How Much Do New Teeth Cost in 2027? A Full Set in the UK by Option, and in Turkey

New teeth typically cost £12,000 to 24,000 privately in the UK in 2027 for a full smile of 20 crowns or porcelain veneers, £12,700 to 24,400 for a mixed case with crowns, a bridge and two implants, and £10,000 to 20,000 per arch for fixed teeth on four implants. The NHS pays only for clinically necessary work under Band 3 (£332.10 per course of treatment), never for cosmetic veneers, and almost never for implants. Which of those figures applies to you depends less on the material than on your situation: how many of your own teeth can be kept. This guide gives the UK price for each situation, the extras that are usually added, the Fethiye price for the same work and a worked example that includes the trips.

"New teeth" means three different treatments

People search for the cost of new teeth when they want a whole new smile, but the treatment behind the phrase varies a great deal. A dentist will first ask how many of your own teeth are healthy enough to keep, because that decides the plan:

• Situation 1, your teeth are there but you do not like them: worn, chipped, discoloured or slightly crooked. The usual answer is veneers or crowns on the 16 to 24 teeth that show when you smile.

• Situation 2, some teeth are missing and others are damaged: a mix of crowns on the weak teeth, a bridge or a few implants for the gaps.

• Situation 3, few or no teeth can be saved: a removable denture, a snap-on denture held by two implants, or a fixed bridge on four implants per arch (All-on-4).

The honest caveat comes first: which situation you are in is decided by an examination with an X-ray, not by a photograph. A tooth that looks fine can have a failing root, and a tooth that looks hopeless can sometimes be saved with a root canal and a crown. Every figure below is a typical range to help you plan, not a quote.

New teeth cost in the UK in 2027: the overview

Situation and treatment

UK private, typical

NHS England

1. Porcelain or E-max veneers, 20 teeth

£12,000 to 24,000 (£600 to 1,200 per tooth)

Not provided for cosmetic reasons

1. Crowns, 20 teeth

£12,000 to 24,000 (£600 to 1,200 per tooth)

Band 3, £332.10, only where clinically needed, usually metal or metal-ceramic at the back

2. Mixed case: 12 crowns, one 3-unit bridge, 2 implants

£12,700 to 24,400

Crowns and bridge possible under Band 3; implants not provided

3. Full acrylic denture, per arch

£600 to 1,500

Band 3, £332.10

3. Snap-on denture on 2 implants, per arch

£3,500 to 7,000

Not provided except rare clinical cases

3. All-on-4 fixed bridge, per arch

£10,000 to 20,000

Not provided

For 16 teeth the veneer and crown totals are about a fifth lower, for 24 about a fifth higher. London and the South East typically sit at the top of every range. A single Band 3 charge covers a whole course of NHS treatment, which makes the NHS by far the cheapest route for situation 3 if you can find a practice taking adult patients and a basic denture is acceptable to you.

Situation 1: worn, discoloured or crooked teeth

When the teeth are present and the roots are healthy, the goal is to change their colour, shape and length. Two treatments do this:

• Veneers are thin ceramic shells bonded to the front of the tooth. They need far less reduction of healthy tooth than crowns, and they are the right choice for intact teeth that are discoloured, chipped or slightly uneven.

• Crowns cover the whole tooth. They are for teeth that are heavily filled, root-treated, cracked or worn down by grinding, where a veneer would have nothing solid to hold on to.

Most full smiles are a mix: veneers on the intact front teeth, crowns on the back teeth that already carry large fillings. Crowning 20 healthy teeth to save time or money is the most common cause of the "Turkey teeth" look and of later root problems, and a careful clinic will not do it. If your teeth are clearly crooked, clear aligners before any veneers usually give a better and more conservative result. How many teeth you really need and what a natural result looks like are covered in our full set of veneers guide and in Turkey teeth: what you actually get.

Situation 2: some teeth missing, others damaged

This is a very common situation and the hardest to price without an X-ray, because every tooth is decided separately. Weak teeth get crowns, a single gap between two teeth that need crowns anyway is often closed with a bridge, and gaps without good neighbours, or at the back of the mouth, are better served by implants. A realistic example is 12 crowns, one three-unit bridge and two implants with crowns, which typically costs £12,700 to 24,400 privately in the UK. Our crown cost guide explains zirconia, E-max and metal-ceramic and when a crown is the right choice at all.

Two points move the total more than anything else. First, whether teeth with a doubtful prognosis are kept with root canal treatment or replaced; second, how many implants are planned. A plan that saves every tooth at any cost can be more expensive over 15 years than one that replaces two poor teeth with implants, and the reverse is also true. Ask for the reasoning behind each line.

Situation 3: few or no teeth that can be saved

When most remaining teeth are loose from gum disease or broken down to the roots, the plan moves to a full arch. There are three realistic options per arch:

• Removable acrylic denture: no surgery and the lowest cost, but a lower denture often moves when you eat, and the jawbone under it keeps shrinking.

• Snap-on overdenture on two implants: still removable, but it clicks onto two implants and no longer lifts when you chew. Widely regarded as the minimum standard for a lower denture.

