While eating,a small piece from the back of my front tooth chipped off.. I'm going to make an appointment with my dentist but I am unsure and nervous about what might happen. Can anti please tell me what to could happen? I feel no pain at all
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Thank you for inquiry and time in submitting your photo. First off, there's no need to be embarrassed nor scared! Dentists treat so many cases of all types so you're not alone! Also, dentistry has come a long way where treatment that may have been "scary" or involved before are now quite ea...
Tricky question for sure. I'd like to be optimistic, but that probably wouldn't be fair. That fracture is fairly large. The likelyhood that you can have just a filling replace that tooth structure and have it last a long time is low. Also, the darkened color and nature of the tooth structure...
Thank you for your inquiry and taking time to submit your photos. We apologize to hear about your chipped tooth. At this time, the only other solutions would be to either file your other tooth slightly or place bonding on your chipped tooth to make it a bit longer. The only thing to keep in...
