Teeth crack when subjected to the stress of chewing hard foods or ice, by biting on an unexpected hard object or grinding of teeth. Older people have more cracked teeth than younger people.

She had just diagnosed my cracked molar as probably unsalvageable. Breaking in two, the tooth may not even qualify for a root canal — the dental scenario people often dread the most.

Cracked teeth can result in tooth pain – for starters. A crack can expose nerves inside a tooth, resulting in a patient being sent to a specialist for a root canal.

Crunching ice seems harmless, but it damages teeth. University of Utah Health study reveals enamel cracks from chewing ice. These cracks lead to tooth ...

CHICAGO — Along with everything else, COVID-19 is creating problems with our teeth. That’s what dentists say after treating patients who are under stress during the pandemic and taking it out ...

Cracks left untreated will progress and eventually cause irreparably damaged to the tooth. The only way to keep a crack from advancing further is to place a crown on the tooth.

Stress is causing more cracked teeth during the pandemic, but there are ways to improve your mental health and save your teeth from breaks and surgeries.

Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one woman, a cracked tooth led to a deadly infection of one of her heart valves.