✂️ Small chip
A small piece of enamel off the edge, often a front tooth. Usually no pain, just a rough or sharp edge.
Usual repair: smoothing, or tooth-coloured bonding in one visit.
💥 Broke a tooth?
Broken, chipped or cracked tooth? Here’s what to do, and how we fix it
Bit on something hard, had a fall, or a piece of an old filled tooth came away? Most broken and chipped teeth can be repaired so they look and work like before, often in one visit. The sooner it’s seen, the more of the tooth can be saved.
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⏱️ Right now
What to do if you break or chip a tooth
- Rinse your mouth gently with warm water.
- Save any pieces in a clean container with milk or saliva. Sometimes a fragment can be bonded back.
- Bleeding: press a clean gauze or cloth on the area for 10 minutes.
- Swelling or pain: a cold pack on the cheek, and a painkiller from the chemist as the pack directs, if it’s safe for you.
- Sharp edge: cover it with sugar-free gum or dental wax so it doesn’t cut your tongue.
- Don’t chew on that side, and avoid very hot, cold or hard food.
- WhatsApp us a photo, and we’ll tell you how soon you need to come in.
🚨 Knocked-out adult tooth: act within the hour
- Pick it up by the white crown, not the root.
- If it’s dirty, rinse it briefly in milk or water. Don’t scrub it.
- If you can, push it gently back into its socket and bite on a cloth. If not, keep it in milk or inside your cheek.
- Call 099455 39225 straight away. A tooth put back within an hour has the best chance of surviving.
🏥 Go to a hospital first if
- There was a head injury, loss of consciousness, vomiting or confusion.
- The jaw may be broken, or bleeding won’t stop.
🔍 How serious is it?
Types of broken teeth, and the usual repair
What’s needed depends on how deep the break goes. A chip in the enamel and a crack into the nerve are very different.
🦷 Larger break
A bigger piece is gone and the tooth may be sensitive to cold or air, because the dentine is exposed.
Usual repair: a filling, bonding or a crown.
🔩 Broken filled tooth
A back tooth with a large old filling breaks while eating. Often painless at first.
Usual repair: a new filling or, more often, a crown to stop it splitting.
⚡ Cracked tooth
A fine crack you can’t see. Sharp pain when biting or letting go, or with cold.
Usual repair: a crown to hold it together, sometimes with root canal treatment.
🔴 Break into the nerve
You can see pink or red in the middle of the tooth, or there’s strong pain or bleeding from the tooth.
Usual repair: root canal treatment, then a crown. Root canal guide
⬇️ Split or broken below the gum
The break runs down the root or the tooth has split in two.
Usual repair: removing the tooth and replacing it with an implant or bridge.
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⚡ Cracked tooth
Pain when you bite, but nothing shows?
A cracked tooth often looks normal. The classic sign is a sharp, brief pain when you bite on something, or just as you release your bite, usually on one back tooth. Cold may also trigger it. The pain comes and goes, which makes it easy to put off.
Why not wait?
Every bite flexes the crack. It can spread deeper, reach the nerve and, eventually, split the tooth so it can’t be saved. Treated early, a crown usually holds the tooth together for many years.
How we find it
We test each tooth with a bite stick, look closely with the intraoral camera, and use a digital X-ray to rule out other causes.
🧐 Common causes
Why teeth break
- Biting on bones, seeds, ice, betel nut or hard sweets
- Large old fillings that leave thin walls of tooth
- Teeth weakened by decay or a past root canal without a crown
- Grinding or clenching, especially at night
- Falls, sports and accidents
- Opening packets or bottles with your teeth
If you grind your teeth, a night guard protects repaired teeth from breaking again.
🛠️ Repair options
How a broken tooth is fixed
We choose the repair that saves the most natural tooth and lasts, and explain the options before we start.
1🎨
Bonding
Tooth-coloured composite is shaped onto the tooth and hardened with light. Ideal for chips on front teeth. Usually one visit.
2🦷
Filling
For a broken back tooth with enough healthy tooth left around it.
