What are the best treatment options for a chipped tooth?

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As you are only in your 20s (I wish I was still in my 20s), my reccomendation would be to go for a more conservative approach. The colour of your teeth at this age is usually brighter than when you are in your 40s.

I would suggest for you to do an aesthetic dental bonding, or partial resin veneer. You can read more about dental bonding here and resin veneers here.

These treatments are final long term restorations. They will look and blend in really well if they are done by experienced dentists. On top of that, they are both are conservative and cost effective. All you need is a re-polishing a couple of years later. Just watch what you sink your teeth into!

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Dr Toh has actually provided a very good and detailed answer to your queries which I am sure will be very helpful to you. I will just add on a little to that. Sometimes at my practice, I do come across patients with similar conditions to yours. However, there is a need to approach every case differently, depending on the severity and the main causative factors. Some of my patients recover very well with just a thorough scaling and good hygiene habits, whilst others went on to require specialist gum treatment (ie root planing, surgery etc).

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What are the best treatment options for a badly chipped tooth?

If only the root of the tooth is remaining, with very little or NO tooth structure protruding above the gum, then it can be very unpredictable to repair this tooth. If there is a root remaining inside, then it needs to be assessed with an X-ray to check for possible causes of the fracture and infection. In certain cases, a post core crown may still be possible if the remaining root structure below the gum is exposed with gum surgery. The root length and your lip line need to be assessed before this is done.

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