My lower middle tooth has broken.

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I am 62 years of age. My lower middle tooth has broken while eating a meat bone. Now that portion is empty. I want to fill that with an artificial tooth. Please suggest.

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Dr. Kshitiz Rohilla

Oral Pathologist 16 yrs exp Faridabad

There can be many ways to replace missing teeth and the best treatment options applicable in your case can be suggested only after a proper evaluation of the case. You can please post the clinical picture of the affected area for a more rational opinion. Regards

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Dr. Somnath Mukherjee Oral And MaxilloFacial Surgeon 16 yrs exp Hooghly · Accepted Answer

Dr. Somnath Mukherjee

Oral And MaxilloFacial Surgeon 16 yrs exp Hooghly

Then we have to take a x-ray of that tooth to confirm if there is any root piece of that tooth in the bone. If not then we can go for impression for artificial tooth otherwise we have to extract the root piece.

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