Teeth crack when subjected to the stress of chewing hard foods or ice, by biting on an unexpected hard object or grinding of teeth. Older people have more cracked teeth than younger people.

A mere crack meant maybe keeping my molar; a true split meant losing it. I could choose an extraction now or keep hedging my bets to preserve the tooth: A $230 scan could gauge the crack’s severity.

Cracked Tooth Syndrome (CTS) is a prevalent dental condition manifesting as incomplete fractures within the tooth structure, often leading to pain and functional compromise.

Cracked teeth and grinding are way, way up since the beginning of coronavirus pandemic. The American Dental Association reported in October that 63 percent of dentists noticed more cracked teeth ...

Generally, a diagnosis of cracked teeth can be difficult. A problematic tooth with no apparent reason for pulpitis pain or pulp necrosis (especially with minimal restorations/caries) is a prime ...

Cracks left untreated will progress and eventually cause irreparably damaged to the tooth. The only way to keep a crack from advancing further is to place a crown on the tooth.

Crowns can protect the teeth; but deeply cracked teeth might need to come out. "Prevention is key," she said. "The longer they linger, they become more challenging to treat." ...

The tooth was extracted, and an implant and crown were completed. Her insurance denied my claim, as they said the onus was on me to prove 100 percent that the crack occurred in that same accident.

For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her heart valves. Heidi Worfler, remembered feeling very lethargic and even became anemic before doctor’s discovered the root ...

CHICAGO — Along with everything else, COVID-19 is creating problems with our teeth. That’s what dentists say after treating patients who are under stress during the pandemic and taking it out ...