There is a crack in my front teeth

Some people's teeth are very sensitive and they will feel extreme pain when eating sour or spicy foods. If this situation persists for a long time, a gap will form above the front teeth, which is called a cracked tooth. This type of dental disease needs to be treated as soon as possible. It is easier to deal with in the early stages. Special materials can be used to fill the gaps. In addition, you should avoid eating hard foods to avoid more serious cracks.

Cracked teeth are medically called "cracked teeth". They are non-physiological small cracks on the surface of the teeth. They are usually not easy to find, but can cause some symptoms of toothache.

In daily life, some people will feel pain in their teeth when they touch sweet, sour or cold food while eating, so they dare not bite. After a while, the pain will slowly disappear.

After repeating this for a period of time, the toothache became more and more severe and lasted longer and longer, until one day, when my tooth suddenly cracked when I was eating hard food, I went to the hospital for treatment. At this time it cannot be repaired and can only be removed.

In fact, this type of tooth can be completely cured in the early stages.

How do cracked teeth occur?

1. The larger the incline of the tooth tip, the greater the horizontal force generated, and the greater the chance of hidden cracks.

2. The weak links in the tooth structure are susceptible factors for the occurrence of cracked teeth. These weak links not only have low crack resistance, but are also the areas where stress is concentrated when the teeth are subjected to normal occlusal forces.

3. Traumatic occlusal force. When pathological wear causes high and steep tooth cusps, the inclination of the tooth cusps also increases significantly. Under the action of occlusal force, the crack gradually deepens towards the pulp, so traumatic occlusal force is the cause of tooth cracks.

Cracked teeth should be treated as soon as possible:

1. Superficial cracks:

For patients without obvious symptoms and with normal pulp vitality, occlusal adjustment treatment can be performed to reduce lateral splitting forces.

Prevent the cracks from deepening; you can also prepare the cavity, grind off the cracks as much as possible, and then do preventive filling.

2. Deep cracks:

It is crucial to adjust the cusp bevel extensively during endodontic treatment, completely remove the fracture-causing force on the affected tooth, and promptly restore it with a full crown after treatment.

Because during the treatment of endodontic disease, the occlusal surface is perforated, which greatly reduces the crack's ability to withstand occlusal forces. Although the bite is lowered during treatment, the tooth is very likely to split from the crack due to chewing and other reasons during the treatment.

Therefore, at the beginning of endodontic treatment, a ring can be bonded to protect the crown, and a full crown restoration should be performed in time after the endodontic treatment is completed.

① Do not bite hard objects. Please ask a helper to eat crabs and pecans.

②Don’t eat hot and cold food alternately

③If there is a problem with the bite, it is easy to cause hidden cracks in the teeth, so it is necessary to see a dentist regularly and have the doctor check them.

④If you already have a cracked tooth, you should pay extra attention, because the teeth on the opposite side of the cracked tooth are also prone to cracking.