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Jumping with temporary crown after root canal

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A friend wants to do a tandem jump, but she just had a root canal done and now has a temporary crown.
The trip for jumping is planned before she has her follow up appointment for a permanent crown.

I know for scuba diving it is recommended not to dive with a temporary crown, as with temporaries it's possible there is a little air pocket and the pressure change might pop it off or cause a lot of pain. Of course scuba diving deals with a much bigger change in pressure. So how about skydiving? Not a problem? Or advisable not to? Or at most some discomfort?

Of course the best way is always to postpone, but since this will be a weekend road trip with 8+ people, postponing isn't really an option. So only options for her are to jump or not jump on this trip.

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if there is air trapped, it would most likely not cause it to pop off but there is a chance of pain which can be severe. As the plane goes up in altitude, the surrounding pressure drops and if there is air trapped, it will expand and if there are some nerves still intact, it can cause pain.

If the dentist did a good job and sealed the root canals properly, there shouldn't be any air trapped where it can cause pain. If there is air trapped just under the temporary crown, it shouldn't be a problem. In SCUBA you deal with a lot more pressure difference, able to pop a filling or crown.

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