Introduction

When part of the tooth becomes damaged, we can repair by partial dental restoration.

Potential causes of tooth damage:

• Dental caries
• Breaking tooth from accident
• Crack tooth
• Chemical damage
• Mechanical damage
• Attrition
• Abrasion
• Tooth surface loss (TSL)

There are several methods to restore each tooth depending on size of damage, position of damage, position of the tooth.

Clinical and x-ray examinaition are requires to evaluate which treatment is a proper solution.
In case that the damage is too extensive to the central layer of the tooth, root canal treatmentmay nescessary.

Certain cases, the damage also involve into the gum or under gum, gum treatment such ascrown lengthening may also needed.