Quite often, a common problem occurs in people when a piece of tooth breaks off. If this happens, then immediately begin to worry about whether to go to the dentist. It’s not a secret to anyone that few people enjoy visiting him. And although now all the procedures are painless, stereotypes about dentists still work. It is worth noting that you must go.
First, let’s see how a piece of tooth broke off. It may be some kind of mechanical effect (careless blow to the tooth with a beer glass), when eating a solid variety of food (fruit stone or hard cracker), tooth decay, crack, old filling crumbled, the tooth itself began to crumble, some diseases either organs, low immunity or calcium deficiency in the body. If the spall occurred due to the opening of the pulp or exposure of the nerve, in this case it is necessary to remove the dental nerve by endodontic procedures.
The doctor must determine the nature and extent of the damage. If a piece of tooth breaks off in the enamel area, while the nerve remains inaccessible, in this case, filling of the damage that has occurred will be sufficient. But if the spallation entailed an autopsy of the nerve, then one filling is not always possible. Sometimes it is necessary to remove the nerve before such a procedure. As a rule, this occurs in cases where a piece of the front tooth has broken off.
In cases of spalling and subsequent destruction of not only the tooth itself, but also the crown part, the dentist determines the treatment method only with a personal examination of the patient individually. As a rule, treatment should be prescribed first, and only after its filling material is established.
The safest is enamel splintering. But it is necessary to eliminate it in time, because without it you can lose the entire tooth due to its destruction.
When a piece of tooth that contains dentin breaks off, in this case you will not feel any pain. After all, this is a very dense layer, which is located under the pulp. In this situation, you can limit yourself to simply grinding up the problem area. But if the breakaway piece is very large, then it is impossible to get by with one grind, and in this case completely different measures are taken.
If a piece of tooth breaks off and your nerve is caught, then the pain will be felt quite strongly. In this case, you need to immediately seek help from a dentist. If you fulfill this condition, then your chances of maintaining a tooth will be quite high. After all, with a timely visit to the doctor after a chip that has occurred, you can completely restore the broken-off piece without any complicated manipulations. Otherwise, the damaged tooth is affected by caries, and the treatment will be more serious.
If for some reason you cannot immediately visit the dentist, and the pain persists, use painkillers widely available in pharmacies. As soon as you have the opportunity to see a doctor, immediately use it.