2006-07-07 06:40:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
yes, and most insurance companies will pay for it.
2006-07-07 06:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by RnforHire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is a molar, then yes, definitely, as you put the most force on those teeth when chewing. Having a root canal done means that the nerve and blood supply have been removed from the tooth and it has been filled with an inert material. The tooth is now "dead" and without a blood supply will become more brittle than a "live" tooth. Exposing a root canaled tooth to the forces of chewing may cause it to break. If it breaks at or below the gumline, you will have to have the tooth extracted and either have a bridge or implant placed, both of which cost much more than a crown. A crown is placed to give the tooth strength and to distribute the chewing forces evenly.
2006-07-07 06:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by schnitzelbunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because a root canal is the removal of the pulp cavity, or commonly called the nerve. The pulp cavity supplies the nutrients to the tooth tissues. Once removed there is no blood supply to the dentin, a bone like material that forms the bulk of the tooth. As a result the root canaled tooth becomes very dry and brittle and succeptible to fracture and breakage. A crown is usually fabricated from a metal base which will provide a stable environment as you speak, chew, clench, tap and grind your teeth together. Although root canals are commonly performed due to pain, in most circumstances a crown does not need to be done immediately following a root canal. You could wait up to a year after the root canal but please be aware that this tooth could potentially break at any time, although not likely.
2006-07-07 06:56:38 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Teeth 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! You need to have a crown done to a tooth that has had a root canal. They become very dry and brittle making them very easy to break in a way that the tooth has to be taken out. Nobody wants to take a tooth out after they've just spent that much money on it.
2006-07-07 13:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by justine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dentists LOVE selling crowns for $1,000.00 each, recommend that it be done before a year is up, and yes, it is necessary eventually. A tooth that has the root canal treated will eventually split if something is bitten on that is too hard.
2006-07-07 06:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by fiddlesticks9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ABSOLUTELY! Otherwise you wasted all that money on the root canal... if you don't get a crown, the same thing is going to happen all over again with the tooth, and it will deteriorate, and then they would have to pull it...
2006-07-07 06:43:42 · answer #6 · answered by brighteyezinva 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely it is necessary, you will have a little bit of time if you are have financial problems, but you have to get it crowned, otherwise you will have only "fixed" half of the problem, your tooth is considered dead and it will be a host of problems if you don't get a "cover" put over it to protect it from food and bacteria....... do it within a few months if you can
2006-07-07 08:44:39 · answer #7 · answered by yllwfav 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, only if your tooth is breaking away and need to restore the surface area to protect and retain the tooth.
2006-07-07 06:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by Timothy Summer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes -- if you can afford it -- gold last the longest. Okay, if the tooth is in the back.
2006-07-07 06:42:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you can afford the procedure, yes.
2006-07-07 06:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by bubbles26 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