{"id":2076,"date":"2021-07-14T09:10:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T08:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:44:20","slug":"i-have-a-cracked-tooth-should-i-book-an-emergency-dental-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/i-have-a-cracked-tooth-should-i-book-an-emergency-dental-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"I have a cracked tooth; should I book an emergency dental appointment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cracking\na tooth might sound like a rare or strange situation but it’s fairly common and\neasy to do, usually on hard foods. And our dentists in St.John’s Wood<\/a> are\nhappy to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In general, most people understand that a damaged\ntooth is something that needs to be treated and this is often the case if there\nis any form of discomfort. Deep cracks can be exposed, making them sensitive to\nchanges in temperature. But a patient’s experience of cracking over a long\nperiod of time can become complacent, even though this type of cracking is\npainful but rarely beyond treating. We have to explore the reasons as to why\ncracking of the teeth can occur, so you can keep an eye out for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night-time tooth grinding can be a common source\nof cracking teeth as well as having uneven chewing pressure when eating.\nNight-time guards are available to prevent grinding in the clinic; even the\npressure long-term, however, you may require some form of orthodontic\ntreatment. Misalignment can result in placing an excess amount of pressure on a\nprotruding tooth in order to crack it during everyday wear and tear. Either\nway, cracked teeth need to be addressed as it was a sign of a form of\nstructural weakness in the tooth. If the crack is from a cavity or has now\nformed a nook in the tooth, this can be exploited by bacteria to form a cavity\nin the near future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not all dental cracks are visible with the naked\neye but if you have a sharp pain when biting down hard which fades as quickly\nas it came, this is one of the signs of a cracked tooth and a sign that the\ncrack in the tooth is opening up under pressure exposing the nerve. This\nexposure closes again as soon as the pressure is reduced; if you notice this,\nyou should attempt to book an appointment as soon as possible. Our dentist in St John\u2019s Wood<\/strong> maintains a number of empty slots during our\ndaily appointment schedule allowing us to provide same day emergency care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A crack in a tooth which extends down below the gum\nline can act as a conduit for bacteria to gain access to the jawbone and\nbeneath the tooth. This can cause dental abscesses and would have to be\naddressed with a root canal unless the crack is treated in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many treatment options available to us\nwhich depend heavily on how the cracks present in your case; the most minor\nform of surface cracking can be addressed with a polish in order to smooth out\nthe tooth surface and a fluoride sealant to to help reinforce the enamel\nagainst further damage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A full fracture of the tooth is a crack that\npenetrates from the surface enamel and goes all the way to the root but with\nthe two pieces remaining in place, this crack can progressively spread over\ntime if not treated. Our dentist in St Johns Wood<\/strong>\nwill endeavour to hold the tooth together using filling material; if the crack\ncontinues to spread down the tooth, a crown may be required to hold the tooth\ntogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A split tooth is the most dramatic form of crack,\ndividing the two into two pieces with molars who have two individual roots.\nThere may be the option to recover the tooth via crowning it but for the front\nteeth or canines it will usually result in the tooth having to be extracted. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cracking a tooth might sound like a rare or strange situation but it’s fairly common and easy to do, usually on hard foods. And our dentists in St.John’s Wood are happy to help. In general, most people understand that a damaged tooth is something that needs to be treated and this is often the case … Continue reading I have a cracked tooth; should I book an emergency dental appointment?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"I have a cracked tooth; should I book an emergency dental appointment? | %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dentists"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.auradentallondon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}