“How soon after a root canal can I get a crown?”
I am a 37 year old male. I want to know how soon after a root canal can I get a crown?
9 Answers
I recommend as soon as possible, if you have a temporary filling after the root canal, it could wear off real fast and expose the root canal to your oral cavity and the natural bacteria that’s there and thus lead to failing if the root canal. Also teeth are very fragile after root canal and you could break the tooth when eating even a piece of soft bread.
Hello,
Usually, a crown procedure is started 2 weeks after a root canal is finished. This gives the tooth some time to heal and any infection that might have been there to clear up. Leaving it this way gives the dentist access in case there is a need to go back and do further cleaning. After the tooth has been asymptomatic (pain free) for two weeks, the dentist will usually build the center of the tooth back up (the access for the root canal), then start preparing the tooth for a crown. Of course, there are some other times where this 2-week rule does not apply. If a person is traveling, the doctors may decide it is best to start the crown right away or to postpone and wait a few months. Health related issues may pop up and change the timing of the crown as well. Even pandemics have changed things. Plenty of people got root canals prior to the covid-19 pandemic, but cannot go back to the get the crown due to health related issues, or doctors retiring.
Hope this helps
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
Usually, a crown procedure is started 2 weeks after a root canal is finished. This gives the tooth some time to heal and any infection that might have been there to clear up. Leaving it this way gives the dentist access in case there is a need to go back and do further cleaning. After the tooth has been asymptomatic (pain free) for two weeks, the dentist will usually build the center of the tooth back up (the access for the root canal), then start preparing the tooth for a crown. Of course, there are some other times where this 2-week rule does not apply. If a person is traveling, the doctors may decide it is best to start the crown right away or to postpone and wait a few months. Health related issues may pop up and change the timing of the crown as well. Even pandemics have changed things. Plenty of people got root canals prior to the covid-19 pandemic, but cannot go back to the get the crown due to health related issues, or doctors retiring.
Hope this helps
My best to you!
William F. Scott IV, DMD
You can get a crown as soon as the same day after the successful completion of your root canal. Ultimately your dentist will decide when is the best time
Hi,
It really depends on the amount of sound coronal tooth structure left after the Root canal therapy. Please check with your dentist.
Stay safe and healthy.
It really depends on the amount of sound coronal tooth structure left after the Root canal therapy. Please check with your dentist.
Stay safe and healthy.
in most cases it takes 3-5 days unless their are other complications
Once root canal and final restoration (filling) has been completed and the patient is asymptomatic, crown preparation can be started.
Monika Tyszkowski, DDS
Monika Tyszkowski, DDS
A crown can be placed immediately after a root canal has been performed.
You may usually return to your dentist for treatment following a root canal within 2 weeks. Occasionally the root canal specialist will make a different recommendation based on your particular circumstance.
Some dentist do it right after, I personally like to wait 2 to 4 weeks before crowning the tooth.
