There are endless scenarios that can result in a root cracking, ranging from an accident while playing sports to simply biting into a tough piece of food. Regardless, this can allow bacteria to invade the inside of a tooth and cause infection, leading to pain that can prevent you from living your normal life. Thankfully, we’re experts at cracked teeth repair in Deerfield here at MeTa Endodontics, meaning we can find even the tiniest fissures, close them, and make your pain disappear at the same time.
Why Choose MeTa Endodontics for Cracked Teeth Repair?
- High-Powered Microscopes Help Us Find Any Crack
- Same-Day Emergency Dental Appointments Available
- Treatment is Always Performed by a Certified Endodontist
Symptoms of a Cracked Tooth
It is not always easy to tell if a tooth is cracked just by looking at it. Often, the only way to actually see the damage is to use one of our advanced microscopes. However, other signs include:
- A tooth suddenly becomes sore or extremely sensitive
- There is sharp pain when biting down
- The enamel looks darker or more grey
Why Does a Cracked Tooth Hurt?
A cracked tooth hurts because it enables bacteria to reach the interior nerve of your tooth, exposing it to pressure and temperature it’s not acclimated to. This nerve is part of the pulp, or soft tissue inside every single tooth. It’s the reason you can feel your teeth despite them seeming like pure bone on the outside.
How Is a Cracked Tooth Treated?
If your general dentist suspects that one of your teeth is cracked, they will refer you to our office. Here, we will perform a detailed exam, which will involve taking a lot of images of the tooth so we can see even the smallest, discernible crack.
After we have determined the location and extent of the crack, we will perform root canal treatment to get rid of the infection tissue (and associated pain), and then your general dentist will restore the enamel with a custom-made crown (you’ll be fitted with a temporary one in our office in the meantime).
