Dental Crowns & Bridges in Tirana, Albania

A dental crown is a custom-made tooth-shaped cap that fully covers a damaged tooth, restoring its shape, size, strength and appearance. Crowns are needed when fillings cannot adequately repair a tooth — after root canal treatment, with extensive decay, fractures, severe wear, or to support a bridge or implant. The procedure preserves the natural tooth root.

Dental crowns typically last 10-15 years with proper care, and many last 20+ years. Longevity depends on the crown material (zirconia and porcelain are most durable), the strength of the cement bond, your oral hygiene, and avoiding habits like teeth grinding or chewing very hard foods. Empire Dental offers a 5-year written guarantee on all crowns.

Zirconia is the strongest modern crown material — over 5x harder than porcelain — making it ideal for back teeth and patients who grind. Porcelain (especially E.max) offers superior aesthetic translucency for front teeth where appearance matters most. Many cases use zirconia with a thin porcelain layer ('layered zirconia') to combine maximum strength with maximum aesthetics.

The crown procedure is completed over 2 visits across 5-7 days at Empire Dental. Day 1: tooth prepared (decay removed, shape refined), digital impressions taken, temporary crown fitted. Days 2-5: our CAD/CAM lab manufactures your custom permanent crown. Day 6-7: permanent crown tried, adjusted for perfect bite, and permanently cemented. Same-day crowns are possible in some cases.

Crowns themselves are completely painless once in place. The preparation procedure is performed under local anaesthesia (no pain during the work), and most patients experience only mild tooth sensitivity for 2-7 days afterwards as the tooth adjusts. If your tooth needed a root canal first, that procedure was also performed painlessly under anaesthesia.

Crowns cost more than fillings because they involve more material, more complex fabrication (CAD/CAM design and milling), and significantly more longevity. A high-quality crown lasts 15-20+ years versus 5-10 years for a large filling. Over a 20-year horizon, the per-year cost of a crown is comparable to repeatedly replacing large fillings.