Chipped Tooth

There’s many reasons that can cause your teeth to hurt. It could be simply bad hygiene, or an illness. Or, if the pain is focused on one tooth, and you remember having bitten down hard on some food, maybe it’s a chipped tooth. This is a common occurrence, but can cause issues, like localized pain, and needs to be treated. This is why you should make sure you follow the correct procedure when dealing with such an issue, and get over the initial pain to make sure the tooth is repaired in a proper, permanent way.

A chipped tooth can occurred in many ways, like biting down hard on a piece of ice or candy that is a bit too hard for your teeth to handle. Sometimes it causes a very small piece of your tooth to get loose, sometimes it’s slightly bigger, usually you can feel this piece in your mouth. While the covering of your teeth is very strong, if it bites down too hard, or gets hit or you fall down and hit yourself on a hard surface, it can crack and break up.

There are various things you can do when this happens, to correct the problem and make the pain go away. The first thing you should do is take an appointment at your dentist, and see him or her as soon as you can, to make a permanent repair. In the mean time however, if you have severe pain, you can take over the counter pain medicine which will help. You can also rinse your mouth with salt water, which helps the pain go away.

                                                                                                                                       By Kevron

Chipped Tooth

If you ended up with a sharp tooth after the break, make sure to cover it with wax or a piece of chewing gum to prevent biting your tongue. And if you have to eat, make sure you stick to soft food until the repair is done. The way this problem will be fixed by a dentist depends on how severe the breakage is.

Dental filling is used for small cuts, and a tooth can be repaired easily this way. Bonding is also possible, and often the procedure doesn’t even require the numbing of your mouth. If the break is more severe however, you may end up with a cap or crown, to cover the part that’s missing. Permanent crowns are usually made of ceramic or metal, and is cemented to the rest of the tooth.

This avoids having it get off again, and provides a fairly strong tooth. Finally, if most of the tooth is gone, a root canal may be required, which is a fairly major procedure, and requires the removal of the root of the tooth, to prevent infection of the interior of your skull.

Overall, a small tooth breakage can be easily fixed, but you should always consult a dentist right away to prevent complications. A chipped tooth is not something you want to stay with, especially if it’s painful for you to bare. There’s many modern techniques that can solve the issue and heal you.