What are the steps involved in preparing a tooth for a dental crown?
Preparing your tooth for a dental crown involves two separate visits to the dentist office. The first step obviously involves examination and preparation of the tooth that requires the dental crown while the second step / visit involves the placement of the permanent dental crown. The first visit: examination and preparation of the tooth needing the dental crown. In preparation for the dental crown during your first visit the dentist may x-ray the area to check the roots of the tooth which will receive the dental crown and to check the surrounding bone. If there is a risk of infection, extensive decay or if there is risk of injury to the tooth’s pulp the first step performed may be a root canal dental treatment. Prior to the process of making your dental crown the dentist will anesthetize or numb the gum and tooth tissue around the tooth that will be receiving the dental crown. Once the tooth and gum area is numb the tooth that is receiving the dental crown will be filed down along the
