Chipped, broken or cracked tooth
Chipping, breaking or cracking a tooth is usually not serious. A dentist should be able to treat it.
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Chipping, breaking or cracking a tooth is usually not serious. A dentist should be able to treat it.
See a dentist if you or your child has:
- chipped, cracked or broken a tooth
If a piece of tooth has broken off, put it in milk or saliva (by spitting into a container if it's your tooth, or having your child spit into a container if it's theirs) and take it to a dentist. The dentist may be able to glue the piece of tooth back on.
Do not go to a GP. They will not be able to give you dental treatment.
What the dentist will do
Treatments for a chipped, broken or cracked tooth may include:
- gluing the fragment of tooth back on
- a filling or a crown (a cap that completely covers the broken tooth)
- root canal treatment for a badly broken tooth where the nerves are exposed
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