Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    loriandtaylor's Avatar
    loriandtaylor Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Oct 18, 2009, 02:20 PM
    Root canal done on tooth with crown
    Does the crown have to be removed before they do the root canal what is procedure
    Thanks Lori
    KISS's Avatar
    KISS Posts: 12,510, Reputation: 839
    Uber Member
    		  
    #2

    Oct 18, 2009, 02:39 PM

    Yep, the crown must be destructively removed. Just had a crown removed recently and replaced because of decay.

    It has to be "peeled away".
    flossie's Avatar
    flossie Posts: 1,903, Reputation: 181
    Ultra Member
    		  
    #3

    Oct 18, 2009, 05:25 PM
    Lori,
    No, the crown does not have to be removed before a root canal is done. It is VERY common for the dentist to make a hole in the top of the crown, do the root canal and then put a filling in the hole. If there is a significant amount of decay under the crown, then YES you'd need to have the crown cut off, root canal done, new core built and then a crown placed.
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Root Canal/Crown [ 1 Answers ]

Hi I had root canal and crown done 4.5 yrs ago, 6 months ago, I felt pain from that tooth, and got it checked lately... my dentist said that its infected and shaky... option given was either I extract it or redo the whole process of root canal and new crown? I thot root canal is ridding the...

Chipped tooth leads to crown possible root canal [ 1 Answers ]

I recently chipped one of my bottom back molars. The tooth had a very large filling. However, it seemed like the dentist really 'went to town' on the drilling. A week later I still had pain and got a prescription. My new crown is in with temporary cement to "see if the pain goes away," and I'm told...

Why not do a root canal before crown [ 5 Answers ]

I don't know why my dentist did 4 crowns 3 weeks ago. It has been hurting very bad and now I need two root canals on two of the teeth.

Crown/root canal [ 6 Answers ]

I had a tooth ground down for a crown which then needed a root canal after the grinding. The first part of the root canal was fine. After the second visit, when filling the canals, the pain was intense and did not go away. Dentist gave me a shot of inflammatory medicine during which he hit...

Crown lengthening and root canal [ 0 Answers ]

Hi I had a root canal done on my first upper back molar and it was sore for a few days after it was done and even after that it was never completely normal. It felt a little like its root tips inside the bone were a bit strange - not achey or pain- just a little weird. Two months later, I have...

View more questions Search