Composite Bonding Compared With Ceramic Restorations for Broken Teeth

When a tooth breaks, ceramic restorations are best for large fractures, while composite bonding is best for small breaks.

A small chip leaves plenty of strong enamel behind. To fix a tiny break, the dentist just glues a little white resin straight onto the missing edge. It is completely painless, and you do not need any drilling.

Big tooth breaks need a lot more support. If half the tooth is gone, white resin will break when you chew hard food. A ceramic crown fits right over the tooth like a little helmet, holding the pieces together so the root does not split.

Last month, a high school teacher visiting from Manchester came into our surgery at 38 North Lane in Aldershot (GU12 4QG) after snapping his back molar on crunchy granola. Because the fracture ran below the gum, we fitted a custom ceramic onlay to shield his tooth root from splitting.

Ring North Lane Dental Practice on 01252 310668 to discuss fixing a broken tooth.