About 6 weeks ago I tripped up on a night out and although I tried to break my fall, I ended up smacking my mouth and teeth on the edge of a step.
Fast forward 6 weeks, the slightly cut lip has healed, but one of my two front teeth has not gotten off as lightly and has a horizontal crack running through it - but tooth still in tact
I have been to my NHS dentist twice, and also seen a private dentist that very kindly offered to see me for free following a desperate Facebook post asking for recommendations for a local private dentist. My NHS dentist put a white filling on a slight chip on the corner of my tooth, but both dentists have said the same with regards to the foundation of the tooth and the horizontal crack……that it’s fractured, there’s no sign of nerve damage as yet but chances are that will come soon and then it will be root canal, followed by a crown.
However, I have been told that they don’t know when this may happen and until then I just need to be thankful it wasn’t worse and live with this horizontal crack in my tooth - and it’s this bit that I’m really struggling with. I have accepted that I will need work on it, and chances are this tooth will die soon as I am in pain still but what if it doesn’t, I can’t walk around with a crack in my tooth waiting for it to die. I just don’t know what to do.
Has anyone experienced anything like this? Or had root canal on a front tooth, or crowns or veneers? I’m just looking for some light at the end of the tunnel stories as I’m so so down about it all.