My root canal tooth broken in half what do I do

Q. I had a root canal down years ago, 2 months ago that tooth broke in half and half fell out, the other half is still there and theres a hole that hurts, thought there was food in it so used tooth pick, felt like i hit the upper jaw bone and then it went up the side of my gum. what do i need done?

A. You’ll probably need the rest of the tooth removing and then consider replacing the tooth with an implant, bridge or denture.

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February 12th, 2010 at 08:47 PM
Robin Says :

I have a similar situation. I had a root canal a year ago. The entire tooth is still there but I think it has broken in half. Will they we able to crown the tooth still?

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