The All-on-4 cost maths most people get wrong. In one short PDF.
A short, honest read about why full-arch implants cost £20-40k for both jaws (not £80k), where the money actually goes, the Turkey math, what an honest UK price looks like, and the five questions to ask at any consultation.
- Why four implants can hold an entire jaw of teeth (the engineering)
- Where the money actually goes — the implant costs £100, so what's the £8,000 paying for?
- The Turkey question, honestly — when it makes sense and when the saving reverses
All-on-4 Implants in the UK: The Honest Cost Guide
Edition 2026The implant itself costs about £100. So what's the £8,000 paying for?
Most people price full-arch implants by multiplying the cost of one implant by the number of missing teeth, land somewhere near £80,000, and close the tab. But a full arch doesn't need one implant per tooth. It needs four, angled into the densest bone, carrying a single bridge of teeth across them. That's why a full arch in the UK in 2026 sits between about £8,000 and £12,999, not tens of thousands per tooth. Here's where every pound of that actually goes.
- Surgery & sterile theatre The biggest single share. Two to four hours of implant surgery, the surgeon and the assisting team, IV sedation with a dedicated nurse on the monitors, and a fully sterile theatre setup. This is the skill you're paying for, not the metal.
- The four implants Each titanium post costs a practice somewhere between £100 and £200 wholesale. Four per arch is a few hundred pounds of metal. The value is in placing them at the right angle, in the right bone, so they last decades.
- The bridge on top The biggest reason two quotes differ. An acrylic bridge costs the lab around £1,500; a milled zirconia one £4,000 to £5,000. The implants underneath are identical. The difference is what's fixed on top.
- The 3D scan & digital planning A CBCT maps your jaw in three dimensions, and software plans every implant's angle, length and position before anything is placed — often with a 3D-printed surgical guide so each post lands within a millimetre of the plan.
- A year of aftercare & a five-year warranty Every healing check, hygienist visit, screw-torque check and adjustment across the first twelve months, then a five-year warranty on the implants and the prosthesis. You're paying for the lifetime of care, not just the day of surgery.
A fair UK quote lands between £8,000 and £12,999 an arch. Under about £6,000 deserves a closer look — usually it's the bridge material left out, or a "from" figure that climbs at the consultation. Over £18,000 deserves a reasoned explanation too. The spread should always make sense once you ask what's included.
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