I went to the dentist about having my wisdom tooth removed. At the same time he noticed a hairline horizontal crack in one of my molars. I was not aware of it ever happening (please see pic). He said he had never seen a crack like that before. As it was an emergency appointment regarding my impacted wisdom tooth there was not time to address this finding properly. I would like to know what action (if any) I would need to take in regard to this?
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If the bonding is only replacing the natural size and shape of your tooth OR correcting smaller teeth to make them a more natural size, then more than likely it will not need to be removed. Bonding is removed prior to ortho for two reasons: 1) it interferes with the movement of teeth or...
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