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Re: Tooth crack
| Amatus Cremona | 27 Feb 2007 12:18 |
> How can I tell the difference between crack and craze lines? How do > these crack lines form? Does loss of one tooth produce too much > pressure hence crack lines on other teeth? Your dentist should be able to tell if these are surface crazing lines, or deep fracture lines.
These are all the result of "parafunctional" activity. That means activity which is not associated with normal function of the organism. In this case, we are discussing forceful clenching with isometric grinding (grinding forces without actually moving the teeth across each other). Most often this a sleeping occurance which the patient can not detect they are doing until a dentist points out the damage.
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| jessiezyt@yahoo.com | 27 Feb 2007 07:35 |
I found some cracks on the edge of my back teeth and searched on internet. I think they might be so-called "craze lines". Because I don't have pain on these teeth.
How can I tell the difference between crack and craze lines? How do these crack lines form? Does loss of one tooth produce too much pressure hence crack lines on other teeth?
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