For a very small chip, a dentist may smooth and reshape the tooth rather than rebuild it. The procedure is called enameloplasty, or tooth contouring. A dentist removes a very small amount of enamel to smooth a jagged edge or make the tooth look more even. It works best when the chip is minor and the tooth underneath is healthy.<\/p>\r\n
That can feel like the more sensible choice for a visible front tooth. Why make an already short tooth shorter? With bonding, the dentist can build the missing edge back instead.<\/p>\r\n
A larger break needs a different approach. Depending on how much tooth is missing, a dentist may recommend bonding, a veneer, or a crown. If the inner part of the tooth is exposed, treatment can become more involved because the goal shifts from appearance to protecting the tooth.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 A sharp edge that keeps cutting your tongue or cheek deserves attention, even if the tooth itself feels fine.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Pain when biting isn’t something to shrug off. It can point to damage beyond a simple cosmetic chip.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Lingering sensitivity after the injury is worth mentioning to your dentist, especially when hot or cold suddenly feels much stronger.<\/p>\r\n
\u2022 Swelling or severe mouth pain is a different situation entirely. Get urgent dental advice rather than waiting for a routine cosmetic appointment. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What Does Reshaping a Chipped Tooth Mean? For a very small chip, a dentist may smooth and reshape the tooth rather than rebuild it. The procedure is called enameloplasty, or tooth contouring. A dentist removes a very small amount of enamel to smooth a jagged edge or make the tooth look more even. It works … Continue reading Can You Reshape Teeth If They Are Chipped?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4902"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4902\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4960,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4902\/revisions\/4960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.envysmile.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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