Two extra implants do not make All-on-6 a premium version of All-on-4. The number of fixtures is a judgement about your bone, made by the clinic's dentist after imaging, and the published survival data does not rank one count above the other. That matters for what you pay: six implants should not be sold as a tier you picked from a menu.
This page is general information about cost, not medical advice, and no figure here is a quote. The clinical side sits in our All-on-6 guide.
Key takeaways
- Implant count is a biomechanical decision, taken where bone volume or quality calls for it.
- Four and six implants showed statistically identical five-year survival in a 943-patient study, so six does not buy longevity.
- The price should cover two prostheses: the provisional fitted around surgery and the definitive bridge made months later.
- That second stage usually means a second journey, and flights are usually not part of a clinic's package.
- A written quote changes only if clinical findings change the plan, and only with your express agreement.
What drives the price
The implant count is clinical, not commercial. In a 943-patient study of full-arch treatment, arches on four implants and on six survived at essentially the same rate over five years: 98.8% against 98.7%. Six fixtures are chosen where the dentist judges the bone or the span needs them. If a quote presents six as the better package rather than the indicated one, ask which finding led to it. Our All-on-4 cost breakdown covers the same structure for four.
Two prostheses, months apart. A provisional bridge goes on around surgery, and the definitive prosthesis follows once healing allows, roughly six months later in that same series. A price covering only the provisional is half a price.
The second visit. Because the definitive bridge is made after healing, most patients travel twice, and that return trip sits outside most clinic packages.
Material and lab work. Full-arch bridges are built in different materials, and the laboratory bill moves with the choice. The quote should name the material for the definitive prosthesis, not only the temporary one.
Preparatory treatment. Extractions, and any grafting the dentist finds necessary on examination, carry their own prices.
Itemised breakdown
Compare offers line by line rather than headline against headline. What an itemised quote lists:
- The surgical fee for the arch, with extractions priced individually where the plan includes them.
- The implants, with the brand and the number stated.
- The provisional bridge as its own line, material named.
- The definitive bridge as its own line, material named, with the visit it belongs to.
- Imaging and diagnostics, including the planning scan.
- Materials and lab work, itemised rather than folded into the surgical fee.
- Hotel nights and transfers, where the clinic's package includes them, with the provider identified.
- The review schedule across both stages, including remote check-ins between trips.
- Prescribed medicines connected to the treatment.
Flights are usually not part of a clinic's package, so budget them separately, and remember a staged plan means two sets of them.
Country comparison
Full-arch implant work is private care in the UK, so there is no NHS baseline: NHS England states that implants are rarely NHS-funded. The published comparison points are market-level rather than procedure-specific.
Indicative comparison of externally reported figures, not a former or discounted price.
No source we can verify publishes a typical All-on-6 price for any country, so this page does not print one. Advertised packages differ in scope, which makes those press figures a gap indicator rather than a price. The clinic's written, itemised quote is the real figure for your case. The dental treatment cost hub covers the wider picture.
What a GetClinic quote itemises
Your coordinator prepares the case file for the clinic's dentist: photographs, any x-rays you hold, and your medical history. The dentist decides whether a full arch is appropriate and how many implants it needs. The quote comes back written and itemised, with the surgical fee, the implants and their brand, both prostheses with materials and timing, imaging, and any included hotel nights or transfers named with their provider. Exclusions are stated rather than assumed.
If examination changes the plan, the clinic issues a revised written quote and nothing proceeds without your express agreement. Vetting on our side is administrative verification of the clinic's licence, registration and claimed accreditations, which is a paperwork check rather than a promise about your result. Aftercare belongs to the clinic, and we coordinate it once you are home.
Hidden costs to ask about
The General Dental Council publishes a checklist for patients going abroad that works well as a buyer's script. Ask any provider:
- Which prosthesis does the advertised price buy, and what is the fee for a different material?
- What does the second stage cost beyond the bridge, counting consultation fees and lab adjustments?
- How long is the work guaranteed for, and who pays the extra flights, hotel and remedial treatment?
- Is complication management inside the initial price, and where does the quote say so?
- What happens if the bone will not take the planned positions, and how is grafting priced?
A guarantee is worth what it costs you to return and enforce it. Home repair is not a fallback: a British Dental Association survey of 1,000 UK dentists, analysed in the British Dental Journal, found implants among the treatments most often needing follow-up, with remedial care costing £500 to £1,000 for around 65% of dentists surveyed. The GDC cannot investigate an overseas dentist, and BDA Indemnity notes that failed overseas work is not redone free by the NHS or UK dentists.
FAQ
What is the price difference between All-on-6 and All-on-4?
Two more implants and their components add cost, while the rest of the arch is broadly the same structure. No verifiable source publishes a typical difference, so compare itemised quotes with the implant count and prosthesis material stated on both.
Do six implants make the arch last longer?
Not on the published evidence. The 943-patient study found five-year survival of 98.8% for four implants and 98.7% for six. Six is indicated by anatomy, and your dentist explains why yours calls for it.
Why does All-on-6 usually mean two trips?
Because the definitive bridge is made after healing, around six months post-surgery in that series, with the provisional carrying you in between. Your budget should hold both journeys.
Is All-on-6 cheaper abroad than in the UK?
UK press coverage reviewed in the British Dental Journal reports full-set packages advertised from £3,200 against at least £12,000 for equivalent UK work. Those packages differ in scope, so treat the gap as context and compare itemised quotes.
Can the price change after I receive a quote?
Only if clinical findings change the plan, for instance if imaging shows the planned positions will not hold without grafting. Any revision arrives as an updated written quote and applies only with your express agreement.
Is this medical advice?
No. This page is cost information. Whether a full arch suits you, and how many implants it needs, is a clinical judgement for a qualified dentist who has examined you. Your dentist gives the clinical advice, and the figures above belong to the named external sources.