Drilling Through A Ceramic Crown

The first was done by a private endodontist the second by a doctoral student at a university dental school.

Drilling through a ceramic crown. This was a repeat root canal. Creating an access cavity through a pfm restoration probably won t significantly affect its overall strength characteristics either. Gold probably won t significantly affect its overall strength and the level of protection it provides for its tooth. 2 spray water on the piece before drilling.

Next to all ceramic crowns porcelain fused to metal crowns look most like normal teeth. If the dentist discovers an infection in the tooth beneath the crown it may be necessary to perform a root canal procedure which could require removal of the crown. How a root canal is done through a crown. A short video from out team on drilling a zirconia crown for root treatment.

A crown often called a cap is a custom fabricated restoration comprised of metal and or ceramic that covers the top of portion of the tooth. I had a root canal done through a permanent crown porcelaine banded to metal 2 years ago. Cdl back to work safety guide passion for accuracy. Drilling a hole through an all metal crown e g.

You just drill right through the top of the crown right into the tooth in order to access the root canal system. However sometimes the metal underlying the crown s porcelain can show through as a dark line especially. A crown increases the level of difficulty because the crown obscures radiographic assessment of the p. In some instances the dentist is able to drill an access hole in the crown and perform the root canal without removing and replacing the crown.

Drill carbide drill bits tape water bottle safety glasses foam and ear protection not pictured. I always felt sensitivity to pressure after the first procedure and it also seemed that when flossing near that tooth the floss would smell foul even if i had. 1 all the tools needed for drilling through fired ceramic.