It stays in
The bridge is fixed to the implants. There is no plate across the palate, no overnight soaking, and no adhesive.
All-on-5 · Los Algodones, Baja California
A full arch of teeth,
A full arch of teeth,
carried by five implants.
All-on-5 rebuilds a failing or empty jaw with one fixed bridge. This guide covers the treatment itself, the Baja California border town where it is done, and what it should cost.
The result
A fixed bridge
The support
Five titanium implants
The schedule
Two short trips
The place
Los Algodones, Mexico
The Treatment · 01
One jaw, restored as a single fixed bridge.
All-on-5 is not five separate tooth implants. It is one bridge, engineered to load across five supports.
It is one piece
Ten to twelve teeth are made as a single bridge. The five implants are the supports; the bridge ties them into one structure.
It can be serviced
The bridge is held by screws. It is fixed for the patient, but a dentist can remove it for cleaning and repair.
A note on names
All-on-4, All-on-5 and All-on-6 are not brands of implant. They describe how many implants carry the arch. The implants themselves are standard components from the same manufacturers used in clinics worldwide.
The Protocol · 02
Four implants, five, or six.
The three protocols share one idea — a fixed arch on implants — at different levels of support.
All-on-4
Four implants, with the back pair often angled to use available bone. A long-established protocol, common in the lower jaw where the bone is denser.
All-on-5
A fifth implant shortens the bridge's unsupported span and shares the bite load more evenly. It is considered for the upper jaw, wider arches and stronger bites.
All-on-6
Six implants spread the load further still. Used where the bone volume allows it and the case calls for more support across the arch.
Which number
The right count is decided by a CBCT scan of your bone and your bite. A fifth or sixth implant only helps when it has usable bone of its own and the bridge can still be cleaned around it. More implants is not automatically the better plan.
The Place · 03
A border town that became a dental district.
Los Algodones sits at the northeast corner of Baja California, pressed against the United States border. A few square blocks hold several hundred dental practices. Patients park on the U.S. side and walk across on foot. Prices are low because Mexican labour, laboratory and overhead costs are low — a fact about the local economy, not the standard of care.
Country
Baja California, Mexico
Nearest city
Yuma, Arizona — a short drive
Crossing
Andrade, California — on foot
Getting around
Walkable; clinics within a few blocks
Cost · 04
What it costs, and what moves the figure.
The same protocol, with the same implant brands, at a Mexican border-town cost base.
Per arch
United StatesList price
Los AlgodonesTypical range
All-on-5, one arch
$24,000 – $32,000
$9,000 – $14,000
Both arches
$48,000 – $60,000
$17,000 – $26,000
Consultation & CBCT
$150 – $500
Usually within the plan
On these figures
The amounts above are typical published ranges in U.S. dollars, gathered for orientation. They are not a quote. Extractions, bone grafting and the bridge material you choose all change the final figure — which is why a responsible estimate stays provisional until the examination and scan.
The Route · 05
Two trips, a few months apart.
Most of the waiting is the healing, and the healing is done at home. The trips themselves are short.
A scan, read first.
You send a panoramic X-ray or CBCT scan. A preliminary plan and a written estimate come back before any travel is booked.
Surgery and fixed teeth.
Extractions where needed, five implants placed, and a fixed provisional bridge fitted when the implants are stable enough to load.
The implants integrate.
The bone grows onto the implant surfaces and locks them in place. You live normally on the provisional bridge while it happens.
The final bridge.
A shorter return visit. The definitive bridge is fitted, the bite is set, and the finished work is verified.
Choosing Well · 06
How to read a clinic before you pay.
Los Algodones has excellent clinics and weak ones, like any dental town. The difference shows in the planning and the paperwork, not the price.
The imaging
- Planning done on a CBCT scan, not an estimate from a photograph
- Implant angle and depth set against your own bone
- Sinus and nerve position mapped before any surgery
The surgeon
- The clinician who performs the surgery is named
- A specialty and a registration you are able to verify
- A clear answer on who handles a complication
The quote
- Implants, bridge, material and warranty itemised separately
- Bone grafting priced in advance, if the scan calls for it
- Aftercare and the follow-up path written down
Begin
Begin with a scan,
Begin with a scan,
not a deposit.
Send a recent X-ray or CBCT scan and a few photographs. You will get a preliminary plan and an estimate for your own case — with no obligation, and nothing booked.