Tooth implant required. Very expensive.

Hi, so unfortunate to hear at the age of thirty u have lost a tooth. Now coming to the replacement part, the suggestion what has been given to u for an implant is the best by your dentist. But bcoz of cost factor u want to know about the alternatives. 1. Removable dentures are one cheapest option available( nobody these days opts for it) and for your age it's very difficult 2. In fixed options ( where the patient need not remove the prosthesis for any cause), u have bridge and an implant. Bridge is by taking support from your front and back teeth and replacing the missing teeth. No doubt that the adjacent two healthy teeth has to be chopped for this. It's not harmful as its one of the routinely done procedures in dentistry. If u calculate money for a three unit bridge and a single implant u may save only a bit of money by opting a bridge. But as a patient what u should think is, on a long run if the bridge fails u will loose another two teeth which has been taken as support for the bridge. Think wise and make a decision. V r here to help u. As other doctors suggested implants would be the best option for your age.