Do I have a cracked tooth?!
Question: Do I have a cracked tooth!?
When I eat hard foods, on a certain tooth I suddenly feel a sharp, abrupt pain when I bite down!. I only feel the pain a couple times a week!. I haven't been to the dentist because I lack insurance!.!.!.is it time to go!? ps- i eat a lot of popcorn :DWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
It is hard to diagnose based on what you have written!. In general, a person may have a cracked tooth if the tooth has a large filling (specially amalgam) - one way the dentist checks to see if the tooth has a crack is to have you bite on a biting stick!. If the pain is worse after you let go the bite then you have what is called "cracked-tooth" syndrome!. The tooth will need a crown to protect the tooth from splitting!. At worse, the tooth may have to be extracted!. The longer you wait to see a dentist, you may cause more damage to the tooth so make a priority!. At least find out what the diagnosis is so you could be prepared to treat the tooth, if not you will be experiencing great deal of pain which could lead to loss of sleep, loss of work, etc!.!.!.!. Hope this helped!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think you ailment sounds more like a cavity that needs to be filled with gold, but if you cant afford that then just the regular filling will work fine too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com