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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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre 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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre 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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre 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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre.

  • 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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre 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 The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre in Monmouth 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 01600 712020 .

Patient Reviews

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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to The Mayhill Dental and Specialist Centre. 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…

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783 Reviews

5.0

4th July 2025

Excellent knowledgeable staff. Very welcoming.

4th July 2025

Excellent service, friendly, all very well explained. Ben G is simply the best.

4th July 2025

This is an amazing dental surgery. Everyone I’ve met there has been friendly, welcoming and utterly professional. I trust them completely with my treatment and always have a great experience there. Fantastic team!

4th July 2025

Seen immediately, friendly service and everything explained clearly.

3rd July 2025

Everyone is extremely professional and pleasant.

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Deb Tennant

Friendly, professional. Thanks

2nd July 2025

Totally reassured that the best is being done to care for my dental health and hygiene - very professional and caring staff - thank you.

2nd July 2025

Always kind and polite

1st July 2025

The treatment was completed at one session.

SD

Stephen Dawson

Very professional , thorough & informative. Jason was also very personable/ stand up guy

26th June 2025

Option of enhanced treatment offered/explained and accepted

26th June 2025

Welcoming at reception and hygienist was outstanding

19th June 2025

Mayhill is an outstanding dental practice.

15th June 2025

Ellen reception always helpful and pleasant.Catherine hygienist excellent. Takes time to explain and does not rush you. Used a new machine today EMS which was a lot less uncomfortable for me.Am considering joining , with my husband the dental Mayhill plan.

15th June 2025

Treatment explained well. Listened to my feedback. Polite and friendly staff

12th June 2025

Caring, professional service.

11th June 2025

I am a nervous patient but dentist totally put me at my ease. He explained everything that he was doing.

11th June 2025

Credit is due for the personal attention, professional service and good humour from Sarah and Holly in the first appointment and for Tracey and Casey in the second appointment. They were of a high order to their personal credit. As I said to Sarah and Tracey while they deserve credit so do Holly and Casey supporting them. They concurred!

11th June 2025

Great staff and service.

11th June 2025

Attention and care cannot be faulted. Compared to my previous experiences at a previous dentist, though less costly, they were poor. Happy to pay the price for the exceptional care at Mayhill on offer.

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