Fractured teeth 

Fractured Teeth

1. Simple tooth fractures

      Involve the enamel and dentine.

Symptoms

• Exposed dentine which may be sensitive
• Underlying tooth pulp may become inflamed which is painful
• The pulp may die and a tooth root abscess may result which is painful

2. Complicated tooth fractures

       Involve the enamel, dentine and pulp

Symptoms

• The exposed tooth pulp may be acutely painful
• The pulp will die and a tooth root abscess may result. This is painful 

Treatment options

No treatment

This is only appropriate for simple fractures where the fracture surface has been covered by new hard (reparative) dentine and the roots are normal on x ray.

Filling (Restoration)

This is appropriate for simple fractures when the fracture surface is not covered by reparative

dentine but the roots of the tooth are normal on x ray.

Root canal filling

This may be appropriate for complicated fractures

Extraction

This is the treatment of choice if restoration is not performed on

simple tooth fractures that are not covered by reparative dentine.

It is also the treatment of choice form complicated tooth fractures when

a root canal filling is not performed.