How to Keep a Chipped Tooth From Chipping More

Chipping a tooth can occur when you bite on something hard or sustain a blow to your mouth. A severely chipped tooth can continue to chip further if measures are not taken to prevent this from happening. Severe chips have a deep crack that often exposes the inside of the tooth.

Instructions

• 1

  Stop any bleeding by applying mild pressure to your gums.

• 2

  Eat soft foods. Eating soft foods prevents any additional trauma to the tooth.

• 3

  Chew foods without using the chipped tooth. This means you will have to isolate chewing to one side of your mouth.

• 4

  See your dentist as soon as possible.