Dentist Naperville IL
If you are experiencing tooth pain, we hope you will visit our endodontic practice, Linda Ricks, DDS, MS, PC. Our expert
dentist Naperville IL, Dr. Linda Ricks, can provide you with complete diagnosis of tooth pain and treatment for a cracked tooth, if necessary.
A cracked tooth can be difficult to diagnose. This is because the tooth pain may come and go, and they tooth crack will not be readily apparent when the patient is not chewing. Having a cracked tooth can be a very serious dental problem that needs endodontic treatment, or a problem which does not even need to be addressed, unless the patient wants to have it cosmetically corrected. If you have a cracked tooth, you may experience erratic pain while chewing, or when the tooth is exposed to extreme temperatures. Oftentimes, when a patient has a cracked tooth the pain will come and go, and your dentist will have trouble locating the source of the pain. However, at our endodontic practice, our top-notch endodontist can determine the exact cause of your tooth pain. If you have a cracked tooth our endodontist will determine which type of crack is present and let you know which type of treatment is needed. If a cracked tooth has a crack which goes beneath the gum line, our endodontist may recommend that the tooth is extracted. The tooth can then be replaced with a dental implant or other tooth replacement method. If the tooth crack goes to the center of the tooth and has caused the pulp of the tooth to become damaged or infected, you will need to have a root canal treatment in order to save the tooth. At our practice, our
dentist Naperville IL specializes in root canal treatments. Sometimes a crack is purely cosmetic. From a dental health point of view the cracked tooth will not need to be fixed. However, if you feel it affects the beauty of your smile you may want to get a dental veneer or a porcelain crown.
For an appointment to see our
dentist Naperville IL, contact us today.
Linda Ricks, DDS, MS, PC
1112 South Washington, Suite 206
Naperville, IL 60540
(630) 687-1590
By Linda Ricks, DDS, MS, PC
March 13, 2017
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