What should I do if my tooth is cracked and painful?

Nowadays, it is more and more common for people to suffer from dental diseases. Many patients in dental clinics suffer from cracked teeth, especially the middle-aged and elderly people. Fractures caused by eating hard things are very common. Cracked teeth can be very painful and need to be repaired and treated in time.

1. According to the fracture site, tooth fractures can generally be divided into crown fractures and crown-root combined fractures.

2. After the crown of the tooth is broken, the patient generally does not feel particular pain, only the surface of the tooth will become rough. At this time, you only need to grind off the sharp edges, and the defective part can also be repaired through the tooth's own metabolism. If a large amount of the tooth crown is missing and the pulp is exposed, severe pain will occur. For this type of tooth crack, the pulp must be extracted and then the defective part must be repaired.

3. Crown-root combined fracture is the most serious type of tooth fracture, that is, the crown and root of the tooth are broken at the same time. At this time, the pulp is often exposed, and the fracture site is deep under the gums. The periodontal tissue is very susceptible to infection, producing abscesses, which aggravate the pain. Therefore, this type of fractured tooth generally needs to be extracted.

4. In addition, teeth broken at the neck of the tooth can also be repaired with post pins and artificial crowns.

5. For teeth that have undergone pulp extraction, are brittle, or have large cavities, it is best to ask a dentist to make a crown restoration on the tooth so that it is less likely to break. However, many fractured teeth still require tooth extraction for treatment. Therefore, how to prevent tooth fracture remains the key to preserving teeth. Whether you have normal or treated teeth, you should avoid chewing hard foods and overcome bad habits such as using your teeth to open bottle caps. In addition, you should ask your doctor to check your teeth regularly. If you find any cracks in your teeth, you should seek treatment immediately to prevent the teeth from breaking.