Dental Crown Costs

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craig1912

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3,273 posts

111 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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A pre filled tooth that one side has broken off. Dentist has said I need a crown(won't be my first!).

The quote is as follows:

Tooth Surface. Code. description. cost

UR5. OP. 1421. Composite Filling. £161
UR5 87. Crown Porcelain. £806

It's private but the cost seems a bit much to me (was expecting £5-600 at most).

Any dentists that can confirm this is OK?

thanks

Edited by craig1912 on Wednesday 29th July 18:51

TwistingMyMelon

6,385 posts

204 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Depends on amount of work needed and rates dentist charged

I had a root filling and crown, lots of work 3-4 hours of appointments, I only paid £160 lab costs as am on denplan, they advised it would have been £1500 without denplan

spydersingh

697 posts

214 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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I'm a non lion shooting dentist....crown fees depend on many factors eg material, laboratory used, surgery overheads (Central London vs outside) etc etc. I'm based in zone 1 and our crown fees range from £795 to £1000+

Best advise is that if you have had a lot of work done in the past (fillings, crowns, root canals etc) worth getting some form of insurance to pay for some or all of your fees.

HTH

ChasW

2,135 posts

201 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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I'd been putting this off until the third tooth broke. This is my quote from my dentist that I have used for 20 years. I asked him to do everything!

Examination £32
X-Rays £18
3 tooth coloured fillings £200
2 Crowns (E Max ceramic) £1150
Additional composite cores £120

Needless to say I am a victim of the 70s drill and fill regime it seems.

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Can I ask why you don't use a NHS dentist? Total cost £220.

I have two NHS crowns. Don't know what I'd have got if I had paid hundreds more to go private but mine seem perfect and absolutely no issues (15 years on for one of them).

craig1912

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3,273 posts

111 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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ChasW said:
Needless to say I am a victim of the 70s drill and fill regime it seems.
That's my problem too- had about 6/7 crowns now plus an implant. Had a look online and whilst it seems towards the top end in cost it's probably not too out of line.

I might be wrong but I don't think the NHS pay for white crowns unless they are on front teeth- and also not sure of the quality of materials.

In answer to the insurance question I decided along time ago to pay as I go which has probably been the right decision as I have had nothing done for about six years (other than biannual check up and hygienist).

throt

3,038 posts

169 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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My implant is costing me £2250. Thats from start to finish, including the extraction of the old cracked tooth.

craig1912

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3,273 posts

111 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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throt said:
My implant is costing me £2250. Thats from start to finish, including the extraction of the old cracked tooth.
That's an implant though, some of which will be the cost of the crown. Mine is purely the crown at £800

recordman

386 posts

124 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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I had a crown supplied (and fitted!) by a private dentist in Canterbury about 18 months ago - £500.

cringle

397 posts

185 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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I'm seriously undercharging! £500 for an emax crown, and between £100-145 for a composite filling.

Du1point8

21,604 posts

191 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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JumboBeef said:
Can I ask why you don't use a NHS dentist? Total cost £220.

I have two NHS crowns. Don't know what I'd have got if I had paid hundreds more to go private but mine seem perfect and absolutely no issues (15 years on for one of them).
This...

I can afford to go private and might get a dental plan once the initial work is on my teeth (£28 per month) until then I have a nice dentist that has taken me on as NHS patient and I have no issues, if I need emergency work then I can use him as a private dentist and pay through the nose.

However since I ste scared of dentist and haven't been near one for at least 10 years because of that reason, until its all sorted, NHS route it is.

Only difference I can see is that my appointments are 3 or so weeks in advance and not next day via private... BUPA or whatever doesnt cover my broken tooth as its seen as a cosmetic enhancement.

Martin_M

2,071 posts

226 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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I used to be private but got sick of the dentist's extortionate prices. I'm now with an NHS dentist, paid extra for a white filling and have no complaints. My parents are still with the private dentist and when we compare costs for the same treatment, the difference is mental.

JumboBeef

3,772 posts

176 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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Can a private dentist please explain the difference in cost? Why go private and pay possibly 5x the cost for (pretty much) the same thing....?

Martin_M

2,071 posts

226 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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JumboBeef said:
Can a private dentist please explain the difference in cost? Why go private and pay possibly 5x the cost for (pretty much) the same thing....?
This is what I have never really understood. My private dentist is very skilled and trained to a higher level than my current dentist but is significantly older. To date, I've had nothing done privately that I haven't been able to access with my new dentist.

cringle

397 posts

185 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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JumboBeef said:
Can a private dentist please explain the difference in cost? Why go private and pay possibly 5x the cost for (pretty much) the same thing....?
Firstly, the NHS subsidises the cost of dental treatment so the current £222.50 for an NHS crown is topped up by the NHS to anything between £240-400 depending on the individual NHS practice's contract.

Secondly, the materials and procedure used in the fabrication are usually not the same standard as the private version. The metals are usually non precious and there are less layers of porcelain, and less anatomy/staining on the porcelain itself.

Thirdly, private practices usually tend not to see the high volumes of patients NHS practices see, so the procedure is usually at a slower pace with more attention to detail and usually the end result is superior. So you may be paying extra for the dentist's time in the chair. When I see a new patient you can usually tell the private work from the nhs work in their mouths.

I have used the word usually liberally here, because there are some private practices out there where the dentists are bandits and the work is no better than NHS work.

Ultimately, it comes down to the dentist you see as I have seen and have done work to a very high standard on the NHS.

Mojooo

12,668 posts

179 months

Saturday 1st August 2015
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I had a CEREC Crown

I cannot remember the exact cost as I had some fillings done with it but it was something like 650 for a crown and a filling at once. I think the guy normally charges somethinglike 600 odd quid for just one crown but he did me cheap as I had 4 done - 2 at a time so did it a little cheaper.

The advantage of CEREC is that you get it all in oen visit and I thought it was very good - particularly the fillings.