Same-Day Dental Crowns in Albuquerque
Looking to get a same-day crown in Albuquerque? Precision Dental Care mills your crown in-house the day you come in, using CAD/CAM technology. No temporaries, no second appointment, no waiting weeks to finish what should have been a one-visit fix.
- You have a chipped, cracked, or broken tooth that needs a crown
- You want it handled in a single visit, not spread across two or three
- You want to know the dental crown cost before you commit
- You have been putting off treatment because the process seemed complicated
Why Patients Choose Precision Dental Care for Crowns
Same-day crown, milled on-site
Your crown is fabricated in our in-house lab during your appointment, no lab send-out, no temporary to wear in the meantime
Over 5,000 crown cases completed
Not a new service here; same-day crowns are a routine procedure at this practice, and the results reflect that experience
Crowns starting at $1,000
A real price range before you schedule, not a placeholder that changes once you are in the chair
*Dependent on insurance coverage
Advanced CAD/CAM technology
Digital impressions instead of putty trays, a precise fit, and a porcelain or zirconia crown color-matched to your natural teeth
Most patients come in mid-morning and leave with a finished crown before lunch. If you have been avoiding a cracked or chipped tooth because you pictured multiple visits and weeks of waiting, that is not how the process works here.
Crown Options We Offer
Porcelain Crowns
The right choice when appearance is the priority. Porcelain crowns are color-matched to your surrounding teeth so the restoration blends in from the first day. They work best for front teeth and anywhere the visible result matters most.
Zirconia Crowns
Built for durability. Zirconia handles the chewing force that back teeth take every day, holds up better over time, and still looks natural. If you have a cracked molar or a tooth that has had repeated work done, zirconia is usually the better long-term fit for your situation.
What Patients at Precision Dental Care Say
Over 5,000 crowns completed. See what Albuquerque patients are saying.
How It Works
One appointment handles the full procedure from scan to cemented crown.
Exam and digital scan
Dr. Steichen examines the tooth and takes a digital impression. No putty trays.
Crown designed and milled
The restoration is designed in CAD/CAM software and fabricated in the in-house lab while you wait.
Crown placed and checked
Dr. Steichen fits the finished crown, checks your bite, and cements it in place.
You leave with a permanent restoration
No return visit to swap a temporary. The work is complete.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a dental crown cost at Precision Dental Care?
Crowns start at $1,000 and run to $1,500 depending on the tooth location and the material used. You get a clear cost before any treatment is scheduled, not after the exam. If you have dental insurance, the team reviews your coverage and walks you through your out-of-pocket amount before you commit to anything.
Do I really only need one appointment for a same-day crown?
Yes. The entire process, from digital scan to placed crown, happens at a single visit in our Albuquerque office. Because the crown is designed and milled on-site using CAD/CAM technology, there is no laboratory send-out and no reason for a second appointment to finish what was started at the first.
Is a same-day crown as durable as a traditional crown?
Same-day crowns use the same high-quality porcelain and zirconia materials as lab-fabricated restorations. The difference is where and when the crown is made, not what it is made from. Zirconia same-day crowns in particular are among the most durable options available for back teeth.
When to get a dental crown over a filling?
A crown is the right restoration when a tooth is chipped, cracked, or broken to the point where a
filling will not reliably hold, when a tooth has been significantly weakened by decay, or when a root
canal has been completed and the tooth needs to be protected. Dr. Steichen evaluates the tooth at
the first appointment and recommends a crown only when it is genuinely the right solution.
Do you see patients from outside Albuquerque?
Yes. Precision Dental Care sees patients from across the greater Albuquerque area, including Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Bernalillo, Bosque Farms, the South Valley, and the surrounding communities. Many patients schedule specifically because the same-day process lets them handle the entire procedure in one trip.
Schedule Your Visit
Get Your Crown Done in One Visit at Precision Dental Care
A chipped or cracked tooth does not have to stretch across multiple appointments and weeks of waiting.
Precision Dental Care has the in-house technology and the experience to take you from exam to finished crown in a single visit, and over 5,000 completed cases mean the process is dialed in.
Location
7131 Prospect Pl NE Albuquerque, NM 87110
Contact
(505) 883-6562
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
© 2026 Precision Dental Care — Craig T. Steichen, DDS. All rights reserved.
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One appointment. Crown placed. Done.