Cracked Teeth

If you have a cracked tooth as a result of a very recent trauma or accident, contact your dentist immediately!

When a tooth is cracked, a filling will not seal the crack. A crown has to be placed over the tooth to hold it and the crack together. If a crown is not placed on the tooth, the tooth will become sensitive to chewing pressure, or will eventually break.

It is important to crown a cracked tooth before it breaks, because in some cases a broken tooth cannot be crowned and must be extracted.