my wife had a root canel on a front tooth. does it have to have a crown? or is a permenant filing a good option?
Anytime you have a root canal on any tooth, it causes that tooth to become very unstable because the dentist has to drill a tiny hole into the tooth to reach the chamber. A crown is always the best alternative. But because it was an anterior tooth, only one hole had to be drilled (I'm assuming it had one canal) therefore, it can be true that it may be able to be restored with a lingual composite (a white filling on the under side of the tooth). Talk to your dentist and ask about alternatives and your best option. If you have an honest and trustworthy doctor, chances are he'll let you know whats best for your wife.
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Thank you for your answer.
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I have worked in the dental field for 10 years as a Patient Care Coordinator. I've seen LOTS of patient come in with a broken tooth because they had a root canal done and decided not to get the crown. Please ask me anymore questions you have.
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Hi, As a outcome, the damage may not be completely rid of and can affect the other healthy teeth.A root canal might be useful to get the present infection out, but it might no be able to help in certain cases such as too much damage. The fullest choice for such is tooth extraction followed by an implant to avoid getting the rest of the teeth misaligned.
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