Root canal, crown, or both
Root canal only
the tooth is saved
Crown only
a cap over the tooth
Both
the usual road for a back tooth
Each is one line on a plan. Ask how yours is billed. Tap one to start with it.
Shaped, and a temporary on
Visit 1 · about an hour
Numbing, then the tooth is shaped all round so the crown can sit on it. A scan or mold is taken and a temporary crown goes on. The real one is made over two to three weeks; some offices mill it the same day.
The crown is fitted
Visit 2 · the good day
The temporary comes off, the crown is checked for fit and color, the bite is adjusted, and it is cemented. You eat normally the same day.
Like any tooth
After · for keeps
Brush and floss it like the rest. A crown lasts 10 to 15 years, often longer.
Tap the tooth that hurts or is broken
It starts the quick steps with that tooth already marked.
Your dentist gets the picture before you even call.
Root canal & crown
Root canal & crown
The tooth that hurts, a root canal with a crown, or just the crown: what other patients near you actually paid, and the road step by step.
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