can you get a crown without getting a root canal?

Question

I just had a temp. crown put in. I was wondering if they should of done a root canal? It was my way back tooth on my lower right side. The tooth itself was decayed pretty good. but they never saw an absessed there. Can they do a crown without a root canal?

I don't get the perm. one till the 27th of this month.

Answer 1

THE OPTION IS OK. SHOULD YOU NEED A ROOT CANAL FOR THIS TOOTH IN THE FUTURE, THE DENTIST CAN ALWAYS DO IT THROUGH THE CROWN IN PLACE.
MY PERSONAL OPTION WOULD BE TO DO THE ROOT CANAL BEFORE THE TOOTH IS PREPPED FOR THE CROWN, CONSIDERING THE TOOTH WAS DECAYED.

Answer 2

Yes, but only if the tooth has not suffered a lot of decay on the top surface and has not suffered a lot of decay on the sides of the tooth. By the time a tooth is so badly infected that a root canal is needed, the decay has often damaged much of the rest of the tooth anyway. The crown acts as a cap to spread the force of chewing to the sides of the tooth. The less expensive dental programs do not cover crowns because crowns are so expensive; every crown has to be custom-made and fitted, and it takes at least two visits to the dentist : first visit to clean out the tooth and prepare it with a temporary crown, and second visit to install the crown. Drill, clean, and fill is always less expensive than a crown. Root canals are expensive too, but you might be able to negotiate a lower price for a tooth that has only one root, like a bicuspid. The molars all usually have three roots which requires more time. Read the rest of the ad for that dental insurance coverage and see if it only pays for silver amalgam fillings. These fillings are silver and mercury and are less expensive than composite fillings. While amalgam fillings have been used safely for many people for decades, some people don't like the idea of mercury in their mouth, and some dentists don't like them because the amalgam only fills the drilled-out space in the tooth, it does not bond to the tooth. As teeth are not perfectly rigid, they flex a tiny bit, there will be spaces opening up that bacteria can migrate into and after a few years, new decay will become evident and the amalgam filling will have to be removed and the tooth cleaned and re-filled again. Composite fillings bond to the teeth better and therefore help keep out bacteria better. Even so, fillings rarely last over 10 years and so another trip to the dentist will be required. And today crowns are attached to the tooth with composite cements.

Answer 3

Yes, you can have a crown done without a root canal. A root canal is only necessary if you have an infection in the pulp of your tooth. Sounds like this dentist is doing the right thing by you.

Answer 4

I had a crown done w/o a root canal. One week later I was in SO much pain, I would lay awake at night crying because it hurt so bad. They ended up having to do a root canal right through the brand new $800 crown. Not fun. Dentists suck. Good luck!

Answer 5

Yes, but that doesn't mean you won't need a RCT at a later date.
Have the DDS cement the permanent crown with a temporary cement for about 2-4 weeks and see how the tooth reacts, if it is fine re-cement with permanent after the trial period.

Answer 6

Sooner or later you will need it (RCT), so it is better if you do it before he place the crown...