A single implant replaces one tooth: a fixture in the jaw, an abutment, and a crown on top. Published 2025-2026 United States guides put the finished tooth at $3,000 - $5,000, with some guides to $6,000 where a graft is needed.
One missing tooth is the smallest version of the implant decision, and the one where the itemisation matters most, because quotes stop at different points: some price the fixture and the surgery, some the finished crown as well. This page sets out the published ranges, how the stages run, what should be on the quote, and the lower-cost routes that exist in Chicago. We are a free matching service, not a practice: the plan and the fee come from the dentist.
| Job | Published 2026 range |
|---|---|
| Above-ground liner, full job | $700 - $2,500 |
| 16 x 32 inground liner | $2,100 - $3,000 |
| 20 x 40 inground liner | $3,000 - $5,500 |
| Refill water | $60 - $350 city, $400 - $900 trucked |
| Wall, floor and gasket repairs | $100 - $3,000 depending on scope |
A single implant is the option for one gap, or for one tooth that cannot be saved and has to come out. The fixture goes into the jaw at that site, and once it has fused, the crown is made on top, so the teeth either side are not used as support.
The published alternative is a fixed bridge, which is faster up front and involves the neighbouring teeth, or leaving the gap alone. Published material also notes that the ridge shrinks after a tooth is lost, which is why the site is assessed before the plan is fixed rather than afterwards. Which option suits your tooth is the examining dentist's call; this page sets out what the published figures and the stages look like.
| Item | Published range |
|---|---|
| Single implant with the finished crown | $3,000 - $5,000 |
| Implant with crown where a graft is needed (some guides) | Up to $6,000 |
| Bone graft or ridge augmentation, per site | $600 - $3,000 |
| Extraction of a failing tooth | $150 - $600 |
| CT scan and planning | $100 - $500 |
| Nitrous oxide, if sedation is used, per visit | $50 - $150 |
| Oral conscious sedation, per appointment | $150 - $500 |
| IV sedation, per visit | $250 - $1,000+ |
The sources are published 2025-2026 United States dental cost guides, not Chicago prices, and the fee that applies to your tooth is the dentist's itemised quote. On a single tooth the extraction and graft lines matter more than on the arch pages: a tooth that has to come out first, or a site that has been empty long enough for the ridge to shrink, both appear as extra lines on the same quote rather than inside the implant figure.
A single implant is normally placed in two stages. First the surgical placement, after the CT scan and planning. Then a healing period while the implant fuses with the bone - osseointegration commonly takes three to six months - and then the abutment and the finished crown go on.
Where the tooth is still there and failing, the extraction may come first, and where the site is too thin, a graft or sinus lift is done beforehand with its own healing time. That is why the calendar for one tooth is measured in months rather than days from the first surgical visit. Ask the practice what you would be wearing over the site while it heals, and whether a provisional tooth is part of the plan and the fee.
Cicero is bounded by the Stevenson (I-55) on its south side and the Eisenhower (I-290) on its northern edge, and the CTA's Pink Line terminates at 54th/Cermak inside the town. Metra's BNSF line also stops at Cicero on its way out to Aurora, and the Blue Line runs in the Eisenhower median to the north. Cermak Road and Ogden Avenue carry the traffic east into the city.
Cicero's dental and medical access leans on public and community providers. The Town of Cicero Health Department lists dental care among the services it offers residents, and Cook County Health runs a community health centre in town on West Cermak Road. The dental offices sit along Cermak Road, Cicero Avenue and Ogden Avenue, and they are largely general practices. For a surgical implant stage, patients here usually travel east into the city or west along the Eisenhower corridor to a periodontal or oral-surgery group.
Municipal reference: Town of Cicero
What exactly does the quoted fee cover - the implant fixture, the abutment, the final teeth, or only part of that?
How many implants are you proposing, and what happens to the total if a graft or an extraction is added later?
Do I leave with teeth on the day of surgery, and is the temporary prosthesis included in the price?
Who makes the final teeth, and what material are they - acrylic, nano-ceramic or zirconia?
What is the warranty or remake policy on the prosthesis, and what maintenance is required each year?
Published 2025-2026 United States guides put a single implant with its finished crown at $3,000 - $5,000, with some guides to $6,000 where a graft is needed. On top of that, a graft or ridge augmentation is commonly $600 - $3,000 per site, CT scan and planning $100 - $500, and an extraction $150 - $600. Those are published figures rather than Chicago prices; the itemised quote from the dentist who examines you is the number that applies.
The published guides cited on this page carry implant figures, not bridge figures, so we do not quote a bridge price here. What is worth knowing is that the two are not the same treatment: a bridge uses the neighbouring teeth as support, while an implant is a fixture in the jaw at the gap. Published material also notes the ridge shrinks after a tooth is lost. Ask the practice for both quotes itemised, and for what each one involves over the years.
The usual sequence is placement first, then a healing period while the implant fuses with the bone - commonly three to six months - and then the abutment and finished crown. Where a graft or sinus lift is needed, that step comes first and has its own healing time before the implant stage. The calendar for your tooth comes from the dentist after the CT scan and planning stage.
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