Dental implants in Turkey: what you should know before you book
A dental implant is a small titanium (or, less often, zirconia) screw placed in the jawbone to replace the root of a missing tooth. Over the following months the bone grows tightly against its surface — a process called osseointegration — and a connecting piece, the abutment, and a crown are then fixed on top. Done well, an implant looks and works like a natural tooth and does not need the neighbouring teeth to be filed down, as a bridge does.
Dental implants in Turkey attract patients mainly because of the price: a single implant with its crown usually costs a fraction of a private implant in the UK, Ireland, Germany or the US. But an implant is a small operation in the bone, not a cosmetic quick fix. The result depends on a proper 3D scan, enough healthy bone, the skill of the dentist or oral surgeon, the quality of the implant system and the time the bone is given to heal. Most patients need two trips, three to six months apart, and a clinic that offers to finish everything in five days for everyone is not telling you the whole story.
This page is about implants themselves: what they cost, which implant systems are used, who is a candidate, when a bone graft or sinus lift is needed, what the two trips look like, recovery and risks. For dental treatment in Turkey in general — Turkey teeth, packages, choosing a clinic and aftercare at home — see our guide to dental treatment in Turkey. The clinics on our site that place implants are listed on this page; a quote is free, and you decide only after a dentist has reviewed your X-ray or scan.
Dental Implant (per tooth) in Turkey: how it works
- 1Send your photos and questions
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- 3Travel, surgery and aftercare
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- Within about 2 hours
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How much are dental implants in Turkey?
The clinics on our site give implant prices on request, because the cost depends on your scan: how many implants you need, whether teeth must be extracted first, whether bone has to be added, and which implant system and crown are used. As an approximate guide across the Turkish market, a single implant (the screw alone, placed) costs about €400–€900 with a budget or mid-range system and about €800–€1,500 with one of the long-established international systems. With the abutment and a zirconia or porcelain crown, the dental implants Turkey price for one complete tooth is usually about €700–€2,000. These figures are approximate and are confirmed in a written quote after a dentist has seen your scan.
The table compares typical prices for one missing tooth replaced with an implant, abutment and crown. The figures for the other countries are approximate private-sector prices and vary widely by city and clinic.
| Country | One implant with abutment and crown (approximate) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | about €700–€2,000 | Usually includes the implant, abutment, crown, scan and check-ups; price confirmed in a written quote |
| United Kingdom | about £2,000–£3,500 | Private only in most cases; consultations, scans and grafts are often charged separately |
| United States | about $3,000–$6,000 | Surgeon, abutment and crown are often billed separately |
| Germany | about €2,000–€3,500 | Statutory insurance pays only a fixed subsidy towards the crown |
How much are dental implants in the UK?
A single private implant with its crown in the UK usually costs about £2,000–£3,500, more in central London or when a bone graft is needed. On the NHS, implants are offered only in limited medical situations — for example after mouth cancer or trauma, or for some people born without teeth — so almost all UK patients pay privately. That gap is the main reason people look at dental implants in Turkey; the saving shrinks when you add flights and hotel nights for two trips, so compare complete totals, not the price of the screw.
Full mouth dental implants
When most or all teeth are missing, replacing each tooth with its own implant is rarely necessary or sensible. A whole arch is usually restored with a fixed bridge on four to eight implants — see All-on-4 implants and All-on-6 implants. Full mouth dental implants are priced per arch, not per tooth, so an honest quote lists the number of implants, the temporary teeth and the material of the final bridge.
What changes the price of a dental implant
Two quotes for "one implant" can describe very different treatments. These are the items that move the price most:
- The implant system. Long-established international systems cost more than newer or regional ones; see the next section.
- The abutment. A stock titanium abutment costs less than a custom-milled titanium or zirconia abutment, which is often chosen for front teeth.
- The crown. Porcelain fused to metal costs less than full zirconia or zirconia layered with porcelain; see zirconia crowns.
- Extractions. A tooth extraction before the implant is usually charged separately.
- Bone grafting or a sinus lift. Adding bone can cost as much as the implant itself; see dental bone regeneration and sinus lifting.
- The scan. A cone beam CT scan is needed for safe planning; some clinics include it, others charge for it.
