Drilling Through A Ceramic Crown

A short video from out team on drilling a zirconia crown for root treatment.

Drilling through a ceramic crown.

This was a repeat root canal. 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. Next to all ceramic crowns porcelain fused to metal crowns look most like normal teeth. Cdl back to work safety guide passion for accuracy.

Drill carbide drill bits tape water bottle safety glasses foam and ear protection not pictured. 1 all the tools needed for drilling through fired ceramic. 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. 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.

A crown increases the level of difficulty because the crown obscures radiographic assessment of the p. However sometimes the metal underlying the crown s porcelain can show through as a dark line especially. Crowns are done for many reasons but they are mostly done to protect a tooth that has been compromised by decay and or fractures. I had a root canal done through a permanent crown porcelaine banded to metal 2 years ago.

However easier said than done. How a root canal is done through a crown. You just drill right through the top of the crown right into the tooth in order to access the root canal system. 3 use the drill at a slow and steady pace.

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. Gold probably won t significantly affect its overall strength and the level of protection it provides for its tooth. Creating an access cavity through a pfm restoration probably won t significantly affect its overall strength characteristics either.