Hi Eileen,
I had dental implants put in the bottom in May of 06, was supposed to have upper ones put in at the same time but woke up with no upper teeth but no implants either! The only thing that medical would pay for was the anesthesia to put me to sleep in the dentists office. Dental plan covered nothing, zero. Medical plan covered nothing to do with the actual implants, only with the anesthesia to remove the teeth. I paid close to $11,000 for the removal of my teeth and to have five implants placed in my bottom jaw. Then I paid $12,3000 for the bottom implant fixture (the teeth). I shouldn't say I paid that, actually a very wealthy friend of ours paid for it. My husband and I are middle class but he has some incredibly wealthy friends that are generous. So, don't go looking for insurance to cover it, I called every dental and medical plan in VA to find out if anyone covered it...........nope. Since the new cancer in August, I had to take the appliance off the bottom, now just have the implanted steel pins in my jaw but no bottom teeth. Depressing but I've grown used to it.

Good luck with it all,
Minnie