- Sedation. Implants are normally placed under local anaesthesia; sedation costs extra.
- Temporary teeth. A temporary crown, denture or bridge for the healing months may or may not be included.
Ask for a written quote that lists each item, the implant brand and the crown material. A price per implant without the abutment and crown is not comparable with a UK price per tooth.
Single implant, bridge, All-on-4 or dentures: which do you need?
The right solution depends on how many teeth are missing, where, and the state of the remaining teeth and bone.
| Situation | Usual solution | Number of implants |
|---|---|---|
| One missing tooth | Single implant with a crown | 1 |
| Two to four missing teeth next to each other | Implant-supported bridge | Usually 2–3 |
| All teeth missing or failing in one jaw, enough bone | All-on-4 or All-on-6 fixed bridge | 4–6 per arch |
| All teeth missing, a removable option preferred | Implant-retained dentures | 2–4 per arch |
| Severe bone loss in the upper jaw | Bone grafting, a sinus lift or zygomatic implants | Planned from a CT scan |
An implant is not the only way to replace a tooth. A conventional bridge on the neighbouring teeth is quicker and needs no surgery, but it means filing down those teeth; a partial denture is the cheapest option but is removable. If the neighbouring teeth already have large crowns, a bridge can be reasonable; if they are healthy, an implant protects them. Mini implants are narrower and are mainly used to hold a lower denture where bone is thin.
Are you a candidate for dental implants?
Most healthy adults whose jaw has stopped growing can have implants. What the dentist checks:
- Bone. The implant needs enough bone height and width around it. After a tooth is lost the bone shrinks, fastest in the first year, so people who have been missing teeth for years more often need grafting.
- Gums. Active gum disease (periodontitis) must be treated first. A history of periodontitis is linked with a higher risk of problems around implants later.
- Smoking. Smokers have a clearly higher rate of implant failure in published meta-analyses — roughly twice that of non-smokers in several of them. Stopping before and after surgery improves the odds.
- General health. Poorly controlled diabetes, radiotherapy to the jaw, and bone medicines such as bisphosphonates or denosumab (especially intravenous doses for cancer) change the risk and must be disclosed. Pregnancy is a reason to wait.
- Bite and habits. Heavy grinding (bruxism) overloads implants and usually needs a night guard.
A dentist can only judge this from a recent panoramic X-ray or, better, a CT scan. If you send one before the trip, you avoid flying to Turkey only to learn that you need a graft and a longer stay.
Bone graft for dental implants and sinus lifts: when the bone is not enough
If the jaw is too thin or too low, bone is added before or during implant placement. The main options:
- Socket preservation — graft material placed into the socket right after an extraction to limit shrinkage.
- Guided bone regeneration — granules of bone substitute or your own bone covered with a membrane, often at the same time as the implant when the defect is small.
- Block grafts — a piece of bone fixed to the jaw for larger defects; healing takes several months before implants can go in.
- Sinus lift — in the upper back jaw, the floor of the sinus is raised and bone added under it. See our page on sinus lifting in Turkey.
A graft adds cost and usually time: a small graft placed with the implant may not change the plan, but a block graft or a large sinus lift can add a further three to nine months before the implant is placed or loaded, and sometimes an extra trip. For patients whose upper jaw cannot be rebuilt reliably, zygomatic implants anchored in the cheekbone are an alternative. Ask before you travel whether your scan shows a need for grafting and whether it is in the price.
How dental implants in Turkey are placed, step by step
- Examination and scan. A clinical check, a panoramic X-ray and usually a cone beam CT scan to measure the bone and locate the nerve in the lower jaw and the sinus in the upper jaw. Many clinics also take a digital scan of the teeth to plan the implant position on the computer; a printed surgical guide may be used.
- Extractions and cleaning. Teeth that cannot be kept are removed and gum disease treated.
- Implant placement. Under local anaesthesia (sedation if you prefer), the gum is opened or a small hole punched, the bone is prepared with a series of drills and the implant is screwed in. One implant usually takes 30–60 minutes.
- Healing cap or cover screw. The implant is either covered by the gum or left with a small healing cap visible. Stitches are removed or dissolve after about 7–10 days.
- Healing. The bone integrates with the implant over about three to six months — usually shorter in the lower jaw, longer in the upper jaw or after grafting.
