are what move that number. He treats a lifetime promise as a gray area. That's a reasonable kind of caution to want from the person about to place one in your jaw.
What Makes an Implant Fail Early
Some of it is in your hands and some of it happens on the day of surgery.
Yours to control: smoking is the single biggest one, because it starves the healing bone of blood supply. Uncontrolled medical conditions, poorly managed diabetes in particular, work against you the same way. Gum infection around the implant, called peri-implantitis, is the most common late cause of trouble, and it is largely a hygiene and cleaning story. Heavy grinding puts loads on the post it was never designed for. Skipping your recall visits removes the chance to catch any of this early.
Ours to control: the placement itself, and the bone it goes into. Before Dr. Mozner places anything, he takes a Vatech cone-beam CT scan to read your bone density in three dimensions and map where the nerves and sinus floor actually sit. He places with an atraumatic technique, meaning as little disturbance to the surrounding tissue as possible, because tissue that was handled gently heals better.
Is a Bridge Cheaper Than an Implant Over Twenty Years?
Upfront, usually yes. Over the long run the math often narrows.
A tooth-supported bridge costs less on day one, and for some patients it's genuinely the right call, particularly if the neighboring teeth already need crowns anyway. The trade-offs are real, though. A bridge is anchored by grinding down the two healthy teeth on either side of the gap, it typically needs replacing every seven to fifteen years, and it does nothing to stop the jawbone under the missing tooth from shrinking, because nothing is stimulating it. An implant replaces the root, so the bone keeps its job.
Which one suits you is a conversation about your bone, your neighboring teeth and your budget. That's what a consultation is for.
Dental Implants at Creative Dental of Syosset
Dr. Timur Mozner has placed roughly 3,000 implants across his career. He earned his DDS at SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine in 1998, completed an AEGD residency at NYU, and has been treating patients on Long Island since 2005. For single-tooth and multi-tooth cases he performs the surgery himself, here in the Syosset office, so the person who plans your implant is the person who places it and the person who follows it at every checkup afterwards.
I had two implants done by Dr Tim and it was really and easy process.
Kim Weller
He did extensive work including multiple extractions and implants and I can’t be happier with results!
Vadim Galperin
If the surgery itself is the part that worries you, nitrous oxide and conscious sedation are both available, along with injection techniques that take most of the sting out of the moment people dread.
Creative Dental of Syosset is a boutique practice at 34 S Oyster Bay Rd, serving Syosset, Oyster Bay, Plainview and the surrounding Nassau County towns. You can read more about dental implants at Creative Dental of Syosset, or about Dr. Timur Mozner.
Want a real number on your own case? Book a consultation or call (516) 921-3290, and you'll leave with a written, itemized estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does getting an implant hurt?
The placement is done under local anesthetic, and Dr. Mozner works quickly with as little tissue manipulation as possible, which is what keeps it comfortable. Nitrous oxide and conscious sedation are there if you want them. Most people describe the days afterwards as soreness rather than pain.
How long does the whole process take?
Expect several months end to end. The post needs roughly three to six months to fuse with the bone before the final crown goes on. That healing time is what buys you the longevity.
Can I still get an implant if I lost the tooth years ago?
Often yes, though the bone may have shrunk in the meantime and need grafting first. A cone-beam CT scan at the consultation answers this properly, instead of guessing from the outside.
If the crown wears out, do I need a whole new implant?
No. In most cases the post stays exactly where it is and only the crown gets remade, which is a much smaller and less expensive visit than starting over.
Does Creative Dental of Syosset do full-arch All-on-4 and All-on-6 implants?
Yes, as a team. A partner oral surgeon places the implants for full-arch cases, and Dr. Mozner provides the same-day temporary bridge and the permanent restoration.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for educational purposes and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please schedule a consultation with our team to discuss your individual needs.