To ignore that a small corner of my dental crown has come off?

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Had a root canal and crown about 18 months ago. Was never afraid of the dentist before but it was a horrible experience. I hate local anaesthetic injections and I had a panic attack during the tent covering mouth/drilling awfulness they did for the first appointment. Dentist was lovely and I got through the other sessions OK. Part of the crown cracked off a few weeks later and I had to have a new one fitted.
2 weeks ago I had a general check up and a couple of days before the same corner broke again. The new dentist said the whole crown needed to be replaced and would be £700!
I opted for it to be filled/puttyed. But it's gone again tonight.
I really want to ignore it- £700 and for sure another panic attack is not on my agenda :( Wwyd?

You need to get it sorted properly with a new crown. Once they fail it will keep failing and you will soon rack up the bills ( and likely need further extensive work) ! A new crown won’t need more root canal treatment so will be nothing like your previous experience. I am very wary of the dentist, despite having lovely ones, due to the extensive , intrusive dental work over the years , but one thing I learnt was if you ignore something it it will get worse, cause problems and cost even more in the long run !

If it were me I would get the crown replaced. Make sure your dentist is aware of what happened last time and they can help you through any nerves you have, even with mild sedation if you get really stressed ( but probably won’t be needed).

What dentist is this? I thought nhs band 3 was £300ish?

You need to get a new crown. You know you do. You will spend a lot more time and money with the dentist if you don't replace it now.

Also talk to your dentist about why your current crown hasn't lasted. On average they last for 5-10 years but can be longer depending on materials, position, and oral hygiene. My crown (front tooth) lasted for 12 years before I had to replace it and that's with me grinding my teeth when I'm stressed. So 18 months isn't long at all. I'd want to understand why (in case there was something that needs to be done differently) before committing.

I think crowns should last about 20 years. One of mine has broken but my dentist says it's not causing any issues so it's up to me what to do about it. It's the white part of mine that's broken off but that's only really cosmetic. The metal crown below is still sealed and intact. So it depends on which part of your crown is damaged as to what you need to do about it. I'd definitely not leave it if it's the sealed crown bit.

Presumably it's a private dentist or at least private treatment at an NHS dentist.

It's an NHS dentist and she said £700 for a white crown or £400 for metal.
It's the 2nd time it's fractured, in the same place both times, the first time was only after 4 weeks!
The original dentist was finishing her training so I got the white crown done for lower band pricing.
Going to book an appointment today...