Restore the Appearance, Health, and Function of Your Broken Tooth at Southern Pine Dental

One of the most common dental emergencies faced by general dental offices, like Southern Pine Dental in Dothan, Alabama, is chipped or cracked teeth. This dental injury commonly happens after a fall or biting on something hard. A chipped or broken tooth can be painful and nerve-wracking. The good news is that broken teeth are treatable. And surprisingly, the treatment for most people takes little time and overall work. 

Don’t live with a cracked tooth

A chipped or cracked tooth isn’t just painful — visible damage on your enamel can draw unwanted attention and detract from your smile, robbing your grin of its symmetrical balance. Besides cosmetics, a damaged tooth can make everyday activities like eating or smiling uncomfortable. 

Don’t let a cracked tooth diminish your oral health and quality of life. Drs. Durwood Nowell Jr. and Brooke Bell have several cosmetic treatments to treat chips, cracks, and other flaws that deprive your smile of its beauty and function.

Treatment options for cracked teeth

The treatment options for a cracked tooth depend on the severity of the damage. But whatever the case, our office has a solution for your physically damaged tooth.

After diagnosing your tooth, treatment may include:

• Tooth fillings: Minor cracks can be corrected with a tooth filling or cosmetic dental bonding. These procedures use composite resin made from finely ground glass and acrylic plastic. Composite resin is tooth-colored and easily moldable to rebuild the structure of your damaged tooth.
• Dental veneers: Chips or minor cracks on the anterior surfaces of your front teeth can be corrected with porcelain veneers. Once bonded to your front teeth, porcelain veneers boost the appearance and function of your damaged tooth for many years.
• Dental crowns: Pronounced chips or cracks require a dental crown to restore the tooth’s appearance, function, and health. A dental crown is a custom-designed tooth-shaped cap worn over the tooth to strengthen and protect it from further damage. Dental crowns are ideal for significant chips and cracks that veneers or fillings can’t remedy. 

Emergency dental care for cracked teeth

If you have a broken tooth in Dothan, AL, there’s no need to panic. Modern dentistry has several restorative treatments to fix cracked teeth. Please call (334) 794-0348 to talk to Southern Pine Dental about the treatment options for your chipped or cracked tooth.