Patient suffering from a cracked enamel, his chief complain is pain on:
A- Hot stimuli
B- Cold stimuli
C) A & B. ***
D- Electric test.
Several factors can cause toothache. One of them remains unknown: The syndrome of the cracked tooth. Dr. Pierre Deslauriers, a dentist in Laval, defines this condition as repetitive pain or discomfort due to an incomplete fracture, also known as "cracking of the tooth" or "cracking of the teeth".
Various causes can be at the source of this affection. First, nervous tics. For example, people who cringe and those who are used to tighten their jaws chronically end up weakening their teeth. In the same way, teeth that have undergone root canal treatment or large fillings lose their strength and can become brittle. "Just biting and chewing is very demanding on tooth enamel," says Dr. Deslauriers. So when you bite an object hard as ice, the pressure can crack a tooth, especially if it is already weakened. In short, like anything else, the teeth wear out and age. They lose their original resistance because of the pressures they suffered. Cracks can appear.
The cracked tooth syndrome is sneaky. Almost imperceptible to the naked eye, the crack sometimes escapes the vigilance of the dentist's instruments. Indeed, the tooth often appears normal on X-ray. To diagnose the cracked tooth syndrome, the dentist conducts a thorough examination of the oral cavity with special attention to the uncomfortable area. He then takes an x-ray, which will reveal or not the presence of a fracture. Finally, he analyzes the occlusion (the way the teeth get together at rest and chewing.)
Once the cracked part of the tooth has been located, it remains to determine the treatment according to the axis of the crack (either from top to bottom or from one side to the other) and the severity of the fracture. Some cracks only affect the outer part of the enamel. The laying of a crown, a facet or an incrustation is then indicated.
In other cases, the affected portion is deeper and requires root canal treatment prior to crown placement. On rare occasions, the fracture is much more serious and leads to the extraction of the tooth. Dr. Deslauriers is reassuring: "Fortunately, in most cases, you can save the tooth. The solution is to discover the crack at the beginning of its development and to treat it adequately."
You suffer from Cracked Tooth Syndrome if:
- You chew on one side because of discomfort;
- Your teeth are sensitive to hot, cold or sweet or sour foods;
- You feel a violent pain when you apply pressure on the tooth;
- The pain you feel is rather intermittent than constant.
In the wake of technological developments in recent years, where the approach to dentistry is more global, there is a very powerful additional technique to avoid this kind of problem: neuromuscular dentistry. Often these cracks are a sign of muscle tension within the masticatory system, and a complete analysis of how to close the teeth can reveal a need to relax the muscles of mastication and allows to find an acceptable level of stress, in balance with a comfort so much sought after.
A- Hot stimuli
B- Cold stimuli
C) A & B. ***
D- Electric test.
Several factors can cause toothache. One of them remains unknown: The syndrome of the cracked tooth. Dr. Pierre Deslauriers, a dentist in Laval, defines this condition as repetitive pain or discomfort due to an incomplete fracture, also known as "cracking of the tooth" or "cracking of the teeth".
Various causes can be at the source of this affection. First, nervous tics. For example, people who cringe and those who are used to tighten their jaws chronically end up weakening their teeth. In the same way, teeth that have undergone root canal treatment or large fillings lose their strength and can become brittle. "Just biting and chewing is very demanding on tooth enamel," says Dr. Deslauriers. So when you bite an object hard as ice, the pressure can crack a tooth, especially if it is already weakened. In short, like anything else, the teeth wear out and age. They lose their original resistance because of the pressures they suffered. Cracks can appear.
The cracked tooth syndrome is sneaky. Almost imperceptible to the naked eye, the crack sometimes escapes the vigilance of the dentist's instruments. Indeed, the tooth often appears normal on X-ray. To diagnose the cracked tooth syndrome, the dentist conducts a thorough examination of the oral cavity with special attention to the uncomfortable area. He then takes an x-ray, which will reveal or not the presence of a fracture. Finally, he analyzes the occlusion (the way the teeth get together at rest and chewing.)
Once the cracked part of the tooth has been located, it remains to determine the treatment according to the axis of the crack (either from top to bottom or from one side to the other) and the severity of the fracture. Some cracks only affect the outer part of the enamel. The laying of a crown, a facet or an incrustation is then indicated.
In other cases, the affected portion is deeper and requires root canal treatment prior to crown placement. On rare occasions, the fracture is much more serious and leads to the extraction of the tooth. Dr. Deslauriers is reassuring: "Fortunately, in most cases, you can save the tooth. The solution is to discover the crack at the beginning of its development and to treat it adequately."
You suffer from Cracked Tooth Syndrome if:
- You chew on one side because of discomfort;
- Your teeth are sensitive to hot, cold or sweet or sour foods;
- You feel a violent pain when you apply pressure on the tooth;
- The pain you feel is rather intermittent than constant.
In the wake of technological developments in recent years, where the approach to dentistry is more global, there is a very powerful additional technique to avoid this kind of problem: neuromuscular dentistry. Often these cracks are a sign of muscle tension within the masticatory system, and a complete analysis of how to close the teeth can reveal a need to relax the muscles of mastication and allows to find an acceptable level of stress, in balance with a comfort so much sought after.
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