Dr. Mousam Chattopadhyay
Dentistry
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Hi doctor,
After eating popcorn, I felt something weird. I noticed that I had a chipped piece of teeth filling. The nerve of the teeth was taken out and I have a filling going down to the root. Do I need to get it patched up? Kindly go through the attached picture.
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I have gone through the query and attached image (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It seems to be a minor chip-off. It is caused due to accidental chewing of hard food. You have done root canal treatment and so filling is not required. You need to have a crown as early as possible. Without a nerve, the teeth presents with an absence of nutrition and so it becomes brittle. It must be protected by placing a dental crown or else they chip off and fracture occurs. So have a crown soon to safeguard the teeth. While having crown preparation, these chip-off areas are taken care and so filling is not required for now.
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