No. Traditional Medicare doesn't cover dentures and it doesn't cover other dental devices, such as partial plates. In fact, it doesn't cover any routine dental care.
But seniors do have some dental insurance options. Most Medicare Advantage plans provide some sort of dental coverage. Some pay only for routine dental care, while others allow for more extensive dental services, potentially including dentures.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, 76 percent of people in Medicare Advantage plans during 2021 had coverage for periodontics (treatment of gum and tooth disease) or prosthodontics (tooth replacements and dentures).
The plans that do cover dentures usually limit coverage to one set every five years. There also can be some deductibles or copayments.
Most plans put annual caps on extensive dental services, averaging $1,300 in 2021, but 8 percent of the plans had a coverage cap of $2,000 to $5,000. This cap usually didn't apply to routine and preventive dental care. Some plans charge extra for additional dental benefits, such as $40 a month for $2,000 worth of extra dental benefits, including dentures.
