What can dentists do for a front tooth that has snapped off at the root?

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I never seem to post anything these days on MN except moaning about how awful my life is (under several nicknames that mostly express my dislike of chocolate breakfast cereal)...to "crown" it all, this evening, one of my front teeth snapped off, leaving the root embedded in my gum.

Does anyone know what a dentist can do about this, or will I shortly be sleeping with a set of dentures in a glass by my bed?

oooh that sounds nasty.
they might be able to do a crown, although I had a similar thing happen and my dentist said it would be more prone to decay as it would have to go up into the gum
or you'll get a single denture thingy
if you have lots of money you could get an implant

ouch
i'm sure a dentist could build your tooth back up but it might cost you a fair bit. sorry can't help but felt so for you

whats an implant?

at the moment, Id consider a second mortgage to look good.

Not dentures for sure. I suspect you'll need to have the root drilled out, then they implant a post into your jawbone and use that to hold a crown.

I've had 4 like that for years (got my teeth kicked out by a horse when I was a kid), and when the root is gone, you can't feel anything.
Might be expensive tho (do you have insurance?)

If the root itself is sound you can have a post crown - they drill into the root, screw in a metal post and then cement a crown to that.

If it isn't, but the neighbouring teeth are OK, you could have a bridge (but that requires drilling the neighbouring teeth down to stumps and attaching crowns to those with the bridged tooth between - v expensive)

Otherwise, cheapest option (and best for future dental hygiene in fact, because crowned teeth are susceptible to decay at the gum) would be a denture.

(I have had all the above except a bridge )

thank you for this information! I knew nothing, so was sitting here imagining the worst.

Ive got private health insurance that covers 75% of the cost (am not in the UK, thank goodness)

Oh, alternatively, you may just get a permanent bridge, which is a false tooth, mounted on the teeth either side, providing they are in good repair.