Root canal before crown or not?

[Ctaylor16]

I have a tooth that has sensitivity to cold/hot but doesn’t linger. It is deeply filled and my dentist recommended crowning it but referred me to an endodontist to see if it should be root canaled first. The endo said they would just put a watch on it since all testing showed normal sensitivity and no infection. My dentist thinks because it is so sensitive I should move forward with the root canal before crown prep, the endodontist thinks I should do the crown prep first and see if the tooth becomes symptomatic after that. I don’t really do well when it comes to conflicting opinions and I can’t stop thinking about what the right decision is or if there even is a right decision. I attached an X-ray of the tooth (the tooth next to the implant)

 

[Gordon]

There is no "right" decision, sorry.

Both points of view are valid, the endodontist wants to save you an unnecessary root canal, the dentist doesn't want their new crown wrecked by having to do an RCT through it... it comes down to which option you feel more comfortable with at the end of the day.