Dental Implants in Barcelona

What dental implants are

A dental implant is an artificial titanium root that fuses with the jawbone and supports the future crown, bridge or prosthesis. The restored tooth has three parts, each replacing an element of the natural one:

Between placing the screw and fitting the permanent restoration comes osseointegration, when the titanium fuses with the bone. In the lower jaw this takes two to three months; in the upper jaw three to six, as the bone there is less dense. A healing cap is fitted for that period, and a temporary crown in the smile zone.

The surgeon's view

Why waiting costs more

Losing even one tooth leads to three things over time:

• the neighbouring teeth drift and tilt into the gap, and the bite changes;
• chewing load shifts onto the remaining teeth and wears them faster;
• the bone in that area stops receiving load and begins to recede.

The longer dental implants are postponed, the more likely it becomes that bone grafting will be needed first — an extra stage and several extra months. Come in for an assessment: we take a CT scan, review the clinical picture and tell you what is possible in your case and on what timeline.

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Peralonso Celis Morata

Oral surgeon, implantologist
17 years of experience
University of Carabobo · Catholic University of Murcia

When dental implants are needed

Dental implants are indicated both for a single missing tooth and for a fully edentulous jaw. The most common situations:

Contraindications

Some limitations are temporary: once treated, implants can go ahead. Others rule the procedure out entirely. Which applies to you is determined from the CT scan and your medical history.

Relative, temporary

• untreated decay, periodontitis, cysts or granulomas — infection sites next to the surgical area;
• acute infections;
• pregnancy and breastfeeding;
• insufficient bone volume — resolved by bone grafting or a sinus lift;
• a bite problem that requires orthodontic preparation first;
• the recovery period after a heart attack or stroke;
• untreated bruxism without a night guard.

Absolute

• uncontrolled diabetes;
• active malignancy;
• severe blood clotting disorders;
• bisphosphonate treatment — you must tell the doctor about this;
• autoimmune disease and immunodeficiency;
• a growing patient: implants are not placed until jaw development is complete.

Types of implant treatment

There are several techniques for placing dental implants, and the choice depends on the clinical case: how many teeth are missing, how long ago they were extracted and how much bone is available.

Which method fits your case

• Immediate placement with immediate loading

  You leave with a temporary crown already fixed to the implant rather than with a gap. This is only possible when the bone in that area is dense enough to hold the implant from day one.

  Suitable when there is no infection around the extracted tooth and bone volume is sufficient.

• Two-stage placement

  The classic protocol: the screw is placed and covered by the gum during integration, then a healing cap and the permanent crown are fitted at a second stage. It takes longer but remains the most predictable method.

  Used in most cases, particularly when time has passed since the extraction.

• Basal implants

  The implant is anchored in the deeper, denser layers of bone, which allows treatment of marked atrophy without prior augmentation.

  Considered when bone volume is low and grafting is not advisable.

• All-on-4 and All-on-6

  A fixed prosthesis for the whole jaw supported by four or six implants, some of them angled so that they engage bone which would otherwise go unused. All-on-6 adds two more points of support for extra mechanical reserve.

  The main solution for a fully edentulous jaw.

Which implant systems we use

We use four brands of dental implants and choose between them by clinical case, not by budget. All crowns are made from zirconia: we do not work with metal-ceramic.

Bone and gum grafting

Not every patient can receive dental implants straight away. After an extraction the bone in that area starts to recede, and if the CT scan shows there is not enough volume to anchor the implant safely, a preparatory stage is planned.

Dental implant prices in Barcelona

How our prices compare in Barcelona

The right-hand column shows indicative ranges across Barcelona clinics for 2026. Look closely at the preparatory stages: bone grafting and sinus lift cost two to three times less here than the local average, and those are precisely the stages that turn an "affordable" implant into an unexpected bill.

Figures are indicative rather than a finished quote: the total depends on available bone and crown material. The written quote is issued before work begins and does not change afterwards unless a new clinical situation emerges. Full clinic price list.

The treatment step by step

How long treatment takes

From the first scan to the permanent crown usually takes three to six months, depending on how much preparatory work the bone requires. Integration alone takes two to three months in the lower jaw and three to six in the upper; if bone grafting is needed, a separate healing period is added before the implant goes in.

We raise this at the first consultation, because the timeline often matters more than the price — particularly if you are in Spain for a limited period or planning a move. In that case the doctor builds the plan around your dates: some stages can be grouped together, others cannot, because healing cannot be accelerated.

Implants or conventional prosthetics

This does not make dental implants the right answer for everyone. With certain contraindications or a limited budget, a bridge or removable denture remains a sensible solution — the doctor sets out the options at the consultation rather than offering only one.

What we guarantee and what we do not

Risks worth knowing about in advance

Placing dental implants is surgery, and no clinic anywhere can make it risk-free. Naming the risks plainly is more useful than promising they do not exist.

• Failure to integrate. Uncommon, and usually within the first months. The main factors are smoking, uncontrolled diabetes, insufficient hygiene and loading the implant too early.
• Peri-implantitis. Inflammation around an implant that has already integrated, which destroys bone over time. It starts from plaque in the gap between crown and gum — which is why we contour the gum and insist on six-monthly checks.
• Swelling and discomfort in the first days after surgery: expected, not a complication. The doctor explains in advance what you will feel and what to take.
• An additional stage may be needed. Sometimes the real bone volume turns out to be less than the scan suggested. We stop, review the plan with you and continue only once you agree.

Travelling to Barcelona for treatment

Treatment without a Spanish NIE. A private clinic does not require a residence permit, a Spanish identification number or a public health card — a passport is enough. This applies to visitors and to those still completing their paperwork.

Plan for at least two trips. Treatment with dental implants cannot be completed in a single visit: integration takes months and cannot be accelerated. In practice this usually means one trip for the examination, planning and placement, and a second for the prosthetic stage. We tell you at the first consultation how many visits your case needs and roughly when, so you can plan flights around it rather than the other way round.

Treatment started in another country. We continue and complete work begun by another dentist. Bring the implant passport with the system reference: the compatible abutment and crown are selected from it. If the paperwork is lost, the system can usually be identified from a CT scan, which we take here.

Payment. We do not work with insurance companies and do not offer instalment plans. Treatment is paid directly, and complex plans are paid stage by stage as work is completed rather than in full up front. Official invoices are issued at the end: if you hold a policy with reimbursement, you can submit them yourself.

When another clinic would suit you better

• if you need surgery under general anaesthetic — we work with local anaesthetic and conscious sedation;
• if you expect a dental insurance policy to cover the treatment — we do not work with insurers;
• if you need bank financing — we do not offer it.

Frequently asked questions

Before and after

Photographs of real dental implants cases from the clinic: the starting situation, the treatment plan and the result after the prosthetic stage.

Dental implant treatment has contraindications and requires assessment by a specialist. Prices on this page are indicative and do not constitute a binding offer; the final amount is determined after examination and set out in the written quote.