- Abutment and impression. The abutment is fitted and a scan or impression taken for the crown.
- Crown. The final crown is screwed or cemented on and the bite adjusted.
Two trips or one? Healing time and immediate implants
For most patients, dental implants in Turkey mean two trips:
- First trip, about 4–7 days: examination and scan on day 1, extractions and implant placement on day 1 or 2, a check-up and often stitch removal before you fly. A temporary tooth can be fitted for front teeth.
- Healing at home, about 3–6 months: osseointegration needs time, and this period cannot be shortened safely just to suit a travel plan.
- Second trip, about 5–7 days: the implant is checked, the abutment fitted, impressions or scans taken, and the final crown fitted and adjusted a few days later.
Immediate implants and immediate loading. In some situations an implant can be placed in the socket on the day the tooth is removed, and sometimes a temporary crown or bridge is fixed within a few days. This needs good bone, a firmly anchored implant (high primary stability) and a bite that does not overload it. It is common for full-arch treatments such as immediate All-on-4, where the implants are splinted together, but the final bridge is still usually made months later. Be cautious of a clinic that promises permanent crowns on new implants within a week for every patient.
If your dentist at home is willing to check healing between the trips, tell the Turkish clinic; a mid-healing X-ray can catch problems early. How the whole process with us works is explained on how it works.
Recovery after implant surgery, week by week
- First 48 hours: swelling, mild bleeding and discomfort, controlled with cold packs and ordinary painkillers. Soft, cool food; no rinsing on the first day, then gentle salt-water or prescribed rinses. No smoking or alcohol.
- Days 3–7: swelling peaks around day 2–3 and then settles; some patients get bruising, especially after grafting. Most people return to desk work after one or two days for a single implant.
- Weeks 2–4: stitches are out, the gum closes and you can eat normally on the other side. Avoid chewing hard food on the implant.
- Months 1–6: the bone integrates. You feel nothing, but follow-up and careful cleaning matter; a temporary denture should not press on the implant.
Flying home: after a routine implant you can usually fly the day after surgery. After a sinus lift, many surgeons advise waiting several days and avoiding nose-blowing because of pressure changes. Our article on flying after surgery has general tips.
Risks: dental implant failure, nerve injury and peri-implantitis
Implants have a high success rate, but they are not risk-free:
- Early dental implant failure. Sometimes the bone does not integrate and the implant becomes loose within the first months. It is then removed, the site heals and a new implant can usually be placed later. Smoking, infection, poor bone and overloading increase the risk.
- Nerve injury. In the lower jaw, a drill or implant too close to the inferior alveolar nerve can cause numbness or tingling of the lip and chin, usually temporary but occasionally permanent. Planning with a CT scan reduces this risk.
- Sinus problems. In the upper jaw an implant can enter the sinus if the bone is not measured correctly.
- Peri-implantitis. An inflammation of the gum and bone around an implant, similar to gum disease around teeth, that can lead to bone loss and eventually loss of the implant. In a widely cited meta-analysis (Derks and Tomasi, Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2015), the estimated prevalence was about 43% for peri-implant mucositis (inflammation of the gum only) and about 22% for peri-implantitis at patient level. Smoking, a history of periodontitis, poor cleaning and excess cement under a crown are known risk factors.
- Mechanical problems. A loose abutment screw or a chipped crown — usually repairable if the components are known.
Our page on the risks of dental work abroad covers general issues such as continuity of care. Are dental implants in Turkey safe? As safe as the planning and the dentist: a CT scan, a sterile surgical room, a known implant system, realistic healing time and a written aftercare plan are the signs of a careful clinic.
How long do dental implants last?
Long-term studies report high survival: systematic reviews of implants followed for ten years or more, such as Moraschini and colleagues (International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2015), report survival of roughly 95%. The implant itself can last decades; the crown on top usually needs replacing sooner, often after 10–15 years, because of wear or chipping. How long dental implants last depends mostly on you:
- Clean around the implant twice a day, with interdental brushes or a water flosser.
- See a dentist or hygienist for a check and professional cleaning at least once or twice a year, with an X-ray of the bone level from time to time.
- Do not smoke, and wear a night guard if you grind your teeth.
