Vdentist Dental on Instagram: "🦷✨ Do you ALWAYS need a cap after a root canal? Or are there other options? Most people think a crown (cap) is the only choice after a root canal… But that’s not completely true 👇 👉 Yes, you MUST protect the tooth after an RCT. A root canal-treated tooth becomes weaker over time. A crown is the most common way to give it 360° protection, by shaping the tooth and placing a full cover on top. But… 👉 There ARE other conservative options too! ✔️ Inlays & Onlays Ins

How to choose from different types of dental inlay and onlay materials.

Dr. Miguel A. Ortiz, Prosthodontist on Instagram: "What if I told you that the so-called ‘gold standard’ in dentistry is causing the greatest harm to patients, would you believe me? In every profession, dogma survives not because it’s right, but because it’s familiar. Dentists still cling to the outdated idea that crowns must encircle teeth to retain them. But adhesive dentistry has changed everything. Consensus papers from PROSEC North America and the joint SEPES-PROSEC conference, which I co-a