JStern
Feb 2, 2009, 10:07 AM
I broke off a corner of a First Molar last night. There's really no pain at all - just very sensitive to cold, as my teeth have always been. I've lost a piece from a different tooth before and the dentist was able to install a crown. However, with this one, the piece seems to have broken right at the gum line (see the picture).
I was doing some research and saw that sometimes a "crown lengthening" is required. Obviously, a proper diagnosis can't be done online, but I was wondering if a lengthening would be required in this case. I was thinking (hoping) that maybe a molar is big enough that a crown can be fitted anyway. Or is lengthening required any time a tooth is broken at the gum line?
I'm just trying to think things through before I go to the dentist. Money is very tight for me right now and I'm trying to get a feel for what I may be in for.
Thanks so much for any help.
I was doing some research and saw that sometimes a "crown lengthening" is required. Obviously, a proper diagnosis can't be done online, but I was wondering if a lengthening would be required in this case. I was thinking (hoping) that maybe a molar is big enough that a crown can be fitted anyway. Or is lengthening required any time a tooth is broken at the gum line?
I'm just trying to think things through before I go to the dentist. Money is very tight for me right now and I'm trying to get a feel for what I may be in for.
Thanks so much for any help.