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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 Titchfield Dental Health 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 Titchfield Dental Health 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 Titchfield Dental Health 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 Titchfield Dental Health.

  • 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 Titchfield Dental Health 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 Titchfield Dental Health in Southampton 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 01489 581158.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Titchfield Dental Health. 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

868 Reviews

5.0

23rd October 2025

Very confident with all staff at titchfield

23rd October 2025

Appointment was on time, the dental nurse and dentist were both very friendly and I felt at complete ease. They took the time to explain what they were doing, and checking I was OK throughout the procedure.

23rd October 2025

Amazing staff and service so pleased I joined this dentist

KG

Kam Grewal

Like many, I am extremely nervous to visit the dentist. Unfortunately discovering I had a tooth infection, I had no choice. After reading Tictchfield Heslth’s wonderful reviews in regards to nervous patients, I booked myself in. I was absolutely blown away by the empathy, understanding and patience given to me by both Anya & Jenny. They are incredible. Anya listened to all my concerns - I mean REALLY listened! She went through every bit of the procedure slowly, never rushing me and was so gentle and patient with me. Jenny comforted me through every step of the way and made sure that I was ok through it all. I have never ever had such empathy shown to me at a dentist appointment! I absolutely cannot thank you both enough

18th October 2025

Emergency appointment for an acute problem. Seen quickly expert treatment lovely staff- mix of professionalism and friendliness, reassurance and encouragement

BR

Barrie Rickard

Titchfield Dental Health Ltd, is a modern well managed dental practice,. Of particularly note is Anya, who looks after all my Dental needs, Anya, deeply cares and great at keeping you fully informed/involved through any procedures. Anya helped where my daughter who has a real phobia of dental practices as toddler, good progress with trust. It feels like a family practice at the top of their game, everyone have met in the practice are professional and warm/welcoming. Keep it up!

15th October 2025

The Hygienist was welcoming, friendly and caring about my comfort during the treatment. She explained all aspects of the treatment and took time out at the finish to discuss teeth cleaning and follow up appointment. Reception offered me severl appointments for me to select from.

TD

Teresa Davies

I’ve been a client for many years and always very happy with the care given on each visit.

14th October 2025

Very friendly , helpful staff . Hygienist explained the treatment before she started , time allowed to ask any questions , no hurry felt

11th October 2025

Extremely friendly welcome by the team

9th October 2025

Appointment was with the hygienist. On time. Lovely lady, takes great care and she’s skilled and competent at her job. Everyone at Titchfield is caring and excellent at their jobs. Highly recommend.

9th October 2025

Highly competent, always kind and helpful, never had a problem,

9th October 2025

Staff are so kind and understanding

9th October 2025

Friendly, welcoming and professional dental practice. I wouldn't want to go anywhere else.

9th October 2025

Really friendly helpful staff. Good communication and engagement with me as the patient

9th October 2025

All the staff at the surgery are so friendly and helpful. There is always laughter somewhere in the surgery which lightens the atmosphere, let's be honest, not many people enjoy the dental experience, but Titchfield make it so much easier.The reception area is clean and comfortable and treatment rooms light and clean.

7th October 2025

Friendly atmosphere, engaging staff and highly professional

7th October 2025

The staff, everyone is very friendly and you never feel like a number.

GJ

G Johnson

A highly professional team and personnel experience to make you feel welcome and looked after by their dentists and colleagues I will continue to use this dentist moving forward in the future Many thanks

3rd October 2025

My needs were very well understood and in a very professional way several solutions/options were explained in a very straight forward way that I understood

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