Post and Core Crowns in Skillman, NJ

A three-part rebuild for a tooth that had a root canal and lost much of its structure: a slim post bonded inside the root canal, a core that recreates the missing tooth around it, and a crown that covers and protects the whole tooth.

Metal posts, prefabricated or custom cast, are far stiffer than the root, so biting forces gather in the root and may lead to a root fracture. Fiber posts flex like natural tooth, bond to the root and the core, are tooth-colored and can be removed if the canal ever needs retreatment. That is why Deluxe uses bonded fiber posts.

Yes, on either, when the root is sound. On a front tooth, the tooth-colored fiber post and the all-ceramic crown leave no dark shadow and no metal line at the gum.

Then the crown has too little tooth to grip. Crown lengthening reshapes the gum to expose more healthy tooth, in the same office, and the post, core and crown follow.

When the root is sound and enough tooth remains, saving your natural tooth comes first. When it can’t be saved predictably, a titanium single tooth implant, the gold standard with up to a 95% success rate, replaces it, starting at $3,199, including the implant, the abutment and the crown. Dr. Godko places it himself. A dental bridge is another way to fill the space.

The material is similar, but the job is different. A filling repairs a cavity in a tooth that keeps its own shape; a core rebuilds so much missing tooth that the crown has a solid, even base to hold.

Yes, when the old root canal is sound and the root is healthy. If the tooth shows signs of reinfection, the root canal is retreated first, then the post, core and crown follow.

With too little tooth left and nothing covering it, the tooth can crack or break under biting force, and decay can reach the root again. Either can mean retreatment or losing the tooth, so the core and crown follow the root canal to protect the work already done.

A root that cracks under heavy force, a crown and core that loosen when too little tooth is left to wrap, and new decay at the crown edge. A bonded fiber post, a ferrule, regular checkups and a custom night guard if you grind each lower that risk.

No. The post’s job is to hold the core in place. What protects the tooth is the healthy structure that remains and the crown that covers it, which is why no more tooth is removed for a post than necessary.

It depends on how much healthy tooth remains, the ferrule, your bite and your care. Brush twice a day, floss where the crown meets the tooth, keep regular checkups, and don’t use the tooth to crack ice, nuts or packaging.

You leave with aftercare instructions. Wait until the numbness wears off before you eat, and skip very sticky or hard foods at first. The tooth and gum can feel tender for a few days, and your bite may take a short time to feel natural. If your bite feels high, both offices are ready to immediately assist with any concerns.