Fractured tooth is the missing of a tooth part including the tooth crown or the root. Fractured tooth usually caused by trauma. If the damage were involving most part of the tooth, you will feel the pain. The pain happened because the damage were involving the tooth nerves. The pain can be continous or intermittent. But if there's only a little damage in the tooth, sometimes we can't feel the pain.
How can this happened?
Fractured or cracked tooth, usually caused by trauma, for example biting hard things, or because of an accident. In children, fractured tooth can be happened because they falled while playing. Big caries on the tooth can also caused the fractured tooth.
What to do?
1. If a big piece of tooth was fractured, and you can find that piece, clean it with the flowing water and bring it to the dentist, as soon as possible. For some situation, the piece of fractured tooth can be put back on the tooth.
2. When bleeding, take the cottons and push the bleeding area with the cottons in about 10 minutes until it stop bleeding.
3. If you feel the pain, you can compressed the surroundings area with the ice bag.
4. After doing emergency treatment, visit your dentist as soon as possible to get the next treatments.
the proper way in handling fractured tooth is the key off successful treatment
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