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How Much Do Dental Implants Cost in Pasadena, CA?
By Dr. Mahvash Emami, DDS · 5 min read · Updated August 7, 2026
The direct answer: a single dental implant in Pasadena typically costs $4,500 to $6,500 when every stage is included — and the spread has less to do with implant quality than with how many separate offices and fees sit between you and a finished tooth.
What the price actually covers
A finished implant is four things: the consultation and 3D imaging, the titanium post placed in the bone, the abutment connecting post to tooth, and the crown on top. An advertised price covering only the post is technically honest and practically misleading — it's roughly a third of what you'll pay by the end.
Why Pasadena runs high
Pasadena carries some of the highest dental fees in Los Angeles County, driven by a concentration of specialty practices and affluent-corridor overhead. The clinical standard is genuinely high — but the referral model, where placement and restoration happen at different offices, adds cost that has nothing to do with the implant in your jaw.
The three questions that make quotes comparable
- Does this include imaging, the abutment, and the crown? If not, ask for the all-in figure.
- Who places the implant, and who restores it? Two doctors means two fee schedules, two schedules to coordinate, and two people who can each point at the other if something goes wrong.
- Will you put the complete number in writing before I commit? Any good office says yes without hesitating.
The Sunland comparison
About 25 minutes west via the 210 from Pasadena, Sunland Dental Care charges $2,000 for a complete single implant — consultation, 3D imaging, guided placement, and the final crown, one fixed price in writing. It's possible because Dr. Mahvash Emami, DDS performs every stage herself in one office rather than routing you through a referral chain, and because 40 years and thousands of implants make the process efficient.
That's not an argument that cheaper is automatically better — read how implant pricing works generally and judge any quote, including ours, by what it includes and who performs it. See also our page for Pasadena patients and full pricing.
Related questions
- How much is a single dental implant in Pasadena?
- Quotes in the Pasadena area commonly land between $4,500 and $6,500 for a single implant once the surgical placement, abutment, and crown are all counted. Sunland Dental Care, About 25 minutes west via the 210 away, offers a complete single implant — consultation, 3D imaging, guided surgery, and crown — for $2,000 fixed.
- Why do implant quotes vary so much?
- Because they often measure different things. Some quote only the titanium post; some include the crown; some add imaging and the abutment later. Until you know what a number includes and who performs each stage, two quotes aren't comparable.
- Is it worth traveling outside Pasadena for a dental implant?
- For a routine cleaning, no. For an implant — a multi-stage treatment costing thousands — a twenty-five-minute drive that consolidates surgery and restoration under one dentist at a published price is worth an afternoon for most patients.
Talk to a dentist who'll give it to you straight
Dr. Emami personally reviews every new-patient consultation. Call (818) 353-5520 — English, Español, فارسی.