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So I fell and one of my teeth chipped off and the other has a large piece broken and I have braces on, Any suggestions? (photo)

ggggg12Jan 4, 2016
I'm going to the dentist tomorrow, I wanna know if this is fixable

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Dr. Elizabeth Reiser-Loeber, DMD
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Answered on Jan 6, 2016
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Vachik Danoukh, DMD

Hi from Richmond Hill!  I would take the easy way out and just leave the tooth alone. No one really sees this but you.  Doing a crown  or Veneer and taking the tooth down would not be necessary and you loose most of your natural tooth. Just be careful and try not to bang any fork...

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Lance Timmerman, DMD, MAGD - Account Suspended

A chip is most often fixed with a filling, at worst a veneer or crown.  Since it doesn't hurt, the nerve likely isn't involved which would require a root canal.  When teeth get fixed before they hurt, it costs less to fix.

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Elizabeth Reiser-Loeber, DMD

It sounds like tooth #30 wouldn't be worth fixing by your description. Seeing an x-ray would be helpful, or even a picture. 'Heroic dentistry' could possibly patch it up for a while, but it wouldn't last and you'd be in the same position having to get it extracted.If the tooth is not able to be...

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