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What to do when front tooth breaks due to fall

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Broken Tooth Due to a fall? Dentist guidance on steps to follow and preserve that teeth  As a practicing dentist, I have treated many cases at my clinic where teeth gets broken or chipped off due to a fall while playing, cycling etc. One of common questions of patient is - can broken tooth be restored ? The short answer is yes - if and only if patient visits dental clinic in time with fragmented part of tooth preserved. Case Study 1 A 16 year old boy visited our Dental Clinic in Noida with pain, bleeding and lacerated lips. The boy has fallen down while playing football which had hurt his teeth and lips badly. Clinical examination revealed a fractured front tooth which was tender. Given it was front tooth, the boy was anxious about his smile. The incident happened 20 mins back and the boy's brother had the fractured part of tooth with them from the incident spot.  As the first step, it was important to calm the patient down that he will get his smile back.  In such cases ...