Dental care, getting a dental crown put on
What is the process of having a dental crown put on? I was told by my dentist that I have new large size cavity in a tooth that had an old filling in it. He said that, he can do the filing but advises me to have the tooth crowned so that it protects my tooth from braking.
It is a bad tooth that I also put a small chip in it once. I am worried that having a crown will hurt. What does a dentist do to put a crown on? Do I have to do anything special to take care of it? Advise please
Dental care, getting a dental crown put on,
Thursday, Oct. 7th 2010 11:46 AM at 11:46 am
It is really no big deal getting a crown. However you do not get it right away. Normally the dentist will fix the cavity issue then put on a temp until your crown is made. Then you go back to have it put on.
The process does not really hurt and if you do feel any pain just let the dentist know so he can numb you out some more. The real pain can be the cost of the crown… So I hope you have some dental insurance.