why is it that you can break a piece of a tooth and it doesn’t need fixing, but if you have the tiniest cavity it has to get filled ASAP?
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Because the cavity is growing but the chip is not. It’s all about preserving the function of your teeth.
If your teeth can function with a chip, and it doesn’t look like overtime this chip will turn into something bigger, your teeth are working fine with it and you don’t need one.
If your teeth are working fine with a cavity, you still need a filling. Because the cavity is tooth decay which means it eats away at your teeth. Eventually, your teeth will succumb to the cavity, and if you don’t treat it soon enough the whole tooth will be gone.
For the record, tiny cavities *can* be left alone. It depends on what your dentist prefers, but if they notice a small amount of tooth decay, that has not grown because of flossing and brushing, they can leave it alone. That being said, the bigger the cavity the more difficult it is to fill.
So short andwer is you can leave tiny cavities. But the principle is that it’s a waiting game of when your tooth will succumb to the cavity. It’s an inevitable threat. Whereas certain breaks do not get bigger, so if they aren’t a problem now, they likely won’t be a problem a few months from now.
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