Dental Crowns in Bangkok, Thailand: Costs, Types, and Benefits

You place the dental crown atop the tooth to hide its imperfections, damage, or deformities, not unlike the crown of a king. The crown also covers the body and the rest of the visible enamel shell part of the tooth, making it a little bigger than before.

It’s used to protect broken teeth from breaking off altogether. Crowns can also be inserted into empty teeth sockets with missing teeth with the help of a dental implant and abutment, which serves as an anchor or artificial tooth root to the crown.

Take note though that dental crowns are cheaper when you put them atop existing teeth instead of needing to insert a dental implant into an empty space where a tooth used to be.

Types of Crowns

Every crown type is designed to improve the appearance of your teeth, and thus your smile. They cover the teeth top and body above the gumline to serve as permanent dental replacements compared to temporary dentures.

The protective crown that keeps broken teeth in one piece or replaces missing teeth can be made of porcelain or composite material. The price of the crown depends on the materials it’s made of.

• PFM Crown: PFM crown is also known as porcelain-fused-to-metal crown. It looks like a natural tooth, but it’s reinforced by fused metal, in other words.

  This porcelain crown type has a metal base that’s then coated with porcelain. The porcelain looks a lot like the enamel of natural teeth. Meanwhile, the metal underneath is a stronger version of the dentin layer.

  This enables you to get a product that looks toothy rather than an all-metal crown. They’re famously durable but cost-effective when all is said and done.

  In aesthetics terms, the metal base above the gum line is obvious but at a quick glance it looks like natural teeth. Most people won’t even notice unless they look carefully.

  It costs THB 10,000 (USD 298 GBP 239 AUD 472 NZD 521) unless a stronger alloy is used. When palladium alloy is used for PFM, it instead costs THB 13,000 (USD 387 GBP 311 AUD 613 NZD 677). With gold alloy, it’s instead THB 18,000 (USD 536 GBP 430 AUD 849 NZD 938). If it’s high-concentration gold alloy, it costs from THB 30,000 (USD 893 GBP 716 AUD 1414 NZD 1562) to THB 40,000 (USD 1190 GBP 955 AUD 1885 NZD 2083) depending on crown size.

  Truly, these prices tend to vary from clinic to clinic in Thailand, with some offering bulk discount prices if you avail of multiple crowns as a package deal.

• Zirconium Crowns: Thantakit also offers zirconia or zirconium crowns. Zirconium is known for its strength like PFM, but they’re most pleasant in terms of aesthetics.

  The zirconia crown is as strong as metal teeth and beautiful as porcelain teeth or natural teeth. This explains its expensiveness but it’s worth it.

  Moreover, they showcase the best of both worlds in terms of all-porcelain crown beauty and PFM crown durability. The appeal of zirconium is cost-effectiveness and a more convincing natural look.

  You can avail of the zirconia crown and bridge units for THB 18,000 (USD 536 GBP 430 AUD 849 NZD 938) to THB 23,000 (USD 685 GBP 549 AUD 1084 NZD 1198). They’re about as costly or a little more cost-effective than PFM gold alloy crowns—particularly the high-concentration gold alloy variety—but costlier compared to standard palladium or ordinary alloy PFM crowns.

  You can get a zirconia crown on an existing implant for THB 35,000 (USD 1042 GBP 836 AUD 1650 NZD 1823) to THB 40,000 (USD 1190 GBP 955 AUD 1885 NZD 2083). Price varies by implant brand.

• All-Porcelain Crowns: Porcelain isn’t as tough as PFM or zirconia crowns, but porcelain is tough enough on its own to serve as dental crown material. Dentists simply have multiple choices for your needs.

  If you can pay extra, you can get extra-durable crowns that are partly made of porcelain fused with metal or wholly made of zirconium that looks like natural teeth.

  Porcelain crowns wholly feel like natural teeth, with the shiny material looking like dental enamel to boot like ceramic but much tougher.

  Most prefer all-porcelain for front-teeth replacement in case veneers are a viable option. Some customers might even pay extra for the all-porcelain crown treatment, but there’s no need for that with the Thantakit Dental Center.

  The all-porcelain crowns of Thantakit are already as affordable as possible without sacrificing their quality and integrity. Only metal crowns are tougher!

  The Procera, Lava, or E-Max crowns cost as little as THB 18,000 (USD 536 GBP 430 AUD 849 NZD 938) or as much as THB 22,000 (USD 655 GBP 525 AUD 1037 NZD 1146). They’re branded ones available in Thantakit, but they’re still much cheaper compared to gold alloy crowns.

• All-Ceramic Crowns: Why should you avail of all-ceramic crowns instead of all-porcelain crowns or some sort of metal crown solution? It’s because ceramic is a pretty hard substance of its own and they’re made with computer-aided design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM).

  To be more specific, you can avail of them through 3D printing and 3D software that sculpts them with digital precision incomparable to traditional machining and mold-based techniques.

  In other words, all-ceramic crowns are slightly more expensive than all-porcelain crowns because of CAD/CAM technology that custom fit them to your mouth.

