The thing about teeth and crowns is, it's fine until it isn't. I've actually had a molar collapse while eating almonds. It's honestly more traumatic than you'd

The thing about teeth and crowns is, it's fine until it isn't. I've actually had a molar collapse while eating almonds. It's honestly more traumatic than you'd think. Anyways, as a result I did a bunch of research and it turns out that crowns are important for reducing further damage to the root. A split down the the root is it for a tooth, and prosthetics are not a great replacement. My dentist gave me a price breakdown between extraction or root canal and crown both as valid options. Just because they say it's optional doesn't mean they're trying to price gouge you (though clearly the former was).