Tailored, prompt care for chips and cracks in all of their many forms

Tooth enamel is strong. In fact, this protective covering is the strongest substance in your body! While harder than skeletal bone, enamel is not indestructible. A tooth may be chipped due to untreated, chronic teeth grinding. Or, it may break when chewing on hard foods, during a fall, or during contact sports. 

Your complete source for all things oral health, including emergency care, Pleasant Dental^® also treats teeth weakened by conditions like decay. A dentist at our Dolton, Illinois office will want to intervene with this destructive tooth decay process as quickly as possible. A progressive and chronic condition, decay gradually erodes the tooth. Without treatment, the damage begins with the outermost tooth structure and works its way through the softer parts of the tooth. 

If the inner pulp tissue is penetrated, you will likely know it! Fortunately, our team can get you back to feeling better in no time. We resolve pain, swelling, and other distressing symptoms quickly. By treating these teeth with painless, nonsurgical root canal therapy, we avoid the need to remove your tooth.

Personalized care to the rescue!

All services and treatments at our office start with an exam. During this exam, one of our kind and talented dentists will use their know-how to get to the source of any concerning symptoms or changes to your teeth and gums. They also use the latest technologies to pinpoint what cannot be seen with their eyes or felt by touch. 

Generally, “true” chips may be little more than a cosmetic concern. They can be “repaired” with procedures like dental bonding and porcelain veneers. Think of these procedures as the placement of coverings to disguise the chipped tooth. So, once the plastic or composite resin material or porcelain covers the chips, they are no longer visible when you smile. These services can also be used to cover up other cosmetic imperfections, like extra spaces or gaps between teeth or very stained or yellow teeth. 

More extensive repair or treatment may be necessary to address fractures or broken teeth. Since a tooth can break in many different ways, treatments may vary from the placement of a veneer or dental crown to root canal therapy. Remember that even cosmetic concerns, like a noticeable chip, can be an emergency under the right circumstances – such as a chip sustained right before a photo shoot for a big career opportunity or the day before your wedding! If it is an emergency to you, it is most certainly an emergency to us. 

Call (708) 576-1900 for prompt guidance and care from the team at Pleasant Dental^®. Or, ideally, do not wait for toothaches and other problems to arise before reaching out to us.

Schedule your first or next dental check-up today at our Dolton, Illinois office.

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