Has anyone ever had a tooth implant? [View all]

I just returned from dentist; need a bridge built for a tooth that the crown broke off from, either that or an implant which was my brilliant idea.

Anyway, I asked dentist to figure cost both ways as I am on a fixed income and do not have dental insurance.
Well!! The estimated total for the bridge is $4782. The total for the one (1) implant is a staggering $7192!!


Thought I'd run this by anyone here who might have had either procedure done as imo that's ridiculously high. Maybe it's not but I can google implant and see a lot cheaper rates, though don't know if these companies are competent. My dentist has a private practice so not a big corporate company, but damn! Flabbergasted I was and am.

Thanks for any feedback!