Is having root canal treatment part of the process of replacing a crown?
Dear Dr Hughes,
I really need an advise and hopefully you would be willing to help.
I have a crown placed 16 years ago and now it has to be replaced. I went for a consultation and my dentist told me that before replacing the crown, he has to do the root canal treatment because what I have is not long enough, :-/ Is this a common process of replacing a crown?? I find his reason not convincing enough, please give me an advise what to do best, because I really need to replace my old crown the soonest, it’s starting to break little bit.
thanks.
Best regards,
If the tooth in question has been diseased or lost significant amounts of tooth tissue since the original crown was done, then there may not be sufficient to place a new crown.
It may require an elective root canal treatment in order to help create the retention required to support the crown. However there are lots of new bonding techniques that might allow for the tooth to be replaced with out having to do this.
My advice would be to seek a second opinion from a very experienced restorative or cosmetic dentist if you are concerned, before committing to the treatment advised
I hope that helps
Regards
Mark
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