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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 Hindhead 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 Hindhead 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 Hindhead 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 Hindhead 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 Hindhead 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 Hindhead Dental Practice in Hindhead 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 01428 605802.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Hindhead 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

714 Reviews

5.0

17th September 2025

Professional staff. Excellent care provided.Advice given Friendly.Reassuring. Environment is clean and welcoming.Assistance given as I have mobility problems.

17th September 2025

I have been attending Hindhead Dental for 30 years, I guess, and throughout that time the practice as always been highly professional, efficient and effective. A chap could ask for nothing more.

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Pen Ny

Have been coming here for years, lovely staff, professional and friendly.

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Geraldine Pipping

Very professional and caring dental clinic.

13th September 2025

Pleasant and efficient reception staff, calm atmosphere and warm, caring and gentle dentist.

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Debbie Newman

Always a warm and professional service. A big Thank You to Paul and his team!

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Karen Halcrow

The staff and Paul always give amazing care , friendly helpful and makes going to the dentist less of a worry as I know they will totally look after me and explain all the treatment before starting.

12th September 2025

The staff are all very professional and go out of there to ensure you are well cared for and explain what the treatment is . I cannot fault them from reception staff to Paul and the nurses .

10th September 2025

Friendly staff, seen on time, clinicians skill, pain free appointment

5th September 2025

Declan was excellent in the way he explained the treatment options as well as the way he undertook the treatment with me. Extremely knowledgeable which gave me confidence in the treatment and always kept updating me throughout to ensure I was comfortable

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Ian Adams

I have a fair bit of ‘dental phobia’ but I have never had a bad experience here. They go out of their way to make me feel calm, happy and secure. My father in law raved about Paul Ellis and I went here on his recommendation. I’ve only ever been treated by Ivan who is simply wonderful! From friends I hear equally good things about the other dentists. Thank you, HDC!

2nd September 2025

Truly, the best dentist I’ve ever been to. From Sacha on reception to Declan my dentist and Julie my hygienist and their nurses. They are professional and friendly and always efficient. Thanks Katie Scott

28th August 2025

Everyone so helpful and professional.

27th August 2025

I had extensive crown treatment almost 10 years ago and since then I have received diligent care to maintain the health of my crowns and gums. I always have very good care and treatment.

22nd August 2025

Excellent dental treatment and friendly staff

22nd August 2025

I feel confident and well looked after

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Carol Parsons

As usual a warm and friendly welcome. Clean quick and always on time . Highly recommended

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Graham Osborn

Very helpful and friendly.

20th August 2025

Excellent attention to detail and knowledge of all the options.I arrived having forgotten my dentures and was given a same day alternative.Needed to ask subsequent question which was arranged for me by phone

AK

alan kingsley

Efficient and friendly service , very happy !

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