Table 3 Opinions about financing of implants by gender (female n = 93, male n = 66) and age group (ag 1 n = 50, ag 2 n = 57, ag 3 n = 52), (Total (all participants) n = 159, n/% - number/percent, Ag – age groups

Who bears the cost for an oral implant?

n = 155

n = 93

n = 62

n = 48

n = 55

n = 52

Patient themselves

80 / 51.6

52 / 55.9

28 / 45.2

22 / 45.8

31 / 56.4

27 / 51.9

Patient & Health insurance

52 / 33.5

29 / 31.2

23 / 37.1

18 / 37.5

18 / 32.7

16 / 30.8

I don’t know.

11 / 7.1

7 / 7.5

4 / 6.5

3 / 6.3

2 / 3.6

6 / 11.5

Private insurance/supplementary insurance

10 / 6.5

5. / 5.4

5 / 8.1

4 / 8.3

4 / 7.3

2 / 3.8

Health insurance

2 / 1.3

0 / 0

2 / 3.2

1 / 2.1

0 / 0

1 / 1.9

Who should bear the cost for an oral implant?

n = 155

n = 89

n = 66

n = 49

n = 55

n = 51

Social insurance/health insurance

84 / 54.2

46 / 51.7

38 / 57.6

31 / 63.3

31 / 56.4

22 / 43.1

Patient & social insurance/health insurance

39 / 25.2

24 / 27.0

15 / 22.7

11 / 22.4

17 / 30.9

11 / 21.6

I don’t know.

17 / 11.0

11 / 12.4

6 / 9.1

2 / 4.1

4 / 7.3

11 / 21.6

Patient themselves

12 / 7.7

7 / 7.9

5 / 7.6

4 / 8.2

2 / 3.6

6 / 11.8

Private insurance/supplementary insurance

3 / 1.9

1 / 1.1

2 / 3.0

1 / 2.0

1 / 1.8

1 / 2.0

Please estimate how much an implant with a replacement crown (including laboratory cost) would cost at the dentist?

n = 126

n = 70

n = 56

n = 44

n = 49

n = 33

Mean ± SD in Euro

Median (Range) in Euro

2492 ± 1695

2000 (300–8000)

2391 ± 1470

2000 (300–8000)

2619 ± 1946

2000 (300–8000)

2968 ± 1850

2750 (600–8000)

2285 ±1499

2000 (300–8000)

2167 ± 1661

2000 (300–7500)