Two Recently Crowned Teeth Need Root Canals?

I feel that a second opinion never hurts, and often puts your mind at ease.  After all, this is your mouth and no one else's, so it begets you to get another opinion.  You should only move forward with treatment once you are completely comfortable with the proposed treatment plan and the dentist him or herself.  It is important for patients to have a two-way conversation with their dentist so they are fully informed and understand their treatment and the reasons the dentist chose this route.  What is confusing and often discouraging for patients, is that many times, dentistry is not black and white.  There is a lot of "grey area" in which different dentists have varying philosophies, often times none of which are absolutely wrong--they're just different.   So, ask your dentist questions, gets answers and explore your options before jumping into treatment. Hope this helps.

Mark,

Every time a tooth is traumatized by either decay, physical trauma, a filling placed, a crown prepared the nerve gets traumatized.  It takes some time for most nerves to recover from the trauma inflicted by dental procedures, including bonding a crown. 

Sometime, rarely, the nerve does not fully recover and gets inflamed and this sounds like what you are experiencing.  A root canal may be need on one or both those teeth.  Sometimes the hypersensitivity may resolve but this is up to your dentist to determine.

Hope this helps,

Dr. Dan Hagi