What if the tooth is too short for a root canal and can’t be crowned?

The tooth is too short to do root canal can’t do crown, can be directly extracted, fillings or staking restoration. 1. Extraction: If the tooth is too short for occlusion after root canal treatment, the tooth can be directly extracted considering that the tooth has no value for retention, and dental implant restoration can be considered afterward. 2. Filling: After root canal treatment, the tooth is relatively short and cannot be restored with a crown, or you can choose to fill the tooth directly if the tooth is missing to a lesser extent. At present, there are many kinds of materials for dental fillings, such as resin material, silver amalgam and glass ionization, etc., which should be chosen according to the individual situation. 3. Piling restoration: but mainly for large areas of tooth damage is an auxiliary way, can play a certain role in fixing, and then the crown on the surface of the tooth, more stable, not easy to fall off. If the tooth is too short to do the crown, you need to consult a doctor and choose the best treatment under the guidance of a professional physician, do not unauthorized tooth extraction or filling, so as not to affect the effect of root canal treatment.

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