A member asked:

How easy is it to redo a crown, i mean, to remove the crown and clean the tooth in order for it to receive a new crown? how do we shape a new crown?

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Dr. Brian Dorfman answered

Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Very Easy: The crown is easily removed with a crown bumper or handpiece. If there is any decay underneath it can be removed, if there is severe decay the tooth may require a root canal. The trooth may require a "build up" which will then be prepared for a new crown.

Answered 4/25/2015

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Easy f tooth healthy: Generally easy if underlying tooth is in good shape. Most of the tooth preparation has already been done so just some smoothing and refining is all that is needed. If there is decay, that would be cleaned up as well. As long as there isn't a surprising amount of decay under old crown, redoing a crown is easier than starting from scratch. Good luck.

Answered 5/9/2017

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Pretty easy: That is typically a pretty easy, straightforward, common procedure.

Answered 8/15/2018

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Dr. John Thaler answered

Specializes in Prosthodontics

Not too hard: Easy to remove. Sometimes we can tap it off. However with today's very strong cements it is safer to make a groove in the side and spread the crown so it releases from the tooth. Usually we will reshape the tooth that remains and make a new impression, a new temporary crown, and send all the information to the laboratory to make the new crown. They use this information to custom build the new one.

Answered 6/24/2018

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Same as the first : Old crown is removed, tooth is cleaned of all cement and decay if any and a new impression is taken for the lab to fabricate the new crown, a temporary crown is place in the interim.

Answered 1/3/2018

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Simple: The current crown is sectioned or cut to remove it. The tooth is then repaired if necessary and reshaped, an impression is the taken of this tooth, and a temporary is made. You return two to three weeks later for the placement of the or permanent crown.

Answered 8/30/2017

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Easy for a dentist: This procedure is easy for a dentist to perform. The crown is made to fit the tooth, not the tooth to fit the crown.

Answered 8/30/2017

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No slam dunk new cr: I wouldn't say it was "easy" to redo a crown, as there are many instances where the new crown may take much more extensive treatment than the original crowning of the tooth required. The new crown is done because there is a problem with the old crown or the tooth underneath that may cause the need for root canal tx, or crown lengthening surgery and decay removal in order to make the new crown.

Answered 2/16/2016

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