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Cracked Tooth Syndrome

11/10/2014

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You may have a very commonly occurring problem in one of your teeth. Teeth may crack when subjected to stress of chewing hard foods or ice or by biting on an unexpected hard object. Teeth with or without restorations may exhibit this problem, but teeth restored with typical silver alloy restorations are the most susceptible.

SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS ARE SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
  1. Pain on chewing
  2. Pain on cold air application
  3. Unsolicited pail (usually leakage of sugar into tooth crack)
  4. No radiographic evidence of problem
  5. No dental decay present
  6. Easy verification of crack when tooth is prepared for restoration
TREATMENT FOR CRACKED TEETH
  1. SIMPLE CRACK: The majority of cracked teeth (about nine out of ten) can be treated by placement of a simple crown (cap) on the tooth. When the tooth is prepared for the crown and a temporary rrestoration is placed, the pain usually leaves immediately. If this is the case with your tooth, we will place the final crown without a problem on your next appointment and the condition should be solved.
  2. COMPLEX CRACH: Occasionally (about one in ten) the tooth cracks into the pulb (nerve) of the tooth. If the pain persists after placement of the temporary crown, you may have to crack into the pulp of the affected tooth. PLEASE CALL US. This tootk may require endodontics (root canal therapy) before the crown is placed. This requires two additional appointments before the crown is placed.

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    ABOUT DR. LYONS

    Dr. Garrett Lyons, Jr. attended Georgetown University School of Dentistry where he was President of the 1985 graduating class and received the Pierre Fauchard Award for Leadership. He was previously President of the Delaware State Dental Society, and currently, Dr. Lyons, Jr. is a member of the ADA, AGD, and a fellow at the American Society of Dental Aesthetics, Crown Council, and an accredited member of the AACD where he served on the Board of Directors from 1995 - 1999. He was the chairperson of the Public Relations Committee in 1994, and a member of the Board of Governors, as well as as well as an accreditation examiner, for the AACD. Dr Lyons, Jr. is also an active member of the Academy of Osseointegration. 
    Dr. Lyons, Jr. is married and has five children: Garrett, Meghan, Faith, Patrick, and Jane. His wife Patricia is a practicing attorney, who also participates in the management of their dental practice in Montchanin.

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