Cracked Tooth

While cracked teeth are not completely preventable, you can take some steps to make your teeth less susceptible to cracks....

Unlike a broken bone, the fracture in a cracked tooth will not heal. In spite of treatment, some cracks may...

Vertical root fractures are cracks that begin in the root of the tooth and extend toward the chewing surface. They...

A split tooth is often the result of the long term progression of a cracked tooth. The split tooth is...

This crack extends from the chewing surface of the tooth vertically towards the root. A cracked tooth is not completely...

When a cusp (the pointed part of the chewing surface) becomes weakened, a fracture sometimes results. The weakened cusp may...

Craze lines are tiny cracks that affect only the outer enamel. These cracks are extremely common in adult teeth. Craze...

There are many different types of cracked teeth. The treatment and outcome for your tooth depends on the type, location,...

To understand why a cracked tooth hurts, it helps to know something about the anatomy of the tooth. Inside the...

Cracked teeth show a variety of symptoms, including erratic pain when chewing, possibly with release of biting pressure, or pain...