How long after root canal do they do the crown?

[BC]

I may have to have a root canal. The endodontist says it may just be sensitivity and has given me a special paste to use for a week. If it is still not better, he says I will need a root canal and my regular dentist will do the crown. Is it all done on the same day? If not, how long before the crown is put on?

 

[TandT]

Usually 2-4 weeks.... a temporary will be put in at the conclusion of the root canal.

 

[BC]

Thanks TandT! I was hoping it wasn't the next day!

 

[MM27]

No, you don't get the crown on the same day as the root canal. The crown is something the take molds for and send away to get made. You get a temp until the real one is made. They put the post in for the crown when you get the root canal.

One thing I didn't know is that you can still get a cavity under a crown. I recently had a small cavity under a crown that my dentist said I should get fixed before it got any bigger. They had to break off the crown in order to get to the cavity. I was upset for two reasons. 1. I know someone who later told me that their dentist actually went through the crown to fill a cavity. 2. My insurance only covers crowns every 5 years. Of course the one in question was only two years old, so I had to pay for the whole thing out of pocket.

 

[chyam]

No, you don't get the crown on the same day as the root canal. The crown is something the take molds for and send away to get made. You get a temp until the real one is made. They put the post in for the crown when you get the root canal.

One thing I didn't know is that you can still get a cavity under a crown. I recently had a small cavity under a crown that my dentist said I should get fixed before it got any bigger. They had to break off the crown in order to get to the cavity. I was upset for two reasons. 1. I know someone who later told me that their dentist actually went through the crown to fill a cavity. 2. My insurance only covers crowns every 5 years. Of course the one in question was only two years old, so I had to pay for the whole thing out of pocket.

I think I would find another dentist....I had a cavity and they just went through the crown , no need for another crown.

 

[simba20]

Be sure that you really do need the root canal.

Back in August/September, I had a tooth that was bothering me really bad. I went in to my dentist, expecting them to pull it, however I didn't want it pulled because it was in an area that showed when I smiled. Anyway, at the same time, I was having trouble with my sinuses. I told the tech who took my x-rays that the pain could have been related to my sinuses because I had been stuffy and dealign with sinus pressure for a week and the tooth pain started a few days later.

So I get in the exam room where the assistant is going over my options for the tooth (pull or root canal). Now I do have issues when doing dental x-rays (my mouth is really small) and biting down on those small plastic things always hurt, coupled with the fact that this tooth was in pain.

So the dentist comes in and he and the assistant are looking realy really hard atthe x-rays. They look at the nerve and saw that it was close to something and go ahead and make the call that I need a root canal.

So first, they want me to take an antibiotic for a week and then come in and have it done. So she gives me the script, and I tell her that I hope that the antibiotic may also be the answer to my sinus pressure. She glances over at the x-rays and notices that yes, indeed, my sinuses are really cloudy. An area on the film that should have been clear was soooo clouded up with grey. So she calls the dentist back in.

They decide for me to take the antibiotic and then after I am done with that, come back in for another x-ray to look at the tooth.

So I was on an antibiotic for 10 days, and after day 1, I can eat again, and since then.....no pain at all.

I went back in for my x-ray and nothing could be found that warranted the root canal. So glad I was given that script.

And this does happen to me from time to time where sinus pressure will cause pain in some of my teeth.

 

[BC]

Simba...they did ask me if I was having any sinus issues, but I am not aware of any problem. He blew air and put ice on the tooth in question and it did make me jump. They gave me a prescription for a pain killer and amoxicillin, but told me not to get it filled unless it got worse. It has not gotten any worse, but no better. I am concerned because once yesterday the tooth below the one in question felt the same way and also one on the opposite side, which makes me think it could just be sensitivity issues. However, if I need the canal, I don't want to wait until one weekend when there is no dentist around and I start having a throbbing toothache!

 

[marcyinPA]

I have crowns on teeth that I've never had root canals in. Only once did one go bad, and I had to have a root canal after the fact. They made a small hole in the crown, did the root canal, and filled the crown with bonding agent.

I would be so upset if I had to buy a brand new crown on a tooth that already had one! My insurance doesn't cover ANYTHING towards a crown, so for me, it's all OOP.

 

[DeniseinNS]

I have had 3 root canals and have never had to get a crown on any of them.