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Crowning my tooth
Aftr my Rct is done.. Aftr how many days i can put crown.. is it necessary to crown tooth.. ??
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Yes actually you have to go for crown procedure because after root canal treatment the tooth become weak easily get featured. So cap is must to protect the tooth as well restore tooth structure and its function.
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check for different types of caps metal ceramic or lase ceramic or zirconia cap.select accordingly.
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Dear patient,
It is not always necessary to put a crown after RCT. But in many cases, a lot of tooth structure is lost due to decay and the RC procedure. So, to strengthen the tooth so that it can withstand all sorts of chewing forces, a crown is suggested. This is for the long term health of the tooth that we have saved by doing RCT. You may start the crown procedure immediately, if your dentist has advised it.
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Tooth becomes brittle after root canal and the chances of breakage increases so a crown is advised.. crown act as a protective covering and increases the life of tooth..
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Go for crown if no symptoms of pain or discomfort persist
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If delaying avoid eating hard from rct treated tooth.
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Hi ,
Whether ur tooth is having or not having any kind of pain, it is better to wait for few days (say about 1 week) before going for a crown. Sometimes even after a good RCT, tooth remains or becomes painful sometime. So its better to wait if u r not in a hurry. Necessity of giving a crown after RCT depends upon the damage of the tooth structure and also upon the functionality of the tooth. If its a posterior (back) tooth then crown must be given to strngthen the tooth structure so that it can bear stresses during chewing food for a longer period of time. But in case of anterior (front) tooth its not the same as front teeth bear much less stress than poeterior ones.
Hope this will help u.
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Get the next appointment with your dental surgeon
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Post r..c.t the crowning must be done immediately. Otherwise crown may get fractured easily b'coz the treated tooth becomes brittle and there is also scope for dislodgment of restoration (filling) followed by reinfection.
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Visit your dentist every 6 months.
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