These thin coverings are applied to the front of the tooth to restore its cosmetic appearance.
Chipped front tooth repair.
Where damage is extensive a crown may be more suitable.
Temporary broken tooth repair kits are available in drugstores and online and can be helpful while waiting to see a dentist.
Although small chips are most common it still affects the look of your smile particularly if it is one or more of your front teeth that are chipped.
Chips will normally just damage the outer layer of the tooth the enamel.
Broken tooth repair and treatment.
A dental veneer is a thin shell of tooth colored porcelain or resin.
If a front tooth is broken or chipped a dental veneer can make it look whole and healthy again.
Some kits include dental wax to cover jagged edges and others contain.
The severity can vary enormously from a very tiny piece of superficial enamel being lost through to a severe fracture.
A thin shell of tooth colored resin composite material or porcelain veneers are specially created and customized in a lab to match your specific needs.
In many cases people do not know when the tooth chipped.
Degrees of severity of damage.
Broken front teeth are often repaired with composite bonding described above or dental veneers.