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What Can Be Done On A Root Canal Treated Tooth Other Than Crown?

I went to a dentist because I had a minor crack in my tooth for a filling. I told the dentist I just wanted a filling and did not want a crown. H e sent me to a nother dentist for a root canal and I told him I just wanted a filling the crack did not even show on an xray. He said i needed a root canal, and did one. After the procedure he put a temp filling in the tooth and said i had to go back to the first dentist to have a perment repair don and then told the other dentist that he recomended a crown. Now they both say that after the root canal i have to have a crown installed . neither dentist ever informed me that a crown was needed after a root canal . Can you tell me what options I have open to me aty this point?
Fri, 20 Jun 2014
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Read your query .

Root canal treated is considered as a tooth without life , the tooth has a chance of being more brittle after that .

The most appropriate treatment to follow up is put a crown to avoid the breaking of any tooth structure while you apply the biting forces on it.

I would suggest you to get the crown done.

Hope this was useful.

Thanks and regards.

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What Can Be Done On A Root Canal Treated Tooth Other Than Crown?

Thanks for using Health care Magic. Read your query . Root canal treated is considered as a tooth without life , the tooth has a chance of being more brittle after that . The most appropriate treatment to follow up is put a crown to avoid the breaking of any tooth structure while you apply the biting forces on it. I would suggest you to get the crown done. Hope this was useful. Thanks and regards.