Do Crowns Last Your Entire LIfe?

Answer: Longevity of dental treatment

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Like most everything else, nothing lasts forever.  Dentistry is not an exact science and cannot be guarenteed, nor predicted.  At seven years old your daughter has a lot of growing to do.  If crowns are being placed now to protect the non-vital teeth, she will most likely have them replaced at least one to two times in her lifetime.  There is no way to predict if she will ever need implants on the lower centrals. The dentist performing the root canals on the lower did their best to clean out the damaged nerve tissue and seal those teeth, however that does not mean in the future they won't become infected and need to be retreated or removed.  As far as the upper teeth, depending on the trauma from the accident, those two teeth may need further treatment, such as root canals in the future.  Sometimes it may take years before an issue arises, if any at all.   Continue to take her for her check ups bi-annually and always have those teeth radiographed to monitor them.  Keep her oral hygiene as pristine as possible to increase the longevity of the restorations placed. They could last years and she may never experience issues as an adult, however there is always a chance with such a traumatic impact to the still developing teeth.