My dental crown fell months ago. I’ve had a root canal and now it’s kind of starting to hurt. Do I need extraction? (Photo)

Hello there, I advice to communicate directly with the Doctor who performed the dental work, express how you feel and the symptoms you are having, sometimes we leave a portion of the tooth for other reasons, or to prevent damaging the tooth structure with the preparations, there are many factors...

If you replace those old posts and crowns we need to check how is the condition of the bone/teeth underneath. Dental implant are an option, an other option is to make a new bridge from canine to canine, but, it means that we would have to grind both canines and the bridge would be a bit longer....

Although for an accurate answer a clinical and radiographic analysis would be necessary, from what you tell us, there is presence of plaque and possibly periodontal disease. So the first step in this patient would be to achieve a healthy periodontal tissue and after that analyze if it is...

A crown would be a better solutıon because may take up to 20 years, however your teeth must to be prepared (shaved),in your case wont be a problem since your tooth is already broken. The bonding is a cheaper procedure and can take up to 10 years, however the color change and can chip easily.

An accurate answer would require a radiographic analysis to evaluate the prognosis of the tooth element. If the root canal treatment is in good condition and there is no dental caries, an option would be orthodontic extrusion, but it is necessary to take into account the cost and time that this...

Yes, it can. For which it will be necessary to redo the crown and use a material with more translucency, as an Emax, since from what we can see in the photo this crown is opaque and a distinct shade from homologous teeth. At Empower Your Smile, Dr. Patricia Moezinia will be in charge of guiding...