From a single crown to full-mouth restorative work, your treatment is scanned, designed and milled in-house at our Whippendell Road practice — using the same on-site digital lab and vhf technology Dr Murgai has trained dentists nationwide to use.
Most crowns take two visits: an injection, tooth prep, a temporary crown that can fall off, then a second appointment weeks later to fit the permanent one. At Skin & Smiles, our on-site vhf digital lab means we scan, design and mill your ceramic crown, onlay or veneer in-house — so you walk out the same day with the permanent restoration already fitted.
Our Clinical Director, Dr Murgai, has trained dentists and technicians nationwide in digital dentistry and speaks internationally on the subject, including digital implant planning. This isn’t a machine we’ve bolted on — same-day, digital restorative dentistry is what the practice is built around.
A digital scan of your tooth,
no messy impression material.
Your crown is designed and milled from solid ceramic in our on-site lab while you wait.
The finished crown is bonded in place and checked for bite and appearance, same visit.
Same-day digital technology isn’t limited to crowns:
For larger ares of tooth loss than a filling can cover.
Metal-free, closest match to natural enamel, made and fitted in one visit.
From £792.50
Most same-day crown appointments are completed in a single visit — typically 2–3 hours from scan to fitted crown, depending on the complexity of the restoration.
Yes. We use metal-free, tooth-coloured ceramic that’s designed and shaded to match your surrounding teeth, so the crown blends in rather than standing out.
Yes — the ceramic materials we use are the same high-strength materials used in traditional lab-made crowns; the difference is where and how quickly they’re made, not their quality.
No. Because your crown is designed and milled on-site the same day, there’s no temporary restoration and no second appointment to fit the permanent one.
Same-day crowns start from £849.50. Your exact price depends on the tooth and the extent of restoration needed, which we’ll confirm at your consultation.
Yes — the same digital scan-design-mill process we use for crowns applies to onlays and veneers, so you can walk out with those completed in a single visit as well.
For patients travelling into Watford from Rickmansworth, Bushey or further across Hertfordshire, a same-day crown means one trip, not two. There’s no need to arrange a second visit around work or school pick-ups a fortnight later, and no risk of a temporary crown coming loose on the drive home. Our on-site digital lab means the entire process — scan, design and mill — happens at the practice while you’re in the chair, with evening appointments available for anyone commuting into or out of Watford during the day. It’s the same reason our on-site CT scanner and lab support most implant and restorative work in-house: fewer separate trips, faster treatment, less time away from your day.
