Single Implant vs Full-Arch: How the Pricing Differs
Implant Price Turkey — Editorial
Specialist Prosthodontist · Taki Dent, Antalya
A single implant is priced per tooth; a full arch is priced per jaw, and confusing the two is the most common reason UK patients misread a quote. At Taki Dent in Antalya — authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international health tourism under International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate ST-6335 — a single implant with crown is roughly £600–£950, while a full arch on four to six implants is £4,000–£10,000 per jaw. They are different products, costed on different logic.
Once you understand that one number scales with the count of teeth and the other is a fixed per-arch package, the maths stops being confusing and starts being useful. This article, reviewed by Specialist Prosthodontist Dr. Sadık Taki, sets out exactly how the two pricing models work, where they cross over, and how to make sure a quote is comparing like for like.
How is a single implant priced?
A single dental implant replaces one missing tooth, and its price is built from three separate parts:
- The implant fixture — the titanium screw placed in the jawbone. This is the surgical component, and the brand matters (Straumann, Nobel Biocare and similar systems cost more than untraceable budget fixtures, but they are documented and serviceable for life).
- The abutment — the connector that links the fixture to the crown.
- The crown — the visible tooth, usually zirconia or porcelain-fused-to-metal.
In Turkey, a complete single implant — fixture, abutment and crown — typically lands at £600–£950 at a reputable clinic, against £2,000–£3,500 privately in the UK. The key word is complete. The cheapest headline figures often quote the fixture alone and add the abutment and crown afterwards, so a "£350 implant" can become £750 once it is a working tooth. Because a single implant is priced per tooth, two missing teeth cost roughly twice as much, three cost three times, and so on. The cost scales almost linearly with the number of gaps.
How is a full arch priced differently?
A full arch does not replace teeth one at a time. It replaces an entire jaw of teeth using a fixed number of implants — four in an All-on-4, six in an All-on-6 — joined by a single bridge. Crucially, you are not paying for one implant per tooth. Twelve to fourteen teeth sit on four to six implants. That is the whole economic point of the technique.
Because of that, a full arch is priced as a fixed per-arch package, regardless of how many teeth the bridge carries:
- All-on-4 (one arch): £4,500–£7,500
- All-on-6 (one arch): £5,500–£10,000
- Full mouth (both arches): £9,000–£17,000
The package covers the four to six fixtures, the multi-unit abutments, a same-day temporary bridge and the final zirconia bridge. You are buying a structure, not a row of separate teeth. This is why a full-arch price never multiplies by the number of teeth — the bridge spans the gap on far fewer implants than a tooth-by-tooth approach would need.
Where do the two pricing models cross over?
This is the question that decides real money. If you are missing one or two teeth, single implants are the obvious choice — you keep all your natural teeth and only pay for the gaps. But as the number of missing teeth in one jaw climbs, the per-tooth total rises in a straight line, while the per-arch price stays flat.
As a rough working figure, once you would need around six to eight individual implants and crowns in a single jaw, the per-tooth total starts to approach the cost of a full-arch bridge on four to six implants. Beyond that point, the full arch is usually both cheaper and structurally stronger, because the bite load is shared across one connected bridge rather than several standalone teeth. Replacing ten missing teeth with ten separate implants is rarely sensible clinically or financially — a full arch on six implants does the same job for less.
The crossover is not a fixed rule; it depends on how much healthy tooth and bone you still have. That clinical judgement is exactly what a prosthodontist is trained to make, and it should drive the plan before any price is fixed.
Why does the number of implants change the bone and bite maths?
Price is not the only variable that shifts between single and full-arch work — how forces load the bone does too, and the two interact. With single implants, each fixture carries one tooth and the bite is distributed naturally across your remaining teeth. With a full arch, four to six implants must carry the load of a whole jaw, so their position, angle and the design of the bridge above them decide how evenly that force reaches the bone.
This is well documented in the implant literature. Peer-reviewed research co-authored by Dr. Sadık Taki, published in the Journal of Oral Implantology (2021), compared crestal bone loss around implant-supported prostheses with and without sinus augmentation and distal cantilevers — precisely the planning decisions that separate a durable full arch from a cheap one. A second study he co-authored in Quintessence International (2020) examined how implant-related variables, including the crown-to-implant ratio, relate to marginal bone loss. The takeaway for pricing: a full-arch quote is not just buying fewer implants — it is buying the planning that keeps those few implants healthy under a heavier load.
