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Can you put a porcelain crown on a dead tooth (#3) treated with a root canal?

February 15, 2020
Asked By:Friendly863054 in New York, NY

The tooth was treated long time ago and started to become grayish, but I'm afraid it will literally fall apart if reshaped for the crown to fit in.

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