The headline numbers at Station House
A single dental implant with its crown starts from £2,500. An implant-supported bridge — replacing several teeth on two or more implants — starts from £4,760. Full-arch solutions replacing all teeth in a jaw start from £9,800. An implant consultation, including the examination and imaging needed to assess your case, is from £90, and every patient receives a full written quote before committing to anything.
0% finance is available on treatment over £250 via V12 Retail Finance, subject to status, over 6 or 10 months — a £2,500 implant works out at roughly £250 per month over 10 months with no interest.
What you are actually paying for
An implant is not one item; it is a sequence. The titanium implant itself (the artificial root placed in the bone), the surgical placement, the healing period, the abutment connecting implant to crown, the custom-made crown, the planning imaging beforehand, and the follow-up visits confirming integration. The clinician's training and the quality of the implant system and laboratory work are where prices genuinely differ between practices — a crown carved by a skilled UK technician on a reputable implant system costs more to produce than the alternatives, and it shows over the years that follow.
Why prices vary so much between practices
Four legitimate reasons: the implant system used (established systems with decades of published data cost practices more than budget systems), the laboratory quality, the complexity of your case, and whether the quote is complete or stripped to look cheap. The last one matters most for you: some advertised prices cover only the implant placement, with the abutment and crown quoted separately later. Always ask: is this the total price for a finished tooth I can chew with?
The extras that can apply — and when
Some mouths need preparatory work before an implant is possible. A bone graft if the jaw has shrunk where the tooth was lost (common when a tooth has been missing for years), a sinus lift for upper back teeth where the sinus sits close to the implant site, or gum disease treatment first — implants placed into untreated gum disease are far more likely to fail. None of these are upsells when genuinely needed; all of them should be identified and priced at the planning stage, not discovered midway. Our quotes state from the start whether your case needs any of them.
Single tooth vs bridge vs full arch
Single missing tooth: one implant and crown (from £2,500) is the gold standard — it does not touch the neighbouring teeth, unlike a conventional bridge which requires grinding them down. Several missing teeth: an implant bridge (from £4,760) replaces three or four teeth on two implants — you do not need one implant per tooth. A full arch: from £9,800, a fixed bridge supported on four or more implants replaces every tooth in the jaw, the modern alternative to a complete denture for patients who want fixed teeth.
Cheaper alternatives, compared honestly
A partial denture from £486.20 is the budget option — removable, functional, but bulkier and resting on gum and neighbouring teeth. A conventional bridge from £590.75 is fixed and quicker, but requires cutting down the adjacent teeth, and the bone under the missing tooth still shrinks. The implant is the most expensive upfront and the only option that preserves bone, stands independently, and — looked after — routinely outlasts both alternatives. Cheapest per year of service is frequently the implant; cheapest this month is the denture. Both statements are true, and which matters more is your call to make with real numbers in front of you.
Implants abroad — the part the adverts skip
Prices in Turkey or Eastern Europe can undercut UK fees substantially, and some clinics there do good work. The structural problem is not quality, it is aftercare: implants need maintenance and occasionally repair over decades, and your surgeon being 2,000 miles away converts every small issue into an expensive decision. Treatment compressed into one week also often means corners cut on healing time. UK dentists regularly see complications from compressed-timeline treatment abroad — and fixing failed implant work costs more than doing it properly once. If you do go abroad, ask who will look after the implant for the next twenty years.
How long implants last
Implants are the most successful tooth-replacement option in modern dentistry, and a well-placed, well-maintained implant can last decades. They are not invincible: the gum and bone around an implant can develop inflammation (peri-implantitis) just as teeth develop gum disease, and smoking and poor hygiene are its main drivers. The crown on top is also subject to normal wear and may need replacing during the implant's lifetime. Daily cleaning and regular hygiene visits (from £72) are the maintenance contract that protects the investment.
Questions to ask at any consultation — including ours
What is the total price for the finished tooth, including abutment and crown? Which implant system are you using, and how long has it been on the market? Will I need a graft or sinus lift, and is that priced in? Who places the implant and what is their implant training? What happens, and what does it cost, if the implant fails to integrate? A good practice answers all five without flinching. We put the answers in writing.