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Cracked tooth

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  • 14-02-2017 1:54pm
    #1
    beccamc
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    hi,

    i have a root canal in my back molar. I noticed today that a slight bit of the tooth chipped of as it was sharp however i can feel a vertical line like a crack down my tooth. I dont think this crack goes the whole way to gum line.

    Basically i want to get braces and not sure what to do. Do i get the tooth removed and hope the braces remove this gap or spend the extra guts of €500 to get a crown?
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    #2
    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,302 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    A filling might be all that is required. (IANAD).

    Not your ornery onager



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    beccamc
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭beccamc


    Esel wrote: »
    A filling might be all that is required. (IANAD).

    Hi, thanks for the reply but the tooth has a root canal and a pretty big filling already it's the side of the tooth that has the vertical crack to the gum line


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,302 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    It could well be repairable with a filling. Even if it needs a crown, that would be better than hoping braces would close the gap after an extraction. Again, IANAD :).

    Not your ornery onager



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