need a crown.do i have to get root canal or can they cap over the tooth.?
345194
You do not have to receive root canal therpay to do a crown. It is sometimes a necessay thing to do...If the tooth has decayed or broken to the nerve. There are also preventive root canals, if the tooth has experienced severe trauma, your dentis could (and this would be ethical) recommend (but not require) a preventive root canal. It is easier to do one before the crown than through the crown. Any tooth with a root canal needs a crown but most crowns honestly do not require a root canal. I hope this is not confusing. Good luck.
380229
An implant & crown is far better than a brdige(Pont).  a few thousand dollars more but it doesn't sacrifice any adjacent teeth.  You can floss just like normal teeth and etc.   However in the case that the adjacent teeth are decayed or broken down already you may go for the bridge and kill 3 birds with one stone.  Good luck frenchie
796493
Please go to a dentist. There is nothing we can do for you. The dentist has to look at it. You may need it pulled or a crown.
859280
I don't know your age but usually  it's not recommended that you replace a baby tooth with an inplant as that you should get an adult tooth to replace it unless told otherwise by your dentist.  If it is indeed an adult tooth it does depend where you go.  I believe you have to see and Oral Surgeon to put in implant.  The General Dentist does the crown.  Unless things have changed.  Your looking anywhere between $1000 to $3000 depending on where you go.
869655
Ok, first off... some of these people act like its no big deal to whip a crown off and do the Root Canal treatment. Well, let me inform those of you whom think this... You cant just remove a crown, UNLESS its a Temporary, which ARE NOT real crowns. Thats the ONLY time you can remove to do Root Canals. Crowns are cemented on with Permanet cement, you cant just take them off. They are there for the long run..or until they give out. Otherwise, they have to be cut off! They dont just come off.\n\nNow... For the answer to your questions. Yes, he'll make a small hole through the crown. It's no biggie... rarely do they crack and/or break from this.  We do it everyday, without breaks. So dont worry yourself over cost on a new one. You'll be fine. Once the Root Canal Treatment is finished, they'll place a permanet filling inside it. They'll either place a Amalgam (metal filling) or an composite filling (tooth colored). Most Dentist prefer to do the Amalgam fillings. But at patients request they will do the tooth colored. You'll be good to go and pain free. You'll have alittle discomfort after the procedure, but nothing like the ache your having now. He should give you pain meds, for the discomfort.  So no worries.... you'll be fine.
660481
I think it must be phantom pain because all the nerves in the tooth are gone.  In the first procedure they take out all the tooth innards.  In the 2nd part, they install the posts to anchor the crown.  You shouldn't have any nerves left in the tooth.  Maybe they drilled too deep, or maybe there is an infection, call your dentist.
621422
Hi,\nYes it is normal to be sore for a few days. Getting that temporary crown off can be a bit of a trip also. It should settle and should be more comfortable soon. Not sure if the post goes into the jawbone. There is a procedure that screws into the jawbone with a cap, but usually I think a crown is a post going up into the root canal. Sleepiness may be just your body reaction to the trauma of the day and telling you to have a rest,\nRegards,\n\nBuzz
1093543
You can lose the crown over the tooth that had a root canal but since the root canal removes the nerve and pulp, that part is permanent.
11766
It does happen... it isn't completely common but not quite rare. When you have a tooth crowned your gum is still vulnarable to bacteria and other debris. Sometimes you might even have a very small part of enamel uncovered near the gum line (you might not even be able to see it but bcteria can get in the smallest of space) and if the right bacteria get in there and start easting away at your tooth then soon your whole tooth will rot away... your insurance should cover the cost of fixing this as long as your going to the same dentist that put the crown on.... \n\nCall the dental office and request your possibilites of correction...they will tell you if you will have any out of pocket expense for fixing this problem... but dont let it go because after that tooth is completely decayed the bacteria will spread to the other teeth near by..\n\nLet me guess it was one of your back molars right? That is the typical tooth this type of thing happens too... as crowns are harder to fit perfectly back there.
1176407
Technically, the preparation for the crown can be done on the same day as soon as the root canal is completely.  However, this isn't usually done because of time and because of the length of time the patient is required to hold their mouth open.  It's good to schedule an appointment to have the crown as soon as possible after the root canal.... the sooner it is done, the better.
721979
If your pharmacy doesn't have temporary dental cement, try a little petroleum jelly (Vaseline). It may hold it in place until you can get to the dentist.\n\nBTW, it shouldn't cost you anything to have your dentist re-attached the crown unless it's one he/she didn't do.
1115239
a complicated question! alot depends on which tooth it is. obviously the front teeth are smaller and cannot handle the loss of alot of the tooth structure before either needing a crown or the decay getting into the nerve in which case- typically- it would need a root canal, a build up AND a crown to protect it.\n\nif it is a premolar or molar- you have a little more room to work with as far as restoring it with a filling instead of a crown, however, many times if it becomes a 3 or 4 surface restoration(where the decay has taken away the sides , the middle and other areas)- a crown might be the best protection for it because the large fillings can fracture or the rest of the tooth can fracture away from the filling. a filling repairs the tooth from the inside out kind of and a crown restores the tooth by completely covering it.\n\ni hope this helped explain it a little
721175
well. white fillings are bonded in. silver ones are held in by undercuts so you dentist felt it would hold better. if it is that big, you needed a crown not a filling. anyway....it sounds like you fractured your tooth, if so and the fracture goes to pulpal floor (where crown meets roots) it is nonrestorable. even a root canal wont help. go back to your dentist.
1128353
I don't think so.  I have had both and the root canal was a lot less painful and it took a lot less time to recover afterwords.  You don't have to worry about losing the clot with a root canal, you don't have to worry about them having the break the tooth apart before pulling it (like with a molar) which I thought was horribly uncomfortable,  and you get to keep the tooth which is usually a plus.  Only problem is that pulling a tooth costs just a couple hundred dollars (usually) while root canals can cost a couple thousand once you get the procedure, the fill and/or post, and the crown.  So if cost is an issue, like it is with me, pulling the tooth may be the way to go.
81360
No you do not want to temporary cement your crown in your mouth.  It will work temporarily but will leak internally and promote tooth decay.  If you absolutely have to temporarily cement it use Fixadent which  can be easily removed from the inside of the crown and wont contaminate either surfaces including your prepared tooth.
1113175
They are caps on your teeth.
952577
You obviously are still grinding thru the night guard. It is called severe bruxism and you need to get back to your doctor and get him to place fillings and build all of your teeth back up again. It is unadvisable to have veneers or crowns down, because you will just chip them when you grind. I reccomend trying a day guard as well as the night guard. And perhaps your dentists lab can make it out of tougher material. Hope this helps!!!