Broken or chipped tooth

If you have a broken or chipped tooth and that this was not caused by a very recent trauma, contact your dentist immediately!
If you have a broken or chipped teeth due to a very recent trauma, your dentist can evaluate the tooth for a possible treatment. It is important to properly assess the tooth, because in some cases a minor can you spare a major later! A very small esquille be corrected by shaping the tooth enamel. If esquille is a little larger, the best options are mordants or facets. If esquille is in a molar, an extrinsic prosthesis may be appropriate. Large esquilles and fractured teeth generally require a crown. If a fracture involves the nerve, it must undergo a root canal before a crown is placed. It is important that a broken tooth is crowned before it is infected or has an abscess! In extreme cases, a broken tooth can not be cured and recovered, so it is necessary to extract it. The lost tooth can be replaced by a bridge or an implant. Each case is unique. Your dentist is the only one who can properly diagnose the best treatment for your teeth.