chipped teeth
Cracked dental fragments
Chipped teeth are teeth with small pieces broken off, typically from impact, grinding, or biting something hard.
The damage ranges from minor cosmetic flaws to exposed nerves requiring dental work.
She smiled self-consciously about her chipped teeth.
Chipped teeth sometimes serve as character markers in fiction, suggesting roughness or a hard life.
- crackedHaving surface fractures
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- dentalRelating to teeth
- enamelHard glossy coating
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
sharp · fragment · smile · tooth fairy · accident · bite · dentist · dental work · repair · bonding · crown · veneer · root canal · filling · grinding · trauma · hockey · contact sport
- Dental Issuescavities, tooth decay, gum disease, gingivitis, toothache
- dental problemscavities, tooth decay, overbite, underbite, tooth gap
- kids' dentistrybaby tooth, primary tooth, first tooth, pediatric dentist, tooth fairy
- surgical riskscardiac arrest, respiratory failure, hemorrhage, anaphylaxis, aspiration