Do You Need Dental Crown After Root Canal Therapy
. Overview A treatment used to alleviate tooth pain and deter the tooth from future infection and damage, Root Canal is completed with a protective cap called a dental crown, in the majority of cases. A dental crown is popularly considered the final step after the root canal. But it’s also fairly common for patients to wonder if this ‘final step’ of root canal treatment is actually important. Root Canal Treatment in itself is quite feared by the patients, thus the addition of a dental crown seems terrifying to many. What is Root Canal Therapy? A treatment to repair and salvage a damaged or infected tooth without removing it is called a “root canal”. The term is derived from the cleaning of the canals inside a tooth’s root. About a few decades ago, root canal treatments were most painful. But with the advancement of dental science and local anesthetics, there is almost no pain experienced by the patients during the procedure. Living with a decay...