Can anyone answer my dental question?

What are the procedures for getting a dental crown, and how many visits does it require?

Can anyone answer my dental question?
When you get crowns, you need two appointments. One in which they drill, and do impressions before and after drilling to make the crown with. Then they put a temporary plastic crown on. When that is on, you have to avoid chewing hard foods on it, and when you floss, only floss down and pull through, don't pull up. (One time I forgot to do that and it popped my temporary off... fortunately it was right before my 2nd appointment!)





At the second appointment (about two weeks later most likely) they pop off the temporary crown, and put on the permanent one. Mine are porcelain and match my teeth perfectly, so you can't tell by looking at it that it's even a crown.





It took a little while for me to get used to it, kept feeling like something was stuck on my tooth. But now they just feel normal, and don't bother me at all.
Reply:That will depend on if your tooth needs work or not. a crown is usually placed on top of the tooth to cover a major damaged area or after a root canal "smaller damages can be fixed with bonding". if your tooth requires a tooth canal. you will have to do that first which requires about 4-5 hours depending on the tooth access. the doctor might split the root canal work into two appointments. after the root canal is done, a temporary crown will be placed on the tooth. this temporary crown will remain their for 1 to 2 weeks to give the gums and tooth some time to heal and to ensure that no nerves were left in the tooth. in the mean time the casting for the new crown is sent to a lab to build. 2 weeks later the temp crown is removed and the new one placed and fitted.





your original tooth is shaved and filed to make a base for the crown.








hope this helps.

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