Crack Tooth
Present By
Group 6
Content
• Definite
• Classification
• Incidence
• Etiology
• The symptoms of cracked tooth syndrome
• Objective test
• Diagnosis therapy
• Prevention
History of cracked
• 1954 Gibb : cuspal fracture odontalgia
• 1956 Melion : a fractured cusp
• 1962 Sutton : greenstick fracture of tooth crown
• 1964 Cameron : cracked tooth syndrome
• 2001 Ellis : incomplete tooth fracture
Classification of crack tooth syndrome
•

Craze Lines

• Cracked Tooth
• Fractured Cusp
• Split Tooth
• Vertical Root Fracture
Simon DE,AAE 1997
Walton and torabinejad,2012
Craze Lines
• Most adult teeth
• tiny cracks that only affect the outer enamel of the tooth
• no treatment
Cracked tooth
Definite
- An incomplete fracture of a vital posterior tooth that
involves the dentine and possibly the dental pulp
(Cameron 1964)
Cracked Tooth
• hairline crack invole dentin and dental pulp
• Common anterior teeht>posterior teeth
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Tx
• ‘hold’ the crack together with a tooth coloured filling or crown
• to carry out a root canal filling.
Fractured Cusp
- Weakened due to an existing filling
- New decay
- Sharp pain with mastication and with cold
- Treatment RCT with full Crown
Split Tooth
- result of an untreated cracked tooth.
- cracked tooth with distinct segments which
may be mobile.
- Treatment extraction
Vertical Root Fracture
• not a very common type of fracture
• usually occur in teeth that have had root canal
therapy
• fracture is very short in length => Tx  ฀apicoectomy
• involves gaining access to the root tip within the bone
=> Tx extraction
Reprinted with permission from:

th ed. M Torabinejad and RE Walton editors. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: W.B. Saunders Company, pp. 108-128.	

Principles and practice of endodontics, 4
Incidence
- age between 30 to 50 yrs
- Male = Females
- Most commonly associated with heavily restored mandibular molar
tooth.
- Mandibular teeth > Maxillary teeth –
- Mandibular Second Molar > Mandibular First Molar > Maxillary Premolars
> Maxillary First Molar
- Mandibular Premolars – least affected
The Etiology of Cracked Tooth Syndrome
Classifications

Factors
Masticatory accident

Occlusal

Damaging horizontal
forces

Functional forces
Parafunction

Examples
Sudden and excessive
biting force on a piece
of bone
Eccentric contacts and
interferences (especially
mandibular second
molars)
Large untreated carious
lesions
Cyclic forces
Bruxism, clenching

The cracked Tooth Syndrome. Lynch CD & McConnell RJ. J Can Dent Assoc 2002; 68 (8); 470
Classifications

Factors

Examples

Over preparation of cavity.
Inadequate
Insufficient cuspal protection in
design features inlay/onlay design.
Deep cusp-fossa relationship.
Restorative
procedures  
Stress
concentration

Pin placement
Hydraulic pressure during seating of
tightly fitting cast restorations.
Physical forces during placement of
restoration, e.g., amalgam or soft
gold inlays.
Non-incremental placement of
composite restorations.
Torque on abutments of long-span
bridges.

The cracked Tooth Syndrome. Lynch CD & McConnell RJ. J Can Dent Assoc 2002; 68 (8); 470
Classifications
Developmental

Factors

Examples

Incomplete of fusion
areas of calcification

Occurrence of cracked
tooth syndrome in
unrestored teeth

Thermal cycling (50oC) Enamel cracks
Miscellaneous   
Dental instruments

Cracking and crazing
associated with highspeed handpieces

The cracked Tooth Syndrome. Lynch CD & McConnell RJ. J Can Dent Assoc 2002; 68 (8); 470
Cracked tooth syndrome – Incidence, clinical findings and treatment, C. I. (Kip) Homewood, BDSc, DDS, LDS, FRACDS*, Australian Dental Journal 1998;43:(4):000-000
The symptoms of cracked tooth syndrome
- Acute pain on mastication (pressure or release) of
grainy, though foods
- Sharp, brief pain with cold
- Slight to very spontaneous pain
It can be with irreversible pulpitis, pulp necrosis, or
apical periodontitis. Even an acute apical abscess, with or
without swelling or draining sinus tract, may be present if
the pulp has undergone necrosis.

The cracked Tooth Syndrome. Lynch CD & McConnell RJ. J Can Dent Assoc 2002; 68 (8); 470
Objective test
!

- Periapical tests are also vary, but usually pain is
not elicited with percussion or palpation if the pulp is
vital.
- Directional percussion is also advocated.
- Direct inspection (microscope is useful), staining
with methylene blue or iodine and transillumination are
usually effective.
- Biting test with cotton application/ rubber wheel/
tooth sloth.
- Radiographic findings may be not seen.
Diagnosis

     
  
  
  
     
     

•    Dental  History
•    Visual  examination
•    Tactile  examination
•    Bite  tests
•    Periodontal  probing
•    Staining
•    Transillumination
•    Radiographs
•    Restoration  removal
•    Surgical  assessment
Dental  History
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www.stop-grinding-teeth.com
www.orthoapnea.com

www.assureasmile.com

www.castlehilldentalcare.com.au
www.deardoctor.com

njrootcanal.com

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Visual  examination

http://www.oralsurgeryandimplants.com/blog/bruxism-­‐solutions-­‐for-­‐teeth-­‐grinding/
Tactile  examination

commons.wikimedia.org

boynedental.ie

www.dentalemergencies.com
Bite  tests
www.smartpractice.com

http://www.endodovgan.com/Endoinfo_Cracked_Fractured.htm
Periodontal  probing
www2.aofoundation.org

www.gumsbleeding.com

Deep  narrow  pocket
medical.tpub.com
Methylene Blue

http:/
/www.roydent.com

Caries  finder
https:/
/www.dentalaegis.com
http:/
/www.dentalindia.com/ccr.html
Transillumination

www.mahwahsmile.com

http://www.endodovgan.com/Endoinfo_Cracked_Fractured.htm
http://www.endodovgan.com/Endoinfo_Cracked_Fractured.htm

http://www.endodovgan.com/Endoinfo_Cracked_Fractured.htm
Radiographs
www.dentalcare.com

www.aadmrt.com

“Halo”
“J-sharpe”

myteethnvd.wordpress.com
agdblogs.blogspot.com
Surgical  assessment

Int Poster J Dent Oral Med 13 (2011), No. 1, Poster 526

www.nature.com
Treatment  planning:
The cracked  tooth  treatment plan will vary depending on
the location  and  extent  of  the  crack.    

Even when the crack can be located,
the extent is still difficult to determine.
Therapy
Immediate therapy.
!

= The primary goal must be to splint and stabilize a
cracked tooth immediately.

Final therapy.
= Function &

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diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of the cracked tooth syndrome,Quintessence International,Volume 34, Number 6, 2003,Page 415-416
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Immediate therapy.

www.onlinedentist.org

www.vintagemedical.com

www.photodental.com

www.zammitortho.com
www.markacruzdds.com

occlusionconnections.com

Immediate therapy.

www.deardoctor.com
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diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of the cracked tooth syndrome,Quintessence International,Volume 34, Number 6, 2003,Page 415-416

PREVENTION
1. Awareness of the existence and etiology of
CTS is an essential component .
2. Conservation of tooth structure during cavity
preparations.
3. Prevention of stress concentration during
restoration.
4. Prophylactic removal of eccentric contacts.
5. Provision of mouth guards in patients with
para-functional habits like bruxism and clenching.
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