Your teeth are very strong, but can still break, chip or fracture (crack) surprisingly easily. A break or crack can occur for several reasons, including: tooth decay weakening the tooth, having your face or mouth hit by something, falling or biting down on something hard.
Not all chipped or broken teeth cause pain. In reality many minor breaks don’t hurt . You may only notice the chip because you can feel the chipped/sharp area with your tongue. On the other hand, if a larger hunk of a tooth breaks off, you can sometimes notice some pain or discomfort. This pain, due to a chipped or broken tooth, could be constant or you may notice that the discomfort comes and goes. In many cases you may exprience the discomfort while chewing food. The reason behind this discomfort is that the nerve in the tooth may be damaged or at a minimum exposed. When the nerve is exposed, hot or cold food and drinks and even air may cause a great deal of pain and discomfort.
If you crack or fracture a tooth, you may not even be able to tell from looking at it. The tooth may look essentially ordinary, but can hurt when eating hot and cold foods. This change in the temperature of your mouth is in the majority of cases the earliest signals of a cracked tooth. There is unfortunately, no way for you to treat a cracked tooth at home. You will need to visit a dentist. In the case that your tooth is painful consistently, it is advised that you see your dentist as quickly as possible as it could suggest that you have damaged a nerve or a vein.
Now, in the event that you break a tooth, you must see a dentist immediately. Your dentist will be in a position to figure out whether or not this break was due to tooth rot (cavities), and whether the nerve in the tooth is damaged. If nerve damage is discovered, a root canal may be needed.
If you have broken a tooth, here are the steps you should take prior to getting to a dental clinic.
- Using warm water, cleanse your mouth thoroughly.
- If bleeding happens, use gauze and apply pressure to the bleeding areas. This should be continued until bleeding ceases, which should take less than 10 minutes.
- Apply ice to the face or mouth area over the broken tooth. This is going to help relieve discomfort and minimize the amount of swelling that happens.
- If for whatever reason, you are unable to make it to an emergency dentist immediately, then temporary dental cement can be employed. You’ll be able to find this cement in most drug stores. Cover the area of the damaged tooth in your mouth with this cement, as directed on the packaging.
In the event that you break a tooth or think you may have cracked one, it is highly recommended that you contact an emergency dentist straight away.
Rob Green is a Vancouver dentist content author for Kingsgate Dental a dentist in Vancouver, BC.
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