Which dental prostheses are eligible for the dental prostheses benefit?
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Read more When one or more teeth are effectively replaced, we call it a dental prosthesis. Both the prosthesis itself and the costs of installing it are eligible for the CM benefit. Supplements requested for a dental prosthesis for which reimbursement by compulsory health insurance is possible are not eligible (see below). There are different types of prostheses or appliances that replace one or more teeth because they have disappeared or can no longer be reconstructed. The refund applies to the installation of: Removable prostheses: upper denture; lower denture; additional placement of teeth on an existing removable prosthesis. Fixed prostheses: implant: an artificial replacement of a tooth root. Where a tooth is missing, an implant with crown can be placed as a replacement; crown: a cap made of ceramic and/or metal that fits over a ground tooth or molar and is glued to it or placed on an implant; post tooth: an artificial dental crown that is attached to the root canal of the tooth with a post