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Another tooth question - front tooth

(10 Posts)
Shelflife Sun 05-Apr-26 09:58:18

Chipped front tooth for me too, years ago, needed a veneer - its been perfect for over 10 years ! Good luck - all will be well .

keepingquiet Sun 05-Apr-26 08:58:51

I can't remember how long it is since I had my chip repaired, the dentist did a great job because it is probably knocking on 30 years ago and I never think about it. You'll be fine.

jusnoneed Sun 05-Apr-26 08:12:24

I had a corner break off one of my front teeth a couple years ago. My dentist rebuilt the corner and cured it. No injections needed, and still in place.

J52 Sun 05-Apr-26 08:06:54

Mine did this some years ago, eventually after several re- dos the Dentist said that the best option was a veneer that would last and save the tooth. That was about 15 years ago and it’s lasted so far.

NotSpaghetti Sun 05-Apr-26 00:05:02

I have a filling in/on a front tooth after a chip.
I can't even tell which one it was.

hollysteers Sat 04-Apr-26 22:33:58

I had a slightly chipped front lower tooth refilled/repaired the other day, no injection, no problem. It was a very straightforward painless procedure.

Retread Sat 04-Apr-26 22:07:38

I had that and the dentist filed it a bit and then “backfilled” it to strengthen it.

It’s lasted for a long time but at my last check up he said it probably needs redoing.

crazyH Sat 04-Apr-26 21:32:25

Same here - filed it down

Aveline Sat 04-Apr-26 21:27:56

I chipped a front tooth. It felt awful as it was so sharp. However, the dentist filed it down quite smoothly.

Kiwiqueen123 Sat 04-Apr-26 21:18:00

Just read the other tooth thread. I noticed a few days ago that my front tooth looked as though a small chip had shirred off. Planned to make an appointment but as it was not worrying haven't done so yet. This evening the tooth felt a little bit sharp and the chip has got slightly bigger. I'm worried as it's the front tooth. I'll call the dentist on Tuesday but has anyone else had this and the dentist fixed it somehow. I'm on injections for osteoporosis but hoping this isn't a side effect.

Thanks for reading.