Child chipped a little piece of front tooth-no blood, no loose tooth, no pain.She is 7 & her teeth have mamelons so she hit her tooth near them.It looks like a little deeper groove now,but not very visible.The dentist xrayed it and said it looks good.She said she could put a tiny piece of bonding on it, the missing space is about 1.25 mm high, but that she thought it would even out over time as her teeth become flat from normal wear and tear.Any thoughts on how to correct this /will it be okay?
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Thank you for supplying the photograph. I really need to see more details of where the fracture ended and possibly an x-ray to determine whether or not this tooth is savable.In general, the rule of thumb is that if the fracture ends more than 2 1/2 mm above where the supporting bone starts, then...
In ny 22 years experience this is not normal and I would advise that you seek a second opinion .Id suggest that you maybe see a specialist and let them assess the root canal treatment.Antibiotics treat a symptom and are certainly not a cure for an infection . The answer is to treat the cause...
Yes, a regular family general dentist can fix that tooth. Xray will be taken to see if the nerve is exposed and involved. If not, a white filling will do for the meantime. As she gets older, she will need a crown as that white filling will not last for her entire life. if...
