Is laser assisted crown removal an option for patients who don't need a root canal? Worried about possible damage to tooth/pulp.

You can have the crown removed by using a laser or using conventional high-speed handpiece, both are effective and can be done without damaging the supporting tooth structure. The tooth has to be prepared anyway with a traditional high-speed handpiece in order to provide a new finishing line or margin, so the dental lab can fabricate the new crown sealing the tooth perfectly. Both methods offer the same result, sometimes the laser takes more time and both are done with irrigation, so no overheating is produced on the tooth, since this is our major concern when working on a tooth, prevent overheating that can lead to nerve damage, and both methods offer plenty of irrigation while removing crowns, so no to worry about the procedure of removing your crown.