Oh heck no, you act as if implants are a simple, permanent thing. I worked at a series of offices that specialized in implants long before they were a fad and whom pioneered techniques.
The reason they sell well with old people is that the patient will be dead before the lifecycle of the implant is up.
There are SO many things that can and do go wrong placing implants, especially now that every corner dentist is using them as a profit center.
Bone loss, gum recession, rejected implants, nerve issues, poor aging of crowns in both color/quality, and a million other things make implants far from a simple solution.
A full set of implants is easily over 60k often times up near 80-100k, and a huge number of full mouth implant patients had to come back due to complications (and our offices had lower complication numbers per implant.)
If it weren't for the bone loss thats hard to get back, implant supported dentures are almost a better way to go.
The reason they sell well with old people is that the patient will be dead before the lifecycle of the implant is up.
There are SO many things that can and do go wrong placing implants, especially now that every corner dentist is using them as a profit center.
Bone loss, gum recession, rejected implants, nerve issues, poor aging of crowns in both color/quality, and a million other things make implants far from a simple solution.
A full set of implants is easily over 60k often times up near 80-100k, and a huge number of full mouth implant patients had to come back due to complications (and our offices had lower complication numbers per implant.)
If it weren't for the bone loss thats hard to get back, implant supported dentures are almost a better way to go.