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A root canal is a 1–2 visit procedure of 60–90 minutes per visit, and it almost always ends with a crown placed 2–4 weeks after the canal is sealed.
Diagnosis comes first. The tooth is tested and X-rayed to confirm the pulp is inflamed or infected — the classic triggers are a deep crack, deep decay or a failing old filling. Local anaesthetic is given, and it takes 2–4 hours to wear off afterwards, so chewing waits until sensation returns.
Visit one takes 60–90 minutes. The canal system is opened, the damaged pulp removed and the inside cleaned and shaped. Straightforward cases are finished in this single visit; more complex canal systems need a second appointment of the same length.
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Sealing the canal is not the end of treatment — it is the start of a 2–4 week waiting period before the crown is placed. That pause lets the tooth settle and confirms the infection is resolved before anything permanent is built on top.
The crown then follows the standard route: 60–90 minutes of preparation, an impression or scan, and 2–3 weeks in a temporary crown while the laboratory makes the permanent one. A root-canal-treated tooth is crowned because it no longer has a living pulp and is more prone to splitting under load.
Typical failures have names worth knowing: persistent infection in a missed canal, fracture of the root along the original crack line, and a crown that later debonds or leaks at the margin. Regular checkups — 30–60 minutes with bitewing X-rays every 12–24 months — are how these are caught early. The filling-versus-crown comparison page shows where this route sits among the other options.
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