Dentistry in Thailand

[Siam Sam 964]

Has anyone had a gold crown fitted in Thailand? I was given a quote by my dentist today to have my two front teeth crowned. Basically it's going to cost me £400 for a standard crown and approximately £650 for a gold crown. Now we've all heard the rumours that dental treatment is cheaper in Thailand, but is it true? How much would it cost me in Thailand? I'm thinking I would be better off waiting until the next time I'm in Thailand to have the work done.

 

Obviously Thai gold would be too soft to use for a crown so they would have to use something more like English gold, mixed with metal. Can they do this? I can't say I have ever seen a Thai with a gold crown.

Edited January 9, 2012 by Siam Sam

[timorno 30]

Has anyone had a gold crown fitted in Thailand? I was given a quote by my dentist today to have my two front teeth crowned. Basically it's going to cost me £400 for a standard crown and approximately £650 for a gold crown. Now we've all heard the rumours that dental treatment is cheaper in Thailand, but is it true? How much would it cost me in Thailand? I'm thinking I would be better off waiting until the next time I'm in Thailand to have the work done.

 

Obviously Thai gold would be too soft to use for a crown so they would have to use something more like English gold, mixed with metal. Can they do this? I can't say I have ever seen a Thai with a gold crown.

 

Of course they won't use Thai gold, like everywhere in the world they will use a gold alloy, although I can see that most Thai dentist will use a low-gold alloy since its cheaper but atill looks "golden". With gold prices so high I would go for a zirconium crown instead, they are even cheaper than gold crowns now, last as long and do look nicer.

The German dental clinic und Thappraya Road is the one I would recommend, I know the German owner and all of his dentists and techinicians are well trained and the quality is of a high standard as they also do lots of export work for Swiss and German dentists.

[Fornicator 106]

Has anyone had a gold crown fitted in Thailand? I was given a quote by my dentist today to have my two front teeth crowned. Basically it's going to cost me £400 for a standard crown and approximately £650 for a gold crown. Now we've all heard the rumours that dental treatment is cheaper in Thailand, but is it true? How much would it cost me in Thailand? I'm thinking I would be better off waiting until the next time I'm in Thailand to have the work done.

 

Obviously Thai gold would be too soft to use for a crown so they would have to use something more like English gold, mixed with metal. Can they do this? I can't say I have ever seen a Thai with a gold crown.

 

I had a new 4 tooth bridge made Nov 2010 in Pattaya. I have the name at home and will post later but He did great work for 1/5th the cost.

[Siam Sam 964]

I had a new 4 tooth bridge made Nov 2010 in Pattaya. I have the name at home and will post later but He did great work for 1/5th the cost.

 

Please do!

[aussiechic 209]

http://www.pih-inter.com/department/32/dental-clinic.html

 

Have had great service from the Pattaya international Hospital in the pass will be making a another visit there in a few weeks.

Send an email I am sure they will help out with ideas and costings.

[Siam Sam 964]

http://www.pih-inter...tal-clinic.html

 

Have had great service from the Pattaya international Hospital in the pass will be making a another visit there in a few weeks.

Send an email I am sure they will help out with ideas and costings.

 

Cheers!

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Has anyone had a gold crown fitted in Thailand? I was given a quote by my dentist today to have my two front teeth crowned. Basically it's going to cost me £400 for a standard crown and approximately £650 for a gold crown. Now we've all heard the rumours that dental treatment is cheaper in Thailand, but is it true? How much would it cost me in Thailand? I'm thinking I would be better off waiting until the next time I'm in Thailand to have the work done.

 

Obviously Thai gold would be too soft to use for a crown so they would have to use something more like English gold, mixed with metal. Can they do this? I can't say I have ever seen a Thai with a gold crown.

 

I think that dental treatment in the tourist resorts is significantly more expensive than in the rest of the country. I don't know your travel plans, but if you are in, or near, a city that hosts a university Faculty of Dentistry and associated Dental Hospital, you'll normally find a load of private dental clinics nearby (Chulalongkorn in BKK, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai are the four major locations that spring to mind). The Dental Hospitals themselves can be used by farangs and provide the same treatment by the same doctors at a fraction of the price found elsewhere.

Edited January 10, 2012 by CheshireTom

[Siam Sam 964]

I think that dental treatment in the tourist resorts is significantly more expensive than in the rest of the country. I don't know your travel plans, but if you are in, or near, a city that hosts a university Faculty of Dentistry and associated Dental Hospital, you'll normally find a load of private dental clinics nearby (Chulalongkorn in BKK, Khon Kaen, Chiang Mai and Hat Yai are the four major locations that spring to mind). The Dental Hospitals themselves can be used by farangs and provide the same treatment by the same doctors at a fraction of the price found elsewhere.

 

Good information, thanks.