Is it better to fix a broken tooth or extract it?

If your teeth are damaged, you should of course pay attention to the correct treatment. Should you fill the tooth or just pull it out? You can use medicine to solve the problem. If it is severe tooth decay, you can choose to pull it out directly. However, if it is a common tooth decay problem, you can also get a filling or some medication treatment.

1. Should bad teeth be extracted?

Teeth accompany us throughout our lives, and tooth decay is the most common dental disease. Teeth damaged by tooth decay must be filled. Even if the damage is particularly severe, there are other ways to save them. Not all decayed teeth need to be extracted, and they may need to be replaced with dentures after extraction. Unless it is absolutely necessary, dentists will not recommend tooth extraction to patients. Tooth extraction is rarely necessary. This is usually when the tooth is so severely decayed that treatment is meaningless, or when the tooth root is also decayed.

2. [Solutions to severe tooth decay]

General tooth decay can be well solved by filling. If the tooth decay is too severe, the tooth cavity is deep and large, and there is not much tooth wall left after root canal treatment, filling is not suitable and high inlay or crown is needed. Onlays are similar to fillings. In the early stage, the cavity of the treated tooth is reshaped, and then the onlay is placed. Some people may think that it is similar to a filling. In fact, the quality, wear resistance and strength of the onlay are far higher than those of filling materials, and its service life is also longer. Dental crowns are also a commonly used restoration method. They can be used for missing teeth and are also suitable for teeth with larger defects. The significance of making a dental crown is, on the one hand, to protect the entire tooth and block external stimulation, and on the other hand, to restore the integrity and appearance of the affected tooth.

3. [Choice of keeping or removing teeth]

Most of the teeth with severe caries were preserved. We tried our best to listen to the advice of dental experts in preserving the teeth. Experts from the Department of Dentistry remind us that tooth extraction is only recommended when caries have progressed to a serious stage or there are particularly complicated circumstances. If you do not want the situation to become this serious, you must treat the caries early. Early treatment will provide relief and save a lot of time and money. Teeth are a very important part of our body and are responsible for all chewing. No one wants to lose their teeth, so we must protect and cherish each of our teeth.