Affordable Dental Implants for People Suffering From Missing Teeth
Let’s face it—broken teeth can be painful, uncomfortable, and hard to manage. If you want a solution, you are in good company.
There are a few treatment methods you can choose to fix broken teeth. If you have many broken teeth that interfere with your appearance, it can be hard to find the right treatment plan that fits in your budget and does not come with a host of disadvantages.
Let’s talk about what kinds of treatment may be available for you to fix your broken teeth, as well as effective denture alternatives.
Different Types of Broken Teeth
Believe it or not, the treatment required for broken teeth largely depends on the extent to which your tooth is broken and what kind of break has occurred.
All teeth do not crack or break in the same way, and there are several different types of cracks that can lead to a full break.
Cracked tooth: A cracked tooth happens when a crack runs from the biting surface of your tooth all the way towards the root. Sometimes, the crack can extend below the gum line and into the root. A cracked tooth is not split in half, but the inner portion of the tooth is damaged as a result of the crack.
Craze lines: Craze lines are small cracks that only affect the outer enamel of your tooth. They are actually quite common in adult teeth and do not cause any pain or discomfort. For these reasons, craze lines do not require treatment.
Cracked cusp: If you have a cracked cusp on your tooth, it means that the pointed part of the biting surface on your tooth has been damaged. When this happens, your tooth is at risk of breaking. If it does break, you will likely feel a sharp pain when you bite down.
Split tooth: Often the result of an untreated cracked tooth, a split tooth happens when the tooth completely splits into two pieces. This happens as a result of vertical root fractures extending from the root to the biting surface of your tooth.
Causes of broken teeth include:
Extreme teeth grinding
Large fillings that are weakening your teeth
Chewing on hard substances like ice, boiled sweets and candies, fruit stones, and meat bones
Gum disease, if bone loss has occurred
Many times, cracked teeth cannot be prevented. But you can prevent broken teeth by seeking treatment as soon as possible when a tooth has cracked.
Treatment Options for Cracked or Broken Teeth
The type of crack, location of the cracked tooth, and size of the crack are all factors that will impact the kind of treatment your cracked or broken tooth requires. Regardless, you can still get a pretty good idea of what your options are.
Spoiler alert: Stabili-Teeth™ is your best option! If you’re ready to dive right into your new smile, click here to get started!
Treatment for Different Types of Cracks
For a cracked tooth, it is important to go to the dentist promptly to help save the tooth. If the crack does not yet extend below your gum line, the damage can typically be treated with a root canal procedure and a crown to protect the tooth. If the crack has already extended below your gum line, the tooth cannot be saved and will have to be removed.
If your tooth has a cracked cusp, it can be treated with a new filling or crown over your tooth to protect it.
If your tooth has split, it cannot entirely be saved. The location and extent of the split will help your dentist determine whether some portion of the tooth can be saved. Sometimes, though, the whole tooth will need to be removed.
If your tooth has vertical root fractures, it will likely need to be removed. It is possible that only a portion of the tooth will need to be extracted.
Denture Alternatives for Missing Teeth or Extracted Teeth
Now that we have outlined the basics of cracked and broken teeth, treatment may sound daunting—especially if you have more than one broken tooth and these teeth are in a highly visible area. The idea of having several teeth removed can be frightening. If you do not want dentures, you may think your choices are slim, but this is not necessarily true.
Options for alternatives to dentures include:
Tooth-supported fixed bridges: This treatment method involves grinding away the healthy teeth next to the missing tooth in order to attach and support a bridge. Tooth-supported fixed bridges do not support bone growth behind them, meaning that overtime, the bone may deteriorate. This is in addition to the damage done to the supporting teeth. Bridges usually only last for 5 to 10 years, and it can be extremely difficult to floss with them. This plaque buildup from a lack of flossing can cause tooth decay and loss over time.
Resin-bonded bridges: Resin-bonded bridges can be used specifically for front teeth that do not do as much chewing and biting as back teeth do. This kind of bridge has wings on either side that attach to the healthy, adjacent teeth without having to grind them down. That said, this type of bridge is not as strong as a fixed bridge and tends not to last as long as dental implants do. They can also cause your support teeth to appear grey or include visible metal parts.
Not sold on either of these options? We may have just what you need.
Stabili-Teeth™ was created as an alternative to the traditional DENTURES AND FIXED DETACHABLES (as in Clear Choice or All-on-Four) because although dentures have their downfalls, they have been proven to work marginally, while Fixed Detachables work great but the cost remains very high. Stabili-Teeth™ builds off of the concepts that have been successful and improve upon the aspects of a denture that have failed in the past.
On the day of surgery, provisional prosthetic teeth will be snapped in, and then final prostheses will be attached once your mouth has healed—but you keep the provisional teeth as a backup option. Not only do we have the solution to your problem, but we have an affordable solution to your problem. For one arch, the all-inclusive price is $12,500, making this option much more affordable than traditional treatment methods.
The affordable Stabili-Teeth™ process gives you the same long-term reliability and stability as dental implants, but without the high cost, and it is much closer to normal teeth functionality than dentures or other options.
Tooth loss is a big problem, not to mention the discomfort it causes. Yet, there are only a few solutions. This is why we are devoted to bringing you a clinical, affordable, and effective option with easier surgery and lower costs than other methods of treatment.
If you want to give the Stabili-Teeth™ process a try, schedule your consultation today by filling out our online form that asks you to describe the current state of your teeth.
Our prostheses do not take up extra space, don’t block the palate, and are only clinically removed once every 3-6 months during routine dental cleanings… and did we mention that we offer a free clinical exam and cleaning every 3 months after the implant placement for the first year? We have your needs covered so that you can bring joy back into your life.
Broken teeth can be a stressful, painful hassle, but you can have your life back by obtaining the right kind of treatment for you and your lifestyle.
The Bottom Line
When it comes to treating broken teeth, the kind of treatment that is required largely depends on the kind of crack, the extent of damage, and the location of the damaged tooth.
Less-severe damage generally means the tooth will not need to be extracted, and it may only require a new filling or crown. If the crack has interfered with the pulp of your tooth, a root canal procedure will likely be necessary, and then a crown will be placed on your tooth in order to protect it.
If the crack extends below the gum line and impacts the roots of the tooth though, the tooth will likely need to be either entirely or partially extracted. Depending on the location of the missing tooth, it may be uncomfortable or you may not like the appearance of it. Tooth loss treatment methods are limited, and if you do not want dentures, Stabili-Teeth™ may be able to help. Our treatment process is clinical, affordable, and long-lasting, and we can help give you your life back with our prostheses that offer you the closest to normal-teeth functionality.
Sources:
Cracked teeth (dentalhealth.org)
Implants vs. Dentures & Bridges - Implants vs. dentures & bridges (aaid-implant.org)