Dental Crowns & Bridges in Thailand

Dental crowns or dental caps are custom made restorations that covers a damaged tooth analogical to being a thimble capped over your finger. In cosmetic dentistry, dental crowns are used to restore teeth to a certain shape and size. They provide strength and improves the appearance of the tooth.

Dental bridges are made up of more than 2 units of crowns used to replace missing gaps in teeth improving the appearance a smile. Dental bridges are thus provides both function and aesthetics.

Porcelain Crowns and Bridge Process & Timeline

Getting dental crowns and/or bridges requires a 2 to 3 visits for standard simple cases with our dental crowns dentists.

During your first visit with our cosmetic dentist, he/she discusses if the dental crowns and/or dental bridges are the best choice to addressing your smile makeover case concerns. If the dental crowns and/or dental bridges are indeed opted, teeth is then prepared and an impression taken. The dental teeth impression is then sent to the dental laboratories. Temporary dental crowns and/or dental veneers are placed during the wait time for the permanent crowns and/or bridges to be made.

During the second visit with your bangkok cosmetic dentist, about 2 to 3 working days from dental tooth impression taking, the porcelain crowns and/or porcelain bridges are placed on teeth. If all is well, the dental crowns and/or dental bridges are permanently glued on. If otherwise, the porcelain crowns and/or porcelain bridges are sent back to the dental laboratories for any changes to be fixed on a separate visit.

A final visit then is made with our cosmetic dentist in bangkok for a re-check and any required adjustments.

Visit 1: Prep Teeth	Visit 2: Fit Bridges	Visit 3: Re-check
Visit 1: Prep Teeth	Visit 2: Fit Crown	Visit 3: Re-check

For a full mouth crowns and/or bridges cases, an estimated 5 visits or so may be recommended by your cosmetic dentist in Thailand as the detal crowns and/or denetal bridges may be done in stages for bite occlusion checks and adjustments.

Porcelain Fused to Metal Alloy Crowns and Bridges (PFM)

Porcelain fused to metal (PFM) dental crowns and/or dental bridges are tooth-colored teeth with metal alloys on the internal side or lingual side of the dental crowns and/or dental bridge. This means that from the front, teeth do not appear to contain metal alloy and have a natural look and is common choice opted for cosmetic dentistry. PFM dental crowns and/or dental bridges offer the best combination of aesthetics and durability. PFM dental crowns and/or dental bridges are usually used to restore back teeth where the forces of chewing and grinding are strongest.

All Ceramic Crowns and Bridges

All ceramic crowns and/or all ceramic bridges do not contain any metal alloys and suited to individuals are metal allergies. All ceramic crowns and/or all ceramic bridges are aesthetic looking and with today's ceramic material technology, certain types of ceramic crowns and/or ceramic bridges may be done for posterior teeth were strength is critical.

Types of all ceramic crowns and/or all ceramic bridges at our bangkok cosmetic dental clinics include:

1. 3M Lava Zirconia Crowns
2. Cercon Smart Ceramic Zirconia Crowns
3. IPS Empress Ceramic Crowns

Contact us for more information on our affordable crowns signature packages.