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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
A crown is also used wayyyy before you need a root canal... to put a new top on the tooth.
I've never heard that. I don't think a crown could or would hold a tooth together if it was split or broken.
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I just went through this on Friday. I had a farthest back molar that broke (about 1/3 missing) several years ago. It finally started to hurt. I was given the choice of extraction ($85 out of pocket) or a root canal, AND post, AND full crown, AND possible gum manipulation (cutting) to make the crown sit down to the gum line...$billion out of pocket or something similar.
If I just had the root canal to get rid of the pain, the tooth would have become brittle and weak, and started to shatter. The crown was required to keep (what was left of it) in one piece.