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What happens if a crown is not placed post-root canal?
Query: Hello doctor,Should every root canal-treated tooth get a post and core, and crown? What happens if it is not done? The tooth is upper 4 with a class-2 cavity and was restored by composite. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. No, all teeth are not post and core treated. However, we recommend a crown for all such teeth as the teeth become fragile after a root canal treatment. Post and core is done if there is an extensive loss of the crown of the tooth due to decay or fracture. In your cas... Read Full »
Should I replace a post and core with an implant bridge?
Query: Hello doctor, I had a bridge on my teeth which was 30 years old and it came off. My dentist suggested me to do an implant bridge. He temporarily did two post and core support to hold the provisional and made a temporary one. But he is asking me to remove four teeth to do the implant bridge. Is it no... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern and will help you with your query. If those four teeth have full bone support and are not mobile, then you can place a bridge over it and there is no need for an implant. But I cannot confirm it without seeing a picture or an X-ray of the area... Read Full »
Can my tooth be sustained with a root canal and post?
Query: Hi doctor, I was suffering from molar pain for the past two weeks and then decided to see a doctor. One of my molars decayed and I needed a root canal. But here is a thing, my tooth is very very short for a crown, it is between 1 and 2 mm in height. Is it fine to just put a post and then refill the... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If your root canal is being in process and the crown length is very low, it is best to have post and core done on it after a final step of the root canal. This will strengthen your tooth and it will last long for like 10 years or more. If you do not get the post and cor... Read Full »
When can we do post and core reconstruction on a tooth?
Query: Hello doctor, I have several worries about my teeth. Can you please help me with the concern? Is my fifth upper right tooth suitable for post and core reconstruction? From the X-ray, what is the state of my teeth? Do they look worrying? Is there anything I should worry about? Are my gums receding o... Read Full »
Dr. Akmal Albert Asham Abdelmalek
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Regarding your canine's gum line, it is not looking bad. It is normal for the gum line on the canines to be slightly higher than the adjacent teeth. As long as the root is not visible, there is no problem. To avoid any gum recession, be careful with your tooth brus... Read Full »
My root canal filling came out. Pease help.
Query: Hello doctor, I had a root canal done for a tooth, a couple of months ago. My crown came out 8 days back. I did not go back to the dentist, but now a screw came out my tooth. What does this mean? When should I visit a dentist? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First of all, I would like to explain the treatment that has been done to your tooth according to the details provided by you: Your tooth has been root canal treated. Root canal treatment is mostly done to a tooth when the decay has reached the innermost layer of the toot... Read Full »
Portion of exposed capped tooth is loose. What to do?
Query: Hi doctor, I had a root canal and post cap done about 15 years back and the cap fell off about 14 years back leaving the original tooth exposed. Well a portion of the original exposed tooth became loose this morning and I am wondering if I can pull this piece out without any nerve pain or possibly ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read through your complaint and the relevant details. The loosened portion of the tooth should be the filling done in the tooth after the root canals are filled.This is called the core material. Because the tooth is exposed for a quite long period of time, there ... Read Full »
How to treat my carious tooth?
Query: Hi doctor, I am 18 years old, and I am suffering from a carious tooth in premolar (upper left). Today it has got broken from the mid-portion. But the contaminated root is still present there. What can I do now? Is it better to do a root canal? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the query. If you want to preserve your teeth, you can go for a root canal treatment. After that, you are given a post and core procedure, and finally, you will get a crown placement. This is the best management. If it is grossly decayed with root re... Read Full »