If you have chipped the edge of your front tooth, your dentist at Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Sutton will smooth out the uneven edge and replace the missing part with composite. Nobody will be able to tell that you ever broke your tooth. At Smile Hub Dental Clinic we use the latest advances in white composite fillings to ensure that we match the colour of your tooth exactly so that nobody will know that it was every fractured. If you have broken your filling please book an appointment at Smile Hub Dental Clinic in Bayside Medical Centre, and one of our friendly dentists can repair your filling or replace a new white filling for you.

Sometimes a broken or cracked tooth can cause damage to the dental pulp where the nerves and blood vessels exist. This may mean that a root canal treatment may be necessary to remove the damaged nerve and prevent further dental infection and pain. After the root canal treatment your highly trained dentist at Smile Hub Dental Clinic will seal the tooth with a protective crown, cap or composite filling.

If you have a broken, cracked or chipped tooth or filling please Book Online or Call Smile Hub Dental Clinic. We’re located just off the Coast Dublin Road between the Kilbarrack Road, Dublin 5 and Sutton Cross, Dublin 13 in Bayside Medical Centre.

If a broken or cracked tooth is left untreated, it can gather bacteria which then puts the area at risk of infection or abscess. A broken tooth that does not get dental treatment may end up developing nerve damage which may lead to needing root canal treatment or an extraction. Depending on what way the tooth broke, it may sometimes be sharp causing irritation to other areas it comes into contact with and can also cut the gum and tongue. A broken tooth can also stop people from wanting to chew near it which can cause wear and strain on the opposite side. To any of these problems it is important to get a broken tooth treated her at Smile Hub Dental Clinic.

• Collect the broken pieces and place them in a clean, dry container to bring to the dentist.
• Avoid hard foods and place some sugar free chewing gum on the sharp broken edge to protect surrounding gums.
• Rinse the remaining tooth left in the gum with warm water to get rid of any dirt and debris.
• If the tooth was broken due to injury, place a cold compress on the area to stop any swelling.
• Call Smile Hub Dental Clinic to arrange an appointment. If you can see yellow dentin or red, exposed pulp, come see us immediately.

If a tooth has broken off at the gum there is very little chance that it can be filled which usually means it needs to be extracted. Due to there being no toot structure to hold onto, a surgical extraction will need to be done. This treatment can be done under local anaesthetic or sedation and in difficult cases may need to be referred to an oral surgeon.

If you have broken your tooth it is important to book an appointment here at Smile Hub Dental Clinic to get it repaired. If for some reason you can’t go to a dentist there are some temporary measures that can be taken. If there is pain take painkillers to relieve it. Rinse the mouth with warm salt water to prevent infection. If there is a sharp edge where the tooth has broken off you can use some wax or sugar free chewing gum to cover it. This will protect the tongue and gums from cuts.