Hi doctor,
My upper incisor has a fracture. So, I had a temporary crown and then a couple weeks later I had a root canal completed. And today, I had my crown lengthening done to prepare for the permanent crown. My dentist mentioned to me that I would feel a hole in the back of my tooth, which I do. And that it would even heal over. But, what does that mean? And how long does it take? I am worried about food particles, etc., getting in there and infecting the area. I was given mouth rinse, T3 and Ibuprofen 600 mg. I would like to know if this is all normal. Should I be worried about infection of the hole?
Hi,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
- The whole procedure you described is pretty standard and usually expected.
- During root canal treatment, till it is completed a temporary filling is placed in the hole. This hole on the back of the tooth is where the root canal treatment is done from.
- However, normally before the crown cutting for a permanent cap, it is filled with permanent cement.
- The hole does not heal by itself. A filling is placed in it. If your root canal is completed, then there is nothing to worry about infection.
- If your root canal is not completed, then the infection of any will get cleared out of it.
- The food particles getting stuck do not cause infection per se.
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