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What happens to teeth after a root canal?

I am a 29 year old female and I need to get a root canal. What happens to teeth after a root canal?

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you need to get a crown to cover a root canal tooth to prevent fracture
After a root canal, the teeth becomes weak since the nerve will be remove. Your dentist will put a crown to protect it from breaking.
A root canal procedure is when the nerve tissue and infection are removed from inside the root of the tooth. Afterwards, the space is sealed with a rubber material called gutta percha. Teeth with root canals may be weakened and may require a permanent filling or crown to increase their resistance to fracture. Symptoms after the root canal typically resolve within weeks and healing in the bone may occur over the next year.
After successfully treating the tooth with a root canal then it should have a filling followed by a crown to protect the structural integrity of the tooth.
A root canal is a procedure where the nerve is removed from the tooth in order to save a tooth that has nerve damage. Once the root canal is completed, you will then need to have a custom crown made to protect the tooth because the tooth is no longer viable.
By doing the root canal, you have chosen to save your tooth, next step is to have your general dentist place a crown/ cap to preserve the structure of the tooth. Hope that answered your question.
Usually, you get the crown to protect the root canal treated tooth.
After the root canal treatment, the tooth is weaker from the decay, so in most instances, it will require a crown. Until then, you must be careful not to fracture the tooth. Do brush and floss.
Root canal is done to save the tooth. After that, you will probably need a crown. Most cases it works like a tooth without a root canal.
It depends on how your tooth was sealed after the root canal. If you have a temporary filling, you need to have a permanent restoration placed. If your tooth needs a crown, you should return to your dentist to have it done after the root canal. If the tooth already has a crown in good shape, usually nothing more needs to be done.