What is the cause of cracked teeth?

Cracked teeth are a common dental disease, and the problem of cracked teeth cannot be ignored. Because this condition has not been effectively solved, and if you do not pay attention to eating too hard food in your diet, the degree of cracking will be aggravated. Therefore, if you want to deal with it thoroughly, you can use tooth repair methods.

1. Humans have 32 permanent teeth, arranged symmetrically in the upper and lower rows. When chewing food, it is like hitting it with a hammer, and the maxillary teeth are in the position to be hit. Due to constant impact over the years, maxillary teeth can easily be damaged or cracked when chewing hard objects. If not treated in time, the cracks in the teeth will become larger and larger, or even completely split, and ultimately the diseased teeth will have to be extracted. Tooth cracks can expose the pulp and cause pulpitis, periodontitis, apical periodontitis, etc. According to statistics from dental clinicians, most patients with cracked teeth are unaware of the condition and do not seek medical attention until the crack becomes obvious or the pain becomes severe. Of course, if the above two situations occur, it is easier to form hidden cracks directly.

2. Although tooth crack is a common dental disease, the clinical misdiagnosis and mistreatment rate is very high. One is that the patients themselves do not pay enough attention to it. Some people think that “toothache is not a disease” and it will get better in a few days or the pain will go away after taking painkillers; secondly, the misdiagnosis rate of doctors is high. Most people with toothaches do not go to specialist hospitals for treatment, but only seek help from small clinics nearby. However, the diagnosis of cracked teeth is difficult and it is impossible for ordinary doctors to make a correct diagnosis. In fact, the diagnosis of cracked teeth is not complicated. The key is to have sufficient understanding of cracked teeth and their dangers. First of all, we need to understand the medical history. Do you usually have the habit of eating hard food or biting hard objects? Did you have any dental trauma before the toothache? Does it manifest as a dull pain in the teeth? Are you sensitive to cold, hot, or acidic foods? The second is local inspection. If the tooth crack is large, it can be seen with the naked eye; if the crack is small, applying the dye iodine tincture to the suspicious area will make it clear.

3. For the treatment of tooth cracks, mild cases can generally be treated symptomatically, and then try to avoid chewing food with the injured teeth. The thorough treatment method is to grind off the hidden cracks and repair the teeth. If the hidden crack involves the pulp, pulp treatment or root canal treatment should be performed first. After the treatment is successful, metal sleeve restoration should be performed in time.