Cost of metal and making the material. Cost of the dentist in assessing how its going into your mouth / how he's going to do it (needs to check off quite a list). It's that everything needs to be custom tailored / made as well, and there is not a lot of margin for error either. Measurements that are slightly off can cause a failed treatment.
Also the other cost would be related to crowns that would be attached to the titanium screw. Which is also quite expensive and highly technical.
Lastly there are costs attached to the clinic, the dentist operating (he wants a profit / salary as well) which also needs to be paid for.
>>11633406I believe researchers some 2-3 years ago already grew a human teeth in someone using stem cell technology. I highly doubt in 5 years that will be commercially available. I don't think damage e.g. cavities will have an easier solution to heal other than fillings.
>>11634954Probably. Although dental treatments and technology goes pretty fast compared to some other disciplines.
>>11634090In my country (Netherlands) they're pretty loaded especially if they own a clinic since there's a permanent shortage of dentists for 20 years (more dentists retire than new grads due to numerus fixus study). Fucked up part is that dentist organisations pressure universities in this country to take on less students.
Medicine is 6 years, I believe dentistry study is a bachelor + master that takes 5 years.
>>11635311Lel no in most countries dentistry is seen as a luxurious good rather than an essential medical service. Thus you get the fulfilling enjoyment of paying quite a lot for dentistry.
