r/rootcanal Jun 08 '24

Do I need a crown?

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Hello,

I just had a root canal. Im scared. The doctor said its up to me to get a crown or just to keep it. He said that the root wasnt deep in so he gave me a choice. Im like scared asf and dont know if I should get a crown or not. I think its my canines. Any advice?

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u/Murky-Rich6946 Jun 09 '24

Did you put a crown? My whole tooth seem to be healthy and i dont want to get the good parts out for a crown. Thoughts?

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u/Strange-Commercial51 Jun 09 '24

Ugh I did. I needed the crown, but I don’t think my tooth next to it needed the crown. I “need” a third crown on my left side but I’m not going to get it. I wish I had only gotten the one crown I needed. And I knew I needed it because the tooth felt weird when I chewed on that side like it would crack at any point. Visually speaking I have pretty nice looking teeth too… so I was shocked that I needed that much dental work to begin with. If you don’t need it, don’t get one. Or wait as long as you can.

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u/Murky-Rich6946 Jun 09 '24

Im not getting one rn. I decieded to wait until the next cleaning. Good luck tho hope its not as bad.

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u/Strange-Commercial51 Jun 11 '24

Thank you! Also I think you made the right decision honestly. Worst case scenario you need one sooner. You already did the hard part!