Dental crown cost in Coimbatore
How much does a tooth cap cost in Coimbatore at our Vadavalli clinic?
| Crown | Our price per tooth | Where it earns its price |
|---|---|---|
| Metal crown | ₹3,000 to ₹5,000 | Molars out of sight; thinnest and strongest |
| PFM (metal-ceramic) crown | ₹6,000 to ₹9,000 | Back teeth on a budget; can show a grey line at the gum over years |
| Zirconia crown | ₹9,500 to ₹35,000 | Strongest tooth-coloured option, no metal, front or back |
| Premium aesthetic zirconia | From ₹15,000 | Front teeth where translucency matters |
| E-max all-ceramic crown | ₹14,000 to ₹30,000 | Front teeth and premolars; closest to natural enamel |
| Dental bridge | Priced per unit in the material chosen | Each supporting cap and each replacement tooth counts as one unit |
Prices are indicative and confirmed after clinical examination.
The zirconia crown price has the widest range because zirconia comes in grades, from a strong everyday cap for a molar to a layered aesthetic crown for a front tooth. We tell you which grade your tooth needs, not the priciest one.
Root canal with a crown: the combined figures
| Combination | Total range at our clinic |
|---|---|
| Root canal plus metal crown, molar | ₹9,000 to ₹12,500 |
| Root canal plus PFM crown, any tooth | ₹11,000 to ₹16,500 |
| Root canal plus zirconia crown, any tooth | ₹14,500 to ₹42,500 |
| Root canal plus E-max crown, front tooth | ₹19,000 to ₹36,500 |
We quote the two together because a root-treated back tooth without a crown is lost at around six times the rate of a crowned one (Aquilino and Caplan, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2002). The root canal cost page has the tooth-by-tooth root canal figures.
Call +91 88705 04111 to book. A consultation and X-ray turn these ranges into the figure for your tooth.
What the crown price includes, and what it does not
| Included in the crown figure | Priced separately |
|---|---|
| Shaping the tooth and the impression | Consultation, ₹300 to ₹500 |
| The temporary crown while the lab makes yours | RVG X-ray, ₹200 to ₹300 |
| The crown itself in the material chosen | A root canal where the nerve is involved, ₹5,000 to ₹7,500 |
| The fitting visit, bite check and cementing | A post and core where the tooth has lost a lot of structure, confirmed at the visit |
| Re-cementing if it loosens in the early months | Removal of an old crown, confirmed at the visit |
What moves the crown cost up or down
- 1
The material. Metal to E-max is a ten-fold range. The material is the biggest single factor and the one you choose.
- 2
Where the tooth is. A molar needs strength and can take a metal or basic zirconia cap; a front tooth needs a match to its neighbours.
- 3
What the tooth needs first. A root canal or a post and core is priced on its own and quoted with the crown.
- 4
A crown or a bridge. A bridge is priced per unit, so a three-unit bridge is three times the per-tooth figure for the material.
- 5
Replacing an old crown. Removing the old cap and checking the tooth under it is a small extra, confirmed at the visit.
Why is one clinic's crown so much cheaper? Check the material grade, whether a temporary is included, whether the bite is checked at fitting, and whether the tooth under the cap was X-rayed first. A crown cemented over a problem is a crown that comes off with the problem still there.
Which crown is worth the money for your tooth?
We recommend a metal or PFM crown for a molar out of sight and zirconia or E-max where the tooth shows, and we say plainly when the cheaper one is the right choice. All four materials are well proven: a systematic review put five-year single crown survival at around 91 to 97 percent across materials (Sailer and colleagues, Dental Materials, 2015), so the extra you pay for zirconia or E-max buys appearance and metal-free comfort, not a longer life on its own.
What shortens any crown's life is decay at the edge, grinding and a chipped surface. Individual results vary with your bite and how the edge is kept clean.
Paying for a crown or bridge
The crown is paid at fitting, one to two weeks after shaping, and any root canal at its own sitting, so the cost is spread across the visits. We accept cash, UPI, debit and credit cards and net banking.
We tell you the figure for your tooth after the examination and before we shape anything, and if the plan changes during treatment, we tell you before the cost does.
Accepted at the front desk
- Cash
- UPI
- Debit cards
- Credit cards
- Net banking
Why price your crown at Apollo Dental Vadavalli
Four materials, honestly compared.
The cheaper one recommended when it will do the job, with the trade-offs explained.
Root canal and crown as one figure.
Nothing appears later, and no gap where the tooth sits unprotected.
RVG before every crown.
The tooth under the cap is checked first, ₹200 to ₹300, so a problem is not sealed in.
Experienced hands.
Every specialty at our clinic has dentists with more than five years of experience, working to Apollo Dental clinical protocols.
Book your crown consultation
- 85C, Arun Nagar, Marudhamalai Road, above Bata Showroom, Vadavalli, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641041
- Phone: +91 88705 04111
- Open every day, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Dental crown cost in Coimbatore: quick answers
The information on this page is general and does not replace an in-person dental examination. Prices are indicative and confirmed after clinical examination.