How do I make sure a quote compares like for like?
Most pricing confusion comes from comparing a per-tooth number against a per-arch number without realising it. Four questions fix that, and you should get the answers in writing, in GBP:
- Is this price per tooth or per arch? The single most important question, and the one that resolves most "why is this clinic so much cheaper" puzzles.
- What is included in the number? A single-implant price should cover fixture, abutment and crown. A full-arch price should cover all implants, abutments, the temporary bridge and the final bridge.
- Which implant brand and sizes? A named, traceable system tells you the planning is real.
- How many implants will carry the bridge, and why? For a full arch, this is the difference between All-on-4 and All-on-6, and it should be a clinical decision, not a sales one.
Which is right for you, and where to get it?
If you have one or two gaps in an otherwise healthy mouth, single implants are the better value — you preserve your natural teeth and pay only for what is missing. If most of a jaw is gone or failing, a full arch on four to six implants is usually both cheaper than replacing every tooth and stronger over time. The honest answer always comes from a scan and an examination, not a price list.
Taki Dent in Antalya plans both, and quotes both transparently — a single implant complete with crown, or a full arch as a fixed per-arch package — so you can see exactly which model applies to your mouth. The clinic is led by Specialist Prosthodontist Dr. Sadık Taki, holds the Turkish Ministry of Health International Health Tourism Authorization (Certificate ST-6335, verifiable on the official register), was a winner at the European Medical Awards 2025 (an award, not an accreditation), and backs its full-arch work with a five-year written guarantee. Its 9.8/10 editorial score is compiled from Google, Trustpilot, WhatClinic patient feedback.
To compare single-tooth and full-arch quotes from several Turkish clinics without revealing your identity, lets you submit your case once and see what each plan really includes — so a per-tooth quote is never confused with a per-arch one.
The bottom line
Single implants and full arches are priced on different logic: one scales per tooth, the other is fixed per jaw. Read every quote knowing which model it uses, count the implants, and check what is inside the number. Get those three things right and you will pay the correct price for the right treatment — and only once. For UK comparisons, see our price-per-tooth full-arch breakdown and our full-mouth cost guide.
This article is general information and not a substitute for a personal assessment. For a case-specific plan and a written quote in GBP, speak to Taki Dent.
Frequently asked questions
Why is a single implant priced per tooth but a full arch priced per jaw?
A single implant replaces one tooth and is priced as one fixture plus one abutment and one crown, so the cost scales with the number of teeth you replace. A full arch replaces a whole jaw of teeth on four to six implants joined by one bridge, so it is priced per arch as a fixed package, not per tooth. At Taki Dent in Antalya — authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international health tourism under International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate ST-6335 — a single implant with crown runs roughly £600–£950, while a full arch is £4,000–£10,000 per jaw.
At what point does replacing single teeth cost more than a full arch?
As a rough guide, once you need around six to eight individual implants and crowns in one jaw, the per-tooth total starts to approach the cost of a full-arch bridge on four to six implants — and the full arch is usually the stronger long-term result. A prosthodontist will weigh your remaining healthy teeth, bone and bite before deciding, but the crossover is real and worth modelling in GBP before you commit.
Does a single implant include the crown in the price?
Not always, and this is where quotes mislead. Some clinics quote the implant fixture alone and add the abutment and crown later. A genuine single-tooth price should cover fixture, abutment and final crown together. A full-arch price should cover all the implants, the multi-unit abutments, the temporary bridge and the final bridge. Always ask which components are inside the number, in writing.
Is a full arch better value than many single implants?
For a mouth missing most of its teeth, yes — a full arch spreads the bite across a single connected bridge and needs fewer implants than replacing every tooth individually. For one or two missing teeth in an otherwise healthy mouth, single implants are far better value because you keep your natural teeth. The right choice depends on how much sound tooth and bone you still have.
How do I check a Turkey implant quote is comparing like for like?
Ask the clinic to state whether the price is per tooth or per arch, name the implant brand, and list every component included. Get it in GBP and in writing. You can compare several clinics anonymously through, which shows not just the number but what each plan actually contains, so a per-tooth quote is never mistaken for a per-arch one.