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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Broken teeth

Our teeth are very strong but despite this, the stresses and strains of our everyday life can still cause them to chip, crack or break.

Common cause of these breaks can include:

  • Chewing on hard foods
  • Facial trauma following an accident
  • Damage from a sports injury
  • Untreated cavities causing the tooth to become brittle and break
  • Old, large amalgam fillings, where the remaining structure of the natural tooth can become brittle

Broken teeth can cause varying degrees of pain, from extremely painful, to discomfort triggered by hot or cold foods or drink, even to no signs of immediate pain. However, in order to prevent further damage or infection which could result in the loss of the tooth, it’s important to book an appointment with your High Street Dental Practice dentist as soon as possible.

Treatment of a broken or chipped tooth will depend on how severely it is damaged. For small breaks or chips it may be possible to repair in a single visit with a simple filling or bonding. For more severe breaks, multiple visits may be required to repair the break with multiple treatments.

Treatment for fractures and broken teeth

Teeth with minor chips on the edges usually don’t cause any pain or problems, but your High Street Dental Practice dentist will most likely repair a chip by smoothing the edge and inserting a tooth-coloured filling to prevent it from cutting your lips or tongue.

Heavily fractured and seriously broken teeth may need more complex treatment. For instance, a large cavity that causes a major fracture or break, causing pain and infection, may need root canal treatment. Cracks and breaks may expose your nerve endings, making the teeth sensitive to hot and cold air and foods.

Root canal treatment isn’t always necessary if your teeth are chipped or broken, though. Where there’s no pain or infection, cracks are filled and bound together with a specialised tooth cement, while a broken tooth will be fixed with a crown. Crowns are also used as part of the treatment for other types of splits and breaks, such as broken cusps, split roots/vertical breaks, split molars, and as a buttress against further cracks. If your tooth has decayed from the inside-out and is now broken, your High Street Dental Practice dentist may recommend that your tooth is removed.

Sometimes, if you have a cracked or broken tooth, it may not be noticeable because it doesn’t hurt. But no matter how minor these problems are, they should still be investigated by your dentist, as infections can arise if the problem isn’t treated with antibiotics. The best course of action is, as always, a good oral hygiene regime and regular reviews with the dentist.

What to do if you break your tooth

If you’ve fractured or broken a tooth, follow these steps immediately before booking an appointment with High Street Dental Practice.

  • Rinse your mouth out with warm water
  • Apply pressure on any bleeding areas using gauze or a wet teabag
  • Apply an icepack to your cheek if there’s any swelling
  • If you have access to it, cover any major cracks with temporary dental cement
  • If it’s painful, use an over the counter pain reliever such as paracetamol
  • Cover any broken teeth with milk, saliva or saline solution

As with any teeth problems, if you have fractured or chipped a tooth it's important to book an appointment at High Street Dental Practice to see a dentist as soon as possible, rather than waiting for routine dental health review. We will discuss the best method of repairing the break with you.

At High Street Dental Practice in West Sussex we use resin composite fillings to match the colour of your teeth and ensure a long-lasting and natural-looking result. We also offer porcelain crowns, inlays and onlays as successful options for repairing cracked, broken, decayed or heavily filled teeth. They are hardwearing and can be colour-matched perfectly to your own teeth.

If you would like to discuss concerns with any broken or chipped teeth give us a call on 01342 458034.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to High Street Dental Practice. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

1135 Reviews

5.0

11th July 2025

Dealt with efficiently by all members of staff.

11th July 2025

Unrushed and very professional

11th July 2025

Reception team always friendly and welcoming.Seen on time, just the right mix of setting one at ease with getting on with the treatment. Patient centred approach, always checks back to previous notes to remember any particular considerations.I always feel as if I am getting the very best care and treatment

CG

Catherine Greenwood

Excellent dental care

10th July 2025

Very friendly and professional. Have been very impressed since joing.

9th July 2025

Always get excellent friendly service from all staff and they keep my teeth healthy

9th July 2025

Very easy to get a next day appointment. Dentist excellent

9th July 2025

Staff are always friendly and respectful. Hygienist is thorough, patient, informative and positive.

JT

janis Thomas

An excellent dental practice.

4th July 2025

Overall, since moved dentists, I have been really happy.

3rd July 2025

Lovely friendly staff from reception to the dentist

3rd July 2025

I have been a patient at the High Street practice for more than 40 years and have always experienced exceptional service.

1st July 2025

All the staff are friendly and attentive. My dentist always spends time explaining everything to me. The waiting room was so hot and no airflow, so I went and stood in the reception area where it was cooler and the lady at reception kindly found a fan for me. She had brown hair, shoulder length

AP

Andrew Presland

Very professional as always.

KR

Keely Reeves

Absolutely great. Dentist, dental technician and receptionist were all lovely.

DF

Don Francesco

The High Street crew seem a real team and ever helpful, friendly, empathetic and professional. Love the reception team, and Jas & Cilla, along with hygienist Amy, always super. My lads like Kate and other colleagues too through the years.

DW

Dave Wylde

As usual a very pleasant experience all the staff are friendly and helpful

17th June 2025

The dentist Andywasexcellent as we’re his assistants.

14th June 2025

Always made to feel welcome - valued and so well cared for

13th June 2025

Treated with care and respect

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