Chipped a tooth and now it's decaying!

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Okay well a few years ago I chipped an upper molar on almond. This chip wasn't that big, I still have over half the tooth! Anyway I didn't go to the dentist and lately it's had a brown stain over the entire cracked area of the tooth. Not black or anything just light brown/mild brown. Is that tooth decay? And whenever I go to the dentist (sort of scared) will they be able to fill it or will they have to crown it?

Adnan Saleem, DMD · Answer

I strongly recommend you to find good dentist in your local area or ask your friends . It doen't sound promising if half  of tooth is broken . Brown spot could be staining or could be decay but needs to be evaluated.  Dentist has to rule out Root canal treatment option and restorability of tooth in long term. Best of luck. Adnan Saleem DMD

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