Cracked
Tooth Accompanied By Pain While Chewing:
Treatment:
Call your Dentist
immediately. The pain is caused by flexing of the tooth beneath the
crack. It is highly likely that a significant portion of the tooth
may soon break away.
The
potential also exists that the crack extends into the nerve, and a root
canal will be necessary. Most cracked teeth that produce pain
will need to be crowned. However, occasionally small cracks can be
repaired with fillings.
Tooth Crack
That Hurts Continuously:
The crack
likely extends into the tooth's inner dentin layer (The dentin layer is
near the
nerve center of the tooth, also called the pulp chamber, which lies just below
the dentin.).
Treatment:
Constant pain increases the
chance that the nerve is affected and a root canal will be necessary,
followed perhaps by being fitted with a crown. Although placing a
crown is usually necessary, a filling or onlay filling (which covers the tops or cusps of the
teeth) may prove to be a viable solution.
Tooth
Cracks Exist But Are Without Pain:
Treatment:
Surface cracks
commonly appear as part of the aging process and often do not cause any
problem; thus, it is likely that these teeth are fine and require no
treatment other than possibly some cosmetic remedies.
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