Root Canal Crowns Treatment Timeline: What to Expect

The Root Canal Comes First

Your dentist needs to remove the damaged tissue from inside the tooth before a crown can be placed. The Root Canal involves sealing the canals. As a result of this procedure, the tooth is shaped to accept a crown later.

You may leave with a filling from this appointment. Your tooth might be a bit tender for a day or two when chewing. This normally resolves quickly and honestly moving past this stage seems to happen quicker than you think.

How Long Does This Stage Take?

Most Root Canals are a single appointment. Occasionally, more complex teeth need another Root Canal appointment. Your dentist will decide based on the tooth rather than a strict schedule.

If the tooth needs to heal up a little before the crown is placed, you will be waiting for a little longer. Do not rush this part. A crown on a tooth that still needs attention is not a shortcut taking.

Getting the Crown Ready

Once the Root Canal is done, the dentist will prepare the tooth for a crown. This generally involves removing a portion of the damaged tooth and shaping what remains so that the crown will fit properly.

Then comes the impression or digital scan. The dental lab needs this information to make your crown so that there is usually a short waiting period to get them ready.

Permanent Crown Appointment

• Usually pretty quick and compared to the Root Canal

• The crown is checked for the bite and minor adjustments

• A temporary crown can be a little uncomfortable at first. You will forget it is even there after a little while.

How Long Does the Whole Timeline Take?

For people the timeline looks approximately like this:

• Root Canal first and the tooth is cleaned and sealed up before any permanent work is done.

• A week or two for the crown process although lab time and your dentists schedule dictates this.

• Permanent Crown at the fitting appointment assuming the tooth is ready.

Sometimes the crown is sooner. Sometimes the dentist wants to be sure the tooth heals up a little. If the tooth is missing a lot of structure you may need to have it reinforced before the crown is placed.

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