{"id":18,"date":"2025-03-13T22:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harper-dental.com\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2025-05-19T22:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:16:27","slug":"tooth-broke-handle-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harper-dental.com\/blog\/tooth-broke-handle-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"My Tooth Broke; How Should I Handle This Situation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everything breaks, and teeth are no exception. Dental damage can be caused by factors like grinding, accidents, or using the teeth to open packages or bottles, and breaking a tooth can be quite disconcerting. Thankfully, your dentist is trained and equipped to treat and repair broken teeth so you can enjoy a healthy smile. Here\u2019s a brief guide to how you should handle a broken tooth while preparing to head to your emergency dentist\u2019s office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How Can Teeth Break?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Denal injuries range in severity from minor chips that can wait a few days before receiving care to complete breakage that exposes the dentin and pulp inside the tooth and requires immediate emergency dental attention. If you have simply chipped your enamel, you may feel no pain since it contains no nerves or blood vessels, but it may make the tooth more sensitive to pressure or temperature changes. If the dentin or pulp is exposed to the air, however, you may experience severe pain and sensitivity as well as enamel discoloration. Exposing the pulp can also lead to destructive infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Should I Handle a Broken Tooth?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several steps that will help you protect your smile when you are getting ready to head to your emergency dentist\u2019s office after breaking a tooth. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n