You bit down, felt a crunch and found a hard fragment on your tongue. When one of the raised points on a back tooth breaks, the repair depends on how much of the tooth is still standing.
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Cusps are the peaks on a chewing tooth, and they take a lot of force. Teeth with big existing fillings can have thin walls left around them, which is one reason a cusp sometimes breaks during an ordinary meal.
Kildonan is an area in Winnipeg, and anyone there dealing with a fractured tooth can request an assessment at our clinic on McPhillips Street. If there is pain or swelling, or the break has left you worried, call the clinic instead of filling in a form.
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How much sound structure surrounds the break has a strong bearing on what can predictably hold.
An onlay or crown can extend over weakened areas when composite alone would be asked to do too much.
Discomfort or uncertainty after a fracture is a reason to phone, so the clinic can tell you how to proceed.
No single repair suits every break. Size and position are weighed against the forces that tooth meets each time you chew.
If the missing area is limited and the walls beside it are strong, direct composite is one possibility.
Wider damage often shifts the plan toward a piece designed from a scan or impression and made outside the mouth.
A crack can also run further than it appears from the surface, so an examination may change the plan once the extent becomes clear.
Your first visit is mainly about understanding how far the damage goes. Treatment may follow then or at a later appointment, depending on what is found.
Request your visitMention what you were eating, whether there is pain, and whether the tooth had an older filling or earlier trouble.
The dentist studies the fracture line, the surviving walls and any existing restoration, and dental images may be used when they would add information.
You hear why composite, an onlay or a crown is being suggested for this tooth, and what the alternatives would be.
Whichever design goes ahead, contours and contact points are checked so that the tooth can return to chewing properly.
You are not expected to diagnose anything yourself. Noticing what changes the feeling in that tooth, and when, is still useful information to pass along.
Asking the clinic what to do with a broken-off fragment, and how to look after the tooth until your visit, is reasonable when you call.
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Feeling part of a tooth come away is startling, even if nothing hurts. It is fine to say that you are worried, and to ask the dentist to go through what they are seeing at a slower pace.
Tell us which areas are touchy before anything begins so that your comfort can be talked through.
Knowing what needs prompt attention and what can be planned makes the next few days easier.
Request a plain explanation of why one design is favoured, especially if a crown surprises you.
Back to chewing
Once the tooth is restored, your attention can shift to how it behaves with everyday use and how to keep the margins clean.
A restored peak that strikes first when you close should be mentioned, because contact can often be refined.
Clenching or grinding can affect the design and protection of a repair, so raise it if you suspect either habit.
Other heavily filled teeth may benefit from being checked as well, and future visits are a good time for that.
Discomfort on biting or a change in the repair is worth a call to the clinic.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Patients from Kildonan are seen at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street. Pull up the directions link when you are ready to head over.
For a non-urgent concern, use the form below and watch for the clinic’s reply. Urgent worries belong on the phone, at (204) 338-3003.
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Ask our teamThin walls next to an older restoration, cracks that developed quietly and heavy biting forces can all contribute. An examination gives a better idea of what happened in your case.
Possibly, if the missing section is limited and the surrounding tooth offers enough support. Bigger losses tend to do better with a design that covers the weakened area.
An onlay covers part of the chewing surface, including the affected cusp, while a crown encloses the entire visible tooth. The amount of healthy structure left guides the choice.
Having it assessed is still sensible, since a lack of pain does not show how deep a fracture goes. Call the clinic and describe what happened so that you can be advised about timing.
The aim is a natural relationship with the rest of the tooth, though a flawless match is not something anyone can promise. Colour, shape and surface detail are all considered.
Phone Winnipeg North Dental at (204) 338-3003, especially when there is pain. Non-urgent requests can go through the form, and care is provided at 2358 McPhillips Street, Unit 5, in Winnipeg.
A fractured tooth may need more than a filling. These pages describe the treatments that are most often part of the discussion.
Learn when custom inlays or onlays may repair a damaged back tooth in Winnipeg while preserving more natural structure than a full dental crown.
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Explore serviceContact Winnipeg North Dental for urgent help with tooth pain, swelling, broken or knocked-out teeth, lost restorations and dental injuries.
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Broken tooth, plenty of questions?
Kildonan residents can ask for a visit on McPhillips Street through this page. If the tooth hurts, please call us instead.
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