What options do I have to fix hairline horizontal crack in one of my molars? (photo)

Question

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?

Amber Garcia, DDS · Answer

Get another xray taken. That looks like someone's nail scratched the xray during development. That looks like something on the film and not on your actual tooth. A crack like that would be symptomatic; you would have some sort of pain or discomfort. If you take another xray and it shows up in the same spot, then it may be something in the tooth. But it honestly looks like someone bent or scratched the xray film.

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