Dental Miracles

Can we save the tooth?

A piece of my filling had chipped off, and a cavity was growing beneath it. My dentist needed to remove the filling to see what was happening. There were cracks in the enamel, so I’d probably need a crown.

The cavity was huge. (I saw it on the tooth-cam.) The nerve was nearly exposed. Rather than giving up and going for a root canal, they applied medication to help the tooth heal. Then sealed it — like a tooth Band-Aid.

Make a mold, send it away, and wait 2 weeks? Nope. They ran a probe around the tooth to create a digital map, then 3-D printed the crown. 15 minutes later, they tested the fit. After a few adjustments, they baked it into its ultimate form. I left with a brand new crown, already installed.

Miraculous.