Metal Crown Placement

Metal crowns are an excellent option to protect teeth that have had traumatic damage and/or root canal treatment.

A metal crown is especially helpful on large chewing teeth, and canine teeth following injuries, especially if the pet in question has very aggressive chewing habits.

Metal crowns are not indestructible, and it's important to eliminate parafunctional habits, such as rock chewing and rock carrying, where possible, but a metal crown will make a tooth more durable and more resistant to fracture than even the original tooth.

We strongly recommend placing a crown on all chewing teeth receiving a root canal treatment and for all working dogs who have sustained a canine tooth fracture.