are dental implants deductible as medical expenses
Dental implants are considered a medical expenses. Your dentist would not implant them unless they were a medical/dental necessity, even if the procedure was elective. . You can include in medical expenses the amounts you pay for dental treatment. This includes fees paid to dentists for X-rays, fillings, braces, extractions, dentures, etc. But see Teeth Whitening..(is not included).... http://www.irs.gov/publications/p502/ar02.html#d0e1075.