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Help please! could dentist reuse old crowns?
5 doctors weighed in across 4 answers
Unlikely: Crowns are made to fit intimately on a tooth of a given shape. When decay or damage occur, the remaining tooth structure has to be cleaned and shaped again, resulting in the need for new crowns or restorations.
Answered 1/13/2015
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Yes: If your own crown came off and the underlying tooth structure is sound and the crown still fits well, that same crown could be recemented.
Answered 11/19/2013
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More info needed....: A crown that does not fit the tooth well anymore cannot be "reused". New crowns will then need to be fabricated.
Answered 9/6/2019
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No: Crown should be made in lab an old crown should never be used in another patient.
Answered 11/19/2013
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