My second and hopefully final appointment to the dentist about the root canal I got done a week ago is tomorrow. I just called to confirm what procedure is left to be done and my dentist said "post" something... im assuming post and core? now what is this for? i read its to prepare tooth for a crown, but my tooth wasnt really destroyed after the root canal procedure. Is it possible to get a post and core and not get a crown (instead just fill it with a filling)??
2007-02-07 05:10:36 · 7 answers · asked by les0581 1 in Health ➔ Dental
My brother had gotten a root canal about 7 or 8 years ago, when I asked him if he got a crown, he said no and that he just had a filling after. And I asked him if his teeth ever break? and he said its still there and functioning... how is that so?
2007-02-07 05:20:43 · update #1
"Post and cores" are placed in a root canal treated tooth if too much tooth is lost to carious lesions, fractures, or the root canal itself. The sole purpose of a post is to retain the restoration material that will build up the part of the tooth you are missing, typically amalgam, but sometimes composite. Now, there are two final restorations you can have on an endo treated tooth in the back of the mouth: A large amalgam, (silver), filling that covers the entire top surface of your tooth and is at least 2.5-3mm thick. This is called a cuspal coverage amalgam, or "complex" amalgam. The other final restoration is a crown, which they place over the core.
Hope this helps.
2007-02-07 11:03:26 · answer #1 · answered by PsychicChimp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post Core Crown
2016-11-02 22:25:29 · answer #2 · answered by veradis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, i work in an endodontic (root canal) office and it is common after a root canal to have a post and core. This is to give the roots of you tooth extra support by placing a post in the canal and sealing it with either amalgam (silver) or composite (tooth colored) filling material. Then usually the tooth is prepped for a crown because your tooth is essentially "dead" and can become fragile. It is best to have the tooth crowned because in the future if you fracture the tooth there is no other option but to extract the tooth. so: root canal, post and core, crown :)
2007-02-07 06:17:59 · answer #3 · answered by SunnyOCali 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first rule is to believe your dentist. If your brother did not get what you are going to get (post, core & crown) does not necessarily mean some trick is being applied by your dentist. Every body or situation is different. For example, in a heart condition a person has one artery, two artries or three arteries with different percentage blocked, and undergoes treatment as per the situation; isn't it a different situation?
After a root canal, placement of a crown to cover it is advisable and there are no two opinions about it. If you wish to follow the route adopted by or advised to your brother, is your choice. But then you are straying from the right procedure. Try to follow the right counsel. Good luck.
2007-02-07 06:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the crown of a tooth is badly broken down a post is placed inside the tooth to help keep the filling in place. the core is keeps the post in place. A crown after a post and core is very normal. Don't worry your dentist knows what he is doing
2007-02-07 09:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the post is what they put in the tooth before you get your crown. i just recently had a root canal also. you have to get a crown to protect you gums, i dont think you would want a filling in your gums. the crown hold your tooth together. your tooth is already weak so if you just put a filling it will break.
2007-02-07 05:15:23 · answer #6 · answered by California_Beach_Girl_14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can last up to 10-15 yrs even more. But u must brush n floss correctly around that area so u won't get any bacteria around or under the crown.
2016-05-24 03:22:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