Is it normal to use permanent cement on a temporary crown?

Question

I had decay under a permanent crown. They cut off the crown, removed the perimeter of decay, placed a temporary crown on with permanent cement, and sent me to a root canal specialist. The specialist drilled through the temporary to do the procedure as evidently I had deep decay. Now I find out that I have to have the temporary cut off and another temporary put on while waiting for the permanent crown. Is this normal?

Dexter Barnes, DDS · Answer

Sometimes it is necessary to cement a temporary crown with permanent cement when the tooth is what we call short or not a lot of tooth to cement too.  Sometimes a patient will be traveling or they will be wearing the temporary crown for a while and we will cement it with permanent cement.

Gregory Bowen, DDS · Answer

Yes especially if the patient has a heavy bite, or the tooth preparation is short or minimally retentive, or if the temporary needs to be worn for an extended time.

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