• All-on-4: a fixed bridge on four implants that only a dentist removes, closest to natural teeth.

The side-by-side comparison, including who each option is not suitable for, is in our guide to dentures, snap-on dentures and All-on-4, and the cost of fixed arches in detail in All-on-4 cost per arch.

What is usually extra

A new-teeth quote rarely ends with the headline items. These lines are often added, at home and abroad, and a fair quote names each of them:

• Extractions: typically £100 to 300 per tooth privately in the UK, more for surgical extractions; NHS Band 2, £76.60.

• Root canal treatment: typically £400 to 900 per tooth privately, molars at the top end; NHS Band 2.

• Gum treatment: active gum disease must be treated and stable before any crown, veneer or implant. It takes weeks to months and is best done close to home.

• Temporaries: temporary crowns, a temporary denture or a fixed temporary bridge while implants heal.

• CBCT 3D scan: typically £100 to 400, needed for implant planning.

• Bone graft or sinus lift: only for implants where the bone is too thin or low; typically hundreds to a few thousand pounds in the UK.

The same situations at our clinic in Fethiye

Situation and treatment

Smile & Holiday, Fethiye

Trips

1. E-max veneers

From 280 EUR per tooth, so 20 veneers from 5,600 EUR (about £4,870)

1 trip, 5 to 7 days

1. Zirconia crowns

200 to 350 EUR per tooth, 20 crowns 4,000 to 7,000 EUR; fixed package of 20 zirconia crowns with accommodation and VIP transfer 3,900 EUR (about £3,390)

1 trip, 5 to 7 days

2. Mixed case: 12 crowns, 3-unit bridge, 2 implants

Typically 4,400 to 6,950 EUR (about £3,830 to 6,050)

2 trips, 3 to 6 months apart

3. Removable denture, per arch

Around 500 to 700 EUR (indicative)

1 trip, 3 to 5 days

3. Snap-on denture on 2 implants, per arch

Around 2,000 to 2,800 EUR (indicative)

2 trips

3. All-on-4, per arch

From 3,500 EUR, up to about 6,000 EUR; both arches from 7,000 EUR

2 trips: 6 to 8 days, then 7 to 10 days

Extras

Extractions, root canals, gum treatment, temporaries and CBCT itemised in the written plan; bone graft 150 to 400 EUR per site, sinus lift 250 to 600 EUR per side

A graft can add a trip

Bridges are priced per unit like crowns, so a three-unit zirconia bridge is 600 to 1,050 EUR; one complete implant tooth is typically 700 to 850 EUR with a standard system. A full mouth restoration starts from 5,000 EUR; our full mouth implants guide covers the larger cases. Accommodation in a central Fethiye apartment and the private transfer from Dalaman Airport, about 45 minutes away, are included with every treatment plan. The exact figure is always confirmed in your written plan.

Worked example: three cases with the trips included

The figures assume typical UK private prices of £900 per crown, £2,200 for a three-unit bridge, £2,500 per implant tooth and £15,000 per All-on-4 arch. Travel is a return flight to Dalaman and day-to-day spending, about £400 per trip and £500 for the longer All-on-4 trips, since the apartment and transfer are included. The mixed case uses our mid-range prices.

Case

UK private, typical

Treatment in Fethiye

Travel

Total in Fethiye

Difference

A. 20 zirconia crowns (situation 1)

£18,000

Package 3,900 EUR, about £3,390

1 trip, £400

About £3,790

About £14,200 less

B. 12 crowns, bridge, 2 implants (situation 2)

£18,000

About 5,675 EUR, about £4,940

2 trips, £800

About £5,740

About £12,250 less

C. All-on-4, both arches (situation 3)

£30,000

7,000 to 12,000 EUR, about £6,090 to 10,440

2 trips, £1,000

About £7,090 to 11,440

About £18,550 to 22,900 less

Two things the table does not show. Implant cases need two trips and about two weeks away in total, and the guarantee covers the treatment, not the flights for any future visit. For case A, compare like with like: if veneers suit your teeth better than crowns, use the veneer price, which is higher. Health insurance and UK dental plans generally do not reimburse treatment in Turkey; Irish readers can usually claim Med 2 tax relief on crowns, bridges and implant work done abroad.

When staying in the UK is the better choice

• You can get NHS care and a basic denture is acceptable. At £332.10 per course, Band 3 is cheaper than any trip.

• You have active gum disease or uncontrolled diabetes. Both need months of local treatment before any crowns or implants.

• Your case is small. Two or three crowns rarely justify a flight.

• You cannot make two trips for an implant plan, or you need fixed final teeth within one week.

Our written guarantee covers implant fixtures for life (a failed or lost implant is replaced at no charge, limited for heavy smokers), zirconia crowns and bridges for 3 years and E-max veneers for 5 years. It does not cover flights or travel costs.

The quickest way to know which situation you are in is a recent panoramic X-ray or clear photos of your teeth. Send them through our consultation form and Dr. Mustafa Besli, who has practised implantology and aesthetic dentistry for over 15 years, will prepare a free written plan tooth by tooth, with prices, before you book anything.