I Built a Free Dental Implant Cost Calculator - Would Love Your Honest Feedback

A few months back I went down a rabbit hole trying to help a family member figure out roughly what a dental implant would cost them.

Every "calculator" I found online just quoted the implant post price (the titanium screw) and stopped there, ignoring the abutment and crown that make up the rest of the bill.

So people were walking into consultations with a number in their head that was maybe a third of what they'd actually pay. That gap bothered me enough that I decided to build something more honest myself.

The result is Dental Implant Cost Calculator, a free tool that gives people in the US an all-in estimate before they ever step into a dentist's office.

A few things it does:

• Covers all 50 states with a regional price index, since the same procedure can vary by 50%+ depending on where you live
• Breaks down cost by procedure type (single tooth, All-on-4, All-on-6, implant dentures, full mouth), crown material, and implant brand tier
• Factors in add-on procedures like bone grafts, sinus lifts, extractions, and sedation that most quotes leave out until later
• Has an insurance and financing section that applies realistic PPO coverage rules instead of assuming full coverage, plus a monthly payment estimate
• No signup, no email gate, no sales call. You configure your case and get a number.

The part I keep coming back to is that this isn't really a "calculator" problem; it's a transparency problem. Most of the pricing tools out there are built by clinics or lead-gen companies with an incentive to lowball the number to get you in the door. I don't have a dog in that fight, so I just tried to model the real cost drivers as accurately as I could using public pricing data.

Building this taught me more than I expected about how opaque healthcare pricing actually is, and also a fair amount about handling multi-variable calculations cleanly in the UI without overwhelming the user with a wall of dropdowns.

I'm not trying to sell anything here, genuinely looking for feedback before I put more work into it. Specifically:

1. - Does the flow feel intuitive, or does it feel like too many steps before you get a result?
2. - Any features you'd expect from a tool like this that are missing?
3. - How does it feel on mobile? I've tested it but always want more eyes on it.
4. - Did anything load slowly or feel janky?
5. - Does the final estimate feel trustworthy, or does anything about the presentation feel off?
6. - If you've actually gone through implant treatment, does the cost breakdown match your real experience?

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes a look, I really do read and act on this kind of feedback.