A broken tooth repair depends on the location of the broken tooth, the amount of damage that occurred and of course, how much a patient can afford to pay for the restoration. If the break is bad, the pulp is often exposed and the patient will require a root canal. Generally, these patients present to the dental office in pain or with a tremendous hot and cold sensitivity. The root canal tooth must then be restored with a dental crown.

          A broken tooth repair may be as simple as a tooth bonding procedure. In this case, the crack is usually not very bad and there's lots of exposed tooth enamel to bond composite to. The rough edges are smooth and the enamel is etched with phosphoric acid. The prepared enamel is then coated with a bonding agent and composite is applied, shaped and polished. It's a quick procedure that usually takes less than an hour.

         With minor breaks, all that's involved in a broken tooth repair is simply reshaping the rough edges of the tooth with a high speed diamond bur. Most patients do not have to be numbed for this procedure and it only takes a few minutes for a trained cosmetic dentist to do this. However, this is a reduction procedure, meaning that tooth structure is removed and not replaced.

          If you need a broken tooth repair and are confused about your alternatives, of course, keep reading more of our website information. The dentists at the Atlanta Dental Group PC care about their patients' health. We offer comprehensive cosmetic reconstructive dentistry in one convenient location. You are welcome to join our family of patients by calling and making an appointment with Atlanta Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Mark Allan Padolsky at 404-874-7428. It may be the very best thing that you have ever done.