  This crown is available as the most affordable option compared to standard alloy, palladium alloy, gold alloy, high-concentration gold alloy, but it’s every bit as aesthetically pleasing as porcelain.

  Unlike machined all-porcelain crowns, the CAD/CAM tech makes sure the crowns fit onto your existing teeth or have the right shape for dental implants.

  Another appealing thing about these crowns is that they look natural and they’re perfect for people with alloy allergies (when PFM or zirconia is out of the question).

  The cost for all-ceramic crowns at Thantakit is THB 18,000 (USD 536 GBP 430 AUD 849 NZD 938), which is priced like with the branded all-porcelain crowns. You’ll have to pay extra for things like the intraoral digital scanner though, leading to a hefty THB 25,000 (USD 744 GBP 597 AUD 1179 NZD 1302) price tag.

Why Is the Dental Crown Needed?

In most circumstances, the crown is the more dependable prosthodontic or dental restoration solution compared to dentures (for missing teeth) or fillings (for damaged or broken teeth). Anyway, here are reasons to use a crown.

• Reinforces Broken Teeth: You can save a broken tooth by reinforcing it with an alloy or porcelain crown. The crown helps protect the crumbling enamel or dentin from breaking down further, like an arch bridge’s keystone.

• Improve Dental Aesthetics: You can avail of these expensive dental crowns to get a better smile, with them hiding misshapen or smaller teeth like caps over them, leading to a more beautiful set of pearly whites.

• Dental Restoration of Bite: Restore your bite by getting crowns that help improve the shape, size, and strength of your individual teeth. They can also fix holey, worn down, broken, or decayed teeth better than fillings or bonding could.

• Dental Protection: If your teeth are weakened or have otherwise undergone a root canal procedure, you can save the “dead” tooth from further damage by surrounding it with the crown like a protective shell or helmet.

• Hiding Tooth Imperfections: You can whiten teeth with crowns and veneers. You can hide yellowing, broken, misshapen, deformed, or malformed teeth with the crown that covers its body like a dental mask for teeth.

• Replace Missing Teeth with Implants: You can use crowns or bridges to replace missing teeth through dental implants that serve as the crown’s artificial tooth root. You’ll need an abutment to ensure the crown fits perfectly with the implant.

Did you know that some parents have children get crowns for their milk or baby teeth? Only certain specific cases call for this though and most parents just allow the temporary teeth to fall out naturally.

Pricing Details

Thailand at large has dental crown prices ranging from $300 to $800 depending on the type of crown used, the number of crowns in a given package deal, the size of the crown if it’s made of gold alloy, and so forth.

For multiple missing teeth, it’s more practical to avail of bridges attached to an existing tooth or teeth or dental implant(s) instead of multiple crowns in a row.

Here are Thantakit Dental Center’s prices for crowns and bridges (practically a set of crowns with a single capping point for the existing teeth or implant). Each of the center’s crown packages includes a 2-year warranty.

The PFM (porcelain-fused-to-metal) crowns cost as follows:

• High Gold: High-concentration gold alloy PFM can cost from THB 30,000 (USD 893 GBP 716 AUD 1414 NZD 1562) to THB 40,000 (USD 1190 GBP 955 AUD 1885 NZD 2083). How expensive it is will depend on the size of the crown, because the bigger the crown, the more high-concentration gold is used.

• Palladium: Palladium alloy PFM costs THB 15,000 (USD 447 GBP 358 AUD 707 NZD 781)

The zirconia crown cost is as follows:

• Zirconia: Zirconia crowns cost THB 23,000 (USD 685 GBP 549 AUD 1084 NZD 1198).

• Single-Implant Crown: You can get a zirconia crown on an existing implant for THB 35,000 (USD 1042 GBP 836 AUD 1650 NZD 1823) to THB 40,000 (USD 1190 GBP 955 AUD 1885 NZD 2083) depending on the implant brand.

The all-porcelain/ceramic crown costs are as follows:

• E-Max: E-Max crowns cost about THB 22,000 (USD 655 GBP 525 AUD 1037 NZD 1146) or nearly as much as a high-end zirconia crown.

• CAD/CAM with Scanner: Full ceramic CAD/CAM crowns using intra-oral digital scanning should cost THB 25,000 (USD 744 GBP 597 AUD 1179 NZD 1302).

The prices for implant crowns are as follows:

• Implant Crowns: Single-implant crowns can cost from THB 25,000 (USD 744 GBP 597 AUD 1179 NZD 1302) to THB 30,000 (USD 893 GBP 716 AUD 1414 NZD 1562). How expensive they could get depends on the brand of the implant in question.

Other clinics and centers out there have all sorts of affordable bulk deals and packages for their crowns.

• Six-Crown Package Deal: For only THB 104,800 (USD 3118 GBP 2501 AUD 4939 NZD 5457) you can get six porcelain crowns installed for six damaged teeth or six teeth that have undergone root canals. This package includes a 3-night free stay at a nearby deluxe hotel room.

