Is a Cracked Tooth a Dental Emergency? There are two reasons the answer is “yes.” The first is that your tooth can develop an infection, and the second is that the crack can grow in size. In other words, getting in touch with us to schedule an appointment is of the utmost importance.

How You Should Handle a Cracked Tooth In addition to avoiding crunchy foods and not chewing on that side of your mouth, we recommend rinsing with clean, room-temperature water periodically to help prevent an infection from developing. If needed, you can also take OTC pain medication (as directed) for short-term relief.

How We Treat Cracked Teeth Oftentimes, we can use a dental crown to treat a cracked tooth. If the damage is too severe, however, then we need to carefully pull the tooth before filling the open space with a tooth-replacement solution, like a dental implant.