3👑
Crown (cap)
Covers and protects a cracked or badly broken tooth. The usual repair for broken back teeth. Crowns
4✨
Veneer
A thin shell over the front of a chipped front tooth, when bonding isn’t enough or you want a more lasting finish.
5🩺
Root canal + crown
When the break or crack reaches the nerve. Saves the tooth instead of removing it.
6🔩
Implant
If the tooth can’t be saved, a dental implant replaces it with a fixed tooth. Implant guide
👨⚕️ Why patients choose Dr. Farooq
Saving the tooth first
Many broken teeth are removed that could have been saved. In 26 years on Hutchins Road, Dr. Farooq (BDS, FAGE, with professional diplomas in endodontics and implant dentistry) has repaired chipped front teeth, cracked molars and teeth broken in accidents, and knows when a tooth is worth saving and when an implant is the better choice.
You get direct access to Dr. Farooq, a clear explanation and a written quote before treatment.
More about Dr. FarooqBroken teeth we repair
- Chipped front teeth
- Broken back teeth
- Teeth broken around old fillings
- Cracked teeth (pain on biting)
- Teeth broken in falls or sports
- Children’s broken teeth
- Tooth turning dark after injury
- Teeth that can’t be saved (implants)
📅 Booking is simple
Three steps to your appointment
1💬
Message or call
WhatsApp us what’s bothering you (a photo or old X-ray helps), or call 099455 39225. Calls are answered 9 am–9 pm, every day.
2🗓️
We suggest a time
We’ll offer a slot that suits you (Mon–Sat, 10 am–2 pm or 5 pm–8:30 pm) and tell you if anything is needed beforehand.
3📍
Visit the clinic
Ground Floor, 42 Hutchins Road, Frazer Town / Cooke Town. Bring old X-rays or reports and a list of any medicines you take.
❓ Questions patients ask
Broken & chipped tooth FAQs
Is a chipped tooth an emergency?
A small painless chip isn’t an emergency, but book within a few days so it doesn’t chip further. Come in the same day if there’s strong pain, bleeding from the tooth, pink showing in the middle, or the tooth has been knocked loose or out.
My broken tooth doesn’t hurt. Do I still need to fix it?
Yes. A broken tooth is weaker and can break further, and the exposed inner layer decays faster. Painless breaks are usually quicker and simpler to repair than ones left until they hurt.
Can a cracked tooth heal on its own?
No. Unlike bone, teeth can’t knit back together. A crack can only be held together (usually with a crown) to stop it spreading. Early treatment gives the best chance of keeping the tooth.
Why does my broken tooth hurt at night or when I lie down?
Throbbing at night usually means the nerve is inflamed or infected. The tooth likely needs root canal treatment. See our tooth pain guide and call us.
My broken tooth is turning black. Why?
Darkening after an injury often means the nerve inside has been damaged or has died. Black areas inside a broken back tooth can also be decay. Both need checking, as a dead nerve can become infected without pain.
How long does it take to fix a chipped tooth?
Bonding a chip is usually done in a single visit. A crown takes two visits a few days apart, with a temporary cover in between. Root canal treatment adds one to three visits.
Can a broken front tooth look natural again?
Yes. Bonding, veneers and crowns are matched to the shade and shape of your other teeth. See our cosmetic dentistry guide.
My child broke a tooth. What should I do?
Call us and send a photo. Keep any piece in milk. A knocked-out milk tooth shouldn’t be put back (it can damage the adult tooth underneath), but a knocked-out adult tooth should be, as quickly as possible.
How much does it cost to fix a broken tooth?
It depends on the repair: bonding, a crown or a root canal. We don’t publish price lists. You’ll get a written quote before treatment, and the consultation is free if you go ahead with treatment.
💥 Broken a tooth?
Get it repaired in Frazer Town
Ground Floor, 42 Hutchins Road, Frazer Town / Cooke Town. Mon–Sat, 10 am–2 pm and 5 pm–8:30 pm. Calls answered 9 am–9 pm.