How much does a dental implant cost in Portugal?
At the Instituto AreLuna, in Portugal, a single implant starts from 600 €. That is a starting amount, not an invoice: what each person will pay depends on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis, carried out at a consultation with a 3D X-ray. For comparison, the range published in France for the same treatment runs from 1 500 € to 3 000 € per tooth.
What ‘from’ means
The figure that matters to whoever asks this question is a single one: what it costs to put a tooth back. In Portugal, at the Instituto AreLuna, the single implant starts from 600 €. That amount depends on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis, and that is precisely why it is written ‘from’ and not ‘costs’.
The gap between the two wordings is the gap between a brochure and a quote. A single implant is a titanium screw placed in the jawbone, plus a crown on top. The amount of work needed to get there varies with the bone that remains, with the time since the tooth was lost, and with whatever may need treating around it.
The fixed quote comes out of the diagnostic consultation, once the 3D X-ray has been taken — the examination known as a CBCT, which shows the bone in three dimensions and not as a shadow. Before that examination, nobody can announce the final amount without guessing. No figure written on this page replaces that examination.
The other figure, the one you may already have
Anyone who has already asked for a quote in France knows the amount on that side. The price guides published in France place an implant at between 1 500 € and 3 000 € per tooth. In Portugal, the same treatment starts from 600 €. In both cases, each person’s amount depends on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis.
On one tooth, the gap is already noticeable. On three or four teeth, it stops being a detail of the budget. That is why many people redo the sum twice before believing it.
Before deciding, it is worth adding up the rest: the journeys, the days off work, the accommodation. It is that sum, and not the figure on a price list, that should be set beside the quote already received in France.
What makes the amount go up or down
Three things move the amount for a single implant, and none of them is known before the examination. The first is the bone available: the longer it has been since the tooth was lost, the less bone there generally is at that spot. The second is what exists around it — a root to extract, an inflammation to treat, a neighbouring tooth to look at again. The third is the number of teeth: someone replacing one tooth makes one calculation, someone replacing six makes another.
That is why this page does not close the figure. Closing it here would mean asking for a decision without the examination that supports it, and a decision of that kind usually ends up costing more than the treatment.
What the starting amount describes
The Instituto AreLuna describes the single implant as the replacement of a lost tooth with a titanium implant and a zirconia crown, placed by guided surgery planned from a 3D X-ray. The stated course is two to three appointments, plus three months of osseointegration — the time the bone takes to bond with the titanium. That interval is spent at home. These durations are indicative and depend on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis.
The implant used is a Neodent, a brand of the Swiss Straumann group, one of the largest implant manufacturers in the world. The case is planned on a computer before the bone is touched — that is what guided surgery means. What is included in the starting amount and what is left out is for the written quote, drawn up after the diagnosis, to say line by line.
The diagnostic consultation is booked by telephone, on +351 220 430 090, and the Instituto AreLuna states that its team speaks several languages, French among them. Dental care is provided at the establishment at Rua de Júlio Dinis, 194, 4050-327 Porto. The final amount is settled only after a prior individual examination and diagnosis.
Frequently asked questions
Is the starting amount the final amount?
No. 600 € is the Instituto AreLuna’s starting point for a single implant. The final amount depends on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis and is written only after the consultation with a 3D X-ray. A clinic that closes a figure before that examination is closing a figure it has no way of knowing.
Is the crown included in that amount?
The Instituto AreLuna describes the treatment as a titanium implant with a zirconia crown. It is nonetheless the line most worth confirming in writing, because it is the one that varies most from one clinic to another. Like the rest, it depends on a prior individual assessment and diagnosis.
Why is the amount lower than in France?
Because what changes is the country where the work is done, not the implant brand or the technique. The full explanation, with what can be checked without leaving home, has its own page.