- Bring your implant passport to your dentist at home.
Choosing an implant dentist in Turkey: questions and red flags
Implants are placed by dentists with training in implantology, periodontists or oral and maxillofacial surgeons. General advice on checking a clinic is in the dental treatment guide; for implants, ask specifically:
- Who will place the implants and who will make the crowns, and how many implants do they place each year?
- Will I have a CT scan, and can I see the plan with the implant positions?
- Which implant brand and model, which abutment and which crown material are in the price?
- Do I need a graft or sinus lift, and is it included?
- How long will the bone heal before the crown, and how many trips should I plan?
- What does the guarantee cover, and who pays travel costs if an implant fails?
Red flags: no scan before surgery; no brand named; a promise of final crowns on new implants within days for everyone; advice to remove healthy teeth to "make space" for more implants; pressure to pay in full before an examination. The clinics and dentists on our site are listed on this page with their reviews; you can also browse hospitals and doctors.
Frequently asked questions
As an approximate guide, a single implant costs about €400–€1,500 depending on the system, and one complete tooth with abutment and crown about €700–€2,000. Grafts, extractions and scans can add to this. The clinics on our site quote after reviewing your X-ray or CT scan, and the price is confirmed in writing.
A private single implant with its crown usually costs about £2,000–£3,500, more with a bone graft or in central London. The NHS provides implants only in limited medical situations, so most UK patients pay privately.
Mainly because of lower clinic running costs, staff wages and laboratory prices, and a large volume of international patients. The implant systems themselves are sold internationally, so a very low price can also mean a budget implant system — ask for the brand.
They can be, when the treatment is planned with a CT scan, placed by a trained implant dentist or oral surgeon in a sterile setting, with a known implant system and enough healing time. Most problems come from rushed treatment, skipped scans and poor aftercare rather than from the country.
Most patients need two: about 4–7 days to place the implants and 5–7 days three to six months later for the final crowns. Immediate temporary teeth are sometimes possible, but the final crowns are usually still made after healing.
The bone usually integrates with the implant in about three to six months — often sooner in the lower jaw and longer in the upper jaw or after a bone graft. The gum heals in two to four weeks.
In selected cases an implant can be placed on the day of extraction with a temporary crown, and full-arch treatments such as immediate All-on-4 can give fixed temporary teeth within days. The final crowns or bridge are normally made after the bone has healed.
No single brand suits every case. Long-established international systems have the most long-term research and the widest availability of spare parts; mid-range systems cost less with a shorter research record. Ask for the exact brand and model in writing and keep your implant passport.
Only if the scan shows the bone is too thin or too low. It is more likely if teeth have been missing for years or after gum disease. A small graft can often be placed with the implant; larger grafts or a sinus lift add months.
The placement is done under local anaesthesia, so you feel pressure but not pain. Afterwards most people have mild to moderate soreness and swelling for a few days, controlled with ordinary painkillers.
Studies following implants for ten years or more report survival of around 95%. The implant can last decades with good cleaning and regular check-ups; the crown on top often needs replacing after 10–15 years.
Looseness of the implant, pain when biting, swelling or pus around it, bleeding gums or a receding gum that exposes metal. Contact a dentist early: peri-implantitis caught at the mucositis stage can usually be treated.
An inflammation of the gum and bone around an implant that can lead to bone loss and, untreated, to losing the implant. A 2015 meta-analysis estimated it affects about one in five patients with implants. Good cleaning, not smoking and regular check-ups reduce the risk.
Yes, but the failure rate is higher — about twice that of non-smokers in several meta-analyses — and peri-implantitis is more common. Stopping smoking for at least a few weeks before and after surgery improves healing.
Age alone is not a barrier; what matters is bone, general health and the ability to keep the implants clean. Older patients with heart conditions, diabetes or osteoporosis medicines should share their full medical history with the dentist.
Full mouth treatment is priced per arch, not per tooth, and depends on the number of implants and the bridge material. See our All-on-4 and All-on-6 pages; the clinics on our site quote after reviewing a CT scan.
Usually yes, if you bring the implant passport with the brand, model and sizes, plus your X-rays and treatment report. Without the brand, finding matching parts for repairs can be difficult.