If you have a cracked tooth as a result of a very recent trauma or accident, contact your dentist immediately!
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When
a tooth is cracked, a filling will not seal the
crack. A crown has to be placed over the tooth to
hold it and the crack together. If a crown is not placed on the tooth, the
tooth will become sensitive to chewing pressure,
or will eventually break. It is important to crown a cracked tooth before
it breaks, because in some cases a broken tooth
cannot be crowned and must be extracted.
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