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Cavity in the tooth and half tooth broke
I had small cavity in the lower tooth , no pain at all but suddenly I was eating and half tooth broke . So what can be done to remove that cavity
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Is there any sensitivity to hot and cold.. after all the diagnotic tests , treatment can be planned .. therefore clinical evaluation is necessary!!
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avoid bitting till further treatment is fine!
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avoid extreme cold and hot things, because as he states half a tooth is broken,the tooth can be sensitive!
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Need clinical evaluation for planning treatment... Extent of involvement will decide wether it needs to be simply restored(filling) or require more extensive treatment like rct n extraction
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try to keep tooth clean... rinse after every meal.. brush twice... in case of pain do not hot compress.. take pain killers ketorol dt 10mg as n wen required... maximum 4 times a day
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Treatment of fractured teeth varies according to the extent of fracture and size of the remaining tooth piece.
If it's a small piece of tooth that's broken then a dental filling will take care of it.
If it's just the crown that has broken into halves, root canal treatment followed by a crown over it can mostly do the work.
If the damage is more severe and the fracture line has exceeded to roots, then extraction is the only option.
This is being said, you need to visit a dentist. They ll decide after seeing it clinically.
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Visit dentist for restoration of the tooth. Followed by clinical examination and necessary investigation.
Avoid hard sticky very hot or cold food.
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Dr. Deepak Narayan
Dentist
13 yrs exp
Chennai
Take a rvg of your teeth to see level of breakage.clinical evaluation would be sufficient in most of the times. If you feel pain mildly take a electric pulp test done. Restoration of teeth would be sufficient mostly.
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