Root Canal & Crowns?

Hi. I have a hole in my tooth and on Monday I am having a Root Canal. Will the crown fix the hole in my tooth? Is the Root Canal painful or will I be in pain when the pain stuff wears off? Thanks!

Root Canal %26amp; Crowns?
I damaged the root of my tooth with an almond that slivered my tooth... anyways, I did not know that anything was wrong until it got very infected. I was in so much pain that I thought I would surely die.





I was petrified of the root canal, but there was no reason to be. In fact, the worst part was having to leave my mouth open for so long. They had to use something to keep me from closing in. The next day I had a sore throat from staying open for so long... but that was by far the worst part.





The procedure itself was painless. I felt nothing except for the first shot of novocaine in to my gum. In fact, part way through they gave me another shot just to be sure that it didn't hurt.





You will be fine. It is like a really deep filling. Unfortunately the procedure does hurt one place.. YOUR WALLET! If you have to have a crown it can be pricy.





Best of luck.
Reply:NO IT DOESNT HURT THEY NUMB YOU PRETTY GOOD. IT WILL BE A LITTLE SORE THOUGH.
Reply:I had root canal and personally I think people make way to big a deal out of it. It might be a lengthy process - but I've had worse pain in my life - Like driving with a sprained ankle and having to stop short........THAT'S pain!! God Bless and don't worry - not as bad as everyone says.
Reply:My mom is a dentist yeah the root canal is gonna hurt.
Reply:The Root Canal will hurt because they can't put numb in the root of your tooth!! OWWW Good Luck!!
Reply:It really depends on if you have sensitive teeth. Yeah, it'll hurt for a bit, but all will be well. They'll put a fake tooth in.
Reply:Ya know, I've heard a lot of "root canals are so painful" comments, and when I had people clarify, what's painful is usually whatever made you need it. Before any type of process like that you'll have a pain numbing agent. I won't lie though, root canals are BORING! I never had a TV so it was sitting there for an hour and a half just doing nothing.





Past that, no pain during, no pain or even soreness after, nothing. The crown will absolutely fix the problem. I mean it won't make a new perfect tooth magically grow in, but it'll stop any further problems or any pain you may be having.





Best wishes.
Reply:Root canals can be painful depending on how much drilling they have to do. But don't worry they will numb you up. Yes your hole will covered with the crown. You'll be alright. I had a root canal done when I was 14 with no Novocaine
Reply:I had a root canal.. It's wasn't so much painful as annoying. You can't really move your mouth very much until it heals completely.It doesn't hurt at all while they do the procedure. It just feels weird for a few days. By doing the root canal that should clean out any infection in the tooth and the crown should keep it from getting infected again.
Reply:The crown will make your tooth stronger. Root canal is not painful when you are under anesthesia. But when you feel pain after the anesthesia wears off, just take a pain medicine like Advil, Aleve, or Ibuprofen. Normally, the next day you will feel ok. Don't get scared, it's for the good.
Reply:no, RC does not hurt. i've had 5 done and no pain.. a little sore after the novacaine wore off but it rreally wasn't bad.
Reply:you will be fine, it is more painful not doing it!!!, after the anesthesia wears off you will feel a bit sore but nothing compared to a tooth ache!!!
Reply:If you stay on the meds they recommend, you will be just fine.


The crown won't fix the hole, the root canal and the filling


will do that. The crown is put on after the root canal to


give the tooth strength so it won't break, because the root


canal procedure removes the pulp, nerve and blood supply


to the tooth, which makes it more brittle and likely to break


if you don't protect it. Hope I explanied this in an easy to


understand way!
Reply:I had a root canal on a tooth that already had a crown. It wasn't painful, but irritating. After they drill the hole in your tooth, they use different sized brush-like things to scrape out the hole. Its not fun to be able to hear and feel the vibrations. Think nails on chalkboard. After they scrape out the hole, they inject a bleach like liquid in the hole. Make sure you wear an old shirt, mine was splashed and ruined. My dentist then used some type of filler to fill and seal the hole. The only reason I know of that they would use a crown afterward is for a molar, to make sure it stays intact.





In short, don't worry about pain. It won't be fun, but not awful. Hope this helps.
Reply:My friend went to a dentist that gave her a pill that knocked her out for the surgery. Some dentists will do this - you just have to have someone drive you. Then it won't hurt as bad!
Reply:im not sure if the crown will fix the hole in your tooth but


the root canal is sorta painful my dentist guy did a good job and i wasnt in too much pain and stuff.


yes you will be in pain but just try to relax.
Reply:yes, crown will cover that hole. perfect root canal therapy usually leads to pain normally about 1 week since precedure, your dentist can handle it by analgesic drugs.