How Long Do Dental Implants Last?

How long do dental implants last?

A dental implant is designed to stay in the jaw for life, and the research supports that: when 18 long-term studies covering 2,688 implants were pooled, 96.4% of implants were still in place ten years after treatment.¹ A study that followed patients for twenty years found 93% still in place.¹

Those figures describe the titanium implant in the bone. The crown on top is a separate part, and it is usually the crown, not the implant, that needs attention first. With good care our dentists expect a zirconia crown to last 15 years or more, and when it does wear out, a new one goes onto the same implant.

Why the implant and the crown last differently

An implant is a small titanium screw that fuses with the jawbone over two to three months. Once it has healed, there is nothing in it to decay and very little to wear out; what can harm it is infection of the gum and bone around it, which is preventable.

The crown lives a harder life. It meets the opposite teeth thousands of times a day, it can chip if you bite something very hard, and it can loosen over the years. In one long-term study of single implants, 95% of the implants and 89.5% of the original crowns were still in place after ten years or more.¹ That is why our implant crowns are usually screwed onto a titanium base: a dentist can take a crown off to clean, repair or replace it without touching the implant.

How long do All-on-4 and All-on-6 implants last?

Full-arch implants have been followed for a long time. In studies that tracked patients for 10 to 18 years, 93–95% of All-on-4 implants and about 99% of the fixed teeth on them were still in use.² What needs looking after over the years is the set of teeth: small repairs to the crowns or the screws that hold them are a normal part of long-term care.

At TUA Dental the fixed teeth are 12 zirconia crowns per jaw, screwed onto four or six implants, so a dentist can remove them for a professional clean. How the treatment works is explained in our guides to All-on-4 dental implants and All-on-6 dental implants.

What shortens the life of an implant?

Most implants that run into trouble years later do so for one of two reasons: smoking, and infection of the gum around the implant, called peri-implantitis. Both are well understood, and both can be prevented or treated early.

• Smoking. In a large review, implants failed in 6.35% of smokers against 3.18% of non-smokers, about twice as often.³
• Gum infection around the implant. Plaque left at the gum line can inflame the tissue around an implant, as it does around a tooth. In patients who already had early inflammation, infection developed in 43.9% of those who skipped professional cleaning, against 18.0% of those who kept up with it, over five years.³
• Grinding. Heavy grinding at night overloads the crowns and the screws; a night guard protects them.
• Missed check-ups. Small problems, such as a loose screw or early gum inflammation, are easy to fix when they are caught early.

How to make your implants last

Looking after an implant takes the same habits as looking after natural teeth, with a little more attention at the gum line. Five habits make the biggest difference:

1. Brush twice a day with a soft brush, angled towards the gum around each implant.
2. Clean between the teeth every day with interdental brushes, floss or a water flosser; under All-on-4 and All-on-6 teeth a water flosser is the easiest tool.
3. See a dentist for regular check-ups and professional cleaning; your implant passport tells them exactly what you have.
4. Wear a night guard if you grind or clench your teeth.
5. Stop smoking, or cut down as much as you can, especially in the months while the implant heals.

Implants, bridges or dentures: which lasts longest?

Of the three ways to replace missing teeth, implants are the one designed to last for life. A bridge relies on the neighbouring teeth, which are prepared for crowns and carry the extra load, and when one of them has a problem the whole bridge is affected. A denture rests on the gums, and as the bone under it slowly shrinks, it loosens and needs relining or remaking.

An implant replaces the root itself, so it stands on its own and passes chewing forces into the bone. That is why implants are usually the better long-term choice when you are replacing a tooth you want to forget about.

Your implant passport and guarantee

Every implant placed at TUA Dental comes with its own implant passport, recording the brand, the size and the position, so any dentist in the UK can look after it, order parts and match the components years from now. We use Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Dentsply Sirona, Neodent, Medentika, Osstem, MegaGen, Dentium, Nucleoss, Bilimplant and Implance.

Every implant carries a lifetime guarantee, and the crowns on them a five-year guarantee. If something chips, loosens or feels wrong after you get home, you message your coordinator with a photo, and our dentist tells you what to do.

How much do dental implants cost?

In the UK, a single implant with its crown typically costs £2,000–£3,000 at a private clinic. At TUA Dental in Kuşadası, an implant with a zirconia crown is £375, All-on-4 £2,660 per jaw and All-on-6 £3,120 per jaw, with hotel and VIP transfer included.

No hidden costs: the price in your treatment plan is the price you pay. Flights are not included; your coordinator helps you plan them, free of charge. The full comparison, including NHS charges, is in our guide to dental implants cost in the UK.

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Real results

Before and after photos of implant patients treated at our clinic in Kuşadası. More cases are in our dental implants before and after gallery.

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Last updated: November 7, 2026