• Eight-Crown Package Deal: If you avail of eight porcelain crowns instead, this will cost you upwards of THB 139,700 (USD 4156 GBP 3334 AUD 6584 NZD 7274). You’ll get the same 3-night free stay at the aforementioned deluxe hotel room.

• Sixteen-Crown Package Deal: If you’re in need of a whole set of 16 crowns, this is the deal for you. This time, for THB 273,600 (USD 8139 GBP 6529 AUD 12894 NZD 14245), you’ll get a 5-night free stay at a deluxe hotel and 16 porcelain crown operations.

• Twenty-Crown Package Deal: There are clinics willing to offer twenty porcelain crown operations on you (practically a full mouth and jaw reconstruction) plus a week-long deluxe hotel stay for THB 334,800 (USD 9960 GBP 7990 AUD 15778 NZD 17432)

Choosing a Bangkok Clinic for Crowns

The beauty of dental tourism is that on top of getting affordable crowns that would normally cost $600 to $2,500 each and are normally not included in your dental insurance, you’ll also get to enjoy beautiful Thailand.

Indulge in your round-trip wellness vacation in Bangkok by choosing the right Bangkok Clinic or Dental Center for your needs in the gorgeous Land of Smiles.

Pay attention to the prices. Do you value quality over savings? Sometimes, the more expensive option in Thailand, like that of Thantakit Dental Center, makes the most sense because you’ll still save money, but you’re assured of topnotch care all the while.

In contrast to U.S. or U.K. crown prices, a Thai crown operation can set you back as cheaply as $289 or up to around $9,800. But that’s for a 20-crown package deal! There are no losers in such deals!

Testimonials

Here are some testimonials in regard to Thantakit’s different crown solutions available.

• Patient Who Availed of Porcelain Crowns and Extracted His Wisdom Teeth: Many dental experts out there would totally give Thantakit Dental Center a recommendation.

  Why? They gave me highly satisfactory work carried out by the friendly staff and crew. The dental staff were friendly, helpful, and true pros. I give them all my regards and I totally appreciate the warranty.

• Patient Who Availed of Porcelain Crowns and Veneers: I didn’t think my smile could be better until Thantakit worked its magic on my mouth! Their dentists are professional, kind, and highly acclaimed. I have no complaints.

• Patient Who Availed of Fillings, Teeth Bleaching, and All Ceramic Crowns: I got the whole shebang at Thantakit Dental Center. I got cheap fillings first, thought I still have money left, then went for teeth bleaching.

  The results of the ceramic crowns are also quite fantastic. I can’t stop smiling because I love my smile even more now. I highly recommend Thantakit’s excellent service and quality procedures for sure!

• Patient Who Availed of Sinus Augmentation, Teeth Bleaching, and Dental Implants with Porcelain Bridges: I was initially afraid of the tooth whitening horror stories, but in the end, I got satisfactory results.

  Thantakit has first-class facilities, efficient work from world-class professional dentists, and an all-round satisfying experience all-in-all.

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FAQs

• Is it worth going to Thailand for dental work? Yes. Thailand dental work is about 50 to 90 percent cheaper than Western dental clinics and centers. Thai dental institutions use high-tech equipment and employ world-class dentists who offer care that meets international dental standards.

• How long does it take to get a crown in Thailand? It can take up to six months to complete the dental crown process. However, certain Bangkok dental centers or clinics have One Day Crown technology or can do full reconstructive arch surgery within 5-7 days.

  The same-day package allows patients to avoid the use of temporary crowns, thus they can get complete crowns within 24 hours with high precision every time.

• How long does it take for a dental crown to settle? Initially, the crown feels bulkier immediately after it’s placed, so you need to get used to that first. In just 2 weeks or more, the crown should settle and feel like natural teeth.

• Are there any restrictions after getting a crown? The anesthesia will take time to wear off after getting your crown. As you recover during this period, avoid consuming hot or cold foods and beverages or chewing anything hard.

  Your mouth is still numb, so you can end up accidentally hurting your lips, cheeks, or tongue and disturb the freshly installed crown without the pain helping you detect the damage.

• How long is the permanent crown process? Same-day crowns take an hour to install. Traditional crowns take 1-2 weeks generally to make way for the 3D scan or mold application, followed by the dental lab creating your custom crowns. Installing these crowns takes 20 to 30 minutes.

Get Some Quality Bangkok Dental Crowns Today

Contact Thantakit for a personalized consultation or a virtual quote on its various dental crown and implant solutions. The Bangkok dental center has its share of internationally trained dentists and modern equipment you’ll need for such operations.

Aside from enjoying beautiful Thailand on your way to a dental tour, you’ll also be able to avail of teeth-saving crowns that protect broken teeth from further damage or could reconstruct a jaw full of missing teeth.

If you wish to get quality crowns that will last you a long time or at least has a 5-year warranty to them, go book an appointment with Thantakit today. It only takes three easy steps to do so!

Thantakit International Dental Center is Thailand’s longest established dental center. Situated in Bangkok, our clinic is renowned across the world as a destination for world-class dentistry, with most of our patients flying to us from Australia.

Please contact us today and get a FREE dental consultation.