Why a Crown After a Root Canal Is Part of the Same Treatment
The short answer. If you are wondering why a crown after a root canal is being recommended at all, here it is: the root canal takes the infection out, and the crown is what keeps the tooth in one piece afterwards. They are one treatment delivered across two appointments, not a treatment followed by an […]
When a Filling Needs to Become a Crown
The short answer. A filling replaces the decay that was drilled out. A crown replaces structure the tooth no longer has. The line between them is how much sound tooth is left standing once the old material is gone, not how big the cavity looked on the X-ray. Once a restoration is carrying most of […]