Contents:
- Medical Video: Dentist says DO NOT CROWN YOUR TEETH! - Proves it with a Clinical example!
- What causes cracking teeth?
- Cracked teeth are often invisible to the eye
- How do you deal with cracked teeth?
Medical Video: Dentist says DO NOT CROWN YOUR TEETH! - Proves it with a Clinical example!
Have you ever been chewing, you suddenly felt pain in your teeth? But immediately the pain disappears and you just ignore it. You then avoid some food so that the pain no longer comes, or you eat only by using one side of your mouth. If you experience it, lest you experience a cracked tooth. Here's the explanation.
What causes cracking teeth?
Actually, it cannot yet be ascertained the exact cause of this cracked tooth occurs. However, several factors are believed to be able to trigger this condition such as:
- Chew hard food like ice Cube, nuts, or candy
- An accident that gives a hard blow to your mouth
- Habits cracking teeth
- Gives excessive pressure on the teeth
- Exposure to the outermost layer of teeth (e-mail) from food that is too hot then drinks that are too cold
- Loss of many parts of the tooth structure because it uses large dental fillings
Although it may be invisible, tooth decay can reach the pulp, soft tissue in the teeth that contains the nerves and blood vessels of the teeth. Strong pressure on the teeth such as when you are chewing, will open the cracks and irritate the pulp. This is why your teeth become more sensitive to extreme temperatures of food or drink. Then when you stop chewing, the pressure on the teeth disappears, but is replaced by a sense of pain due to the closure of the crack.
Cracked teeth are often invisible to the eye
A crack that might only look like a single line of hair is hard to see with the naked eye. When you feel pain when chewing, you will certainly have difficulty determining which part of the tooth is causing pain. So, you should get your teeth checked immediately if you experience pain every time you chew food continuously.
Cracks may be more obvious, when the doctor does scan three dimensions to your cracked teeth.
How do you deal with cracked teeth?
Treatment of cracked teeth will generally vary depending on how large the crack is and where the cracks occur. The doctor may only make artificial crowns to wrap the cracked teeth, and ask you to do regular and periodic consultations, if you have small tooth fractures.
In contrast, if you have a severe cracked tooth, maybe because it is not immediately checked for too long, you might be advised to do root canal treatment (root canal treatment).
Cracked teeth that are not immediately treated, will be able to enlarge tooth fractures, and provide gaps for bacteria to enter through these gaps and infect deeper teeth. Your doctor will recommend extracting your teeth, if your tooth fracture exposure has reached this stage.
