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A member asked:
Is it possible for me to file a broken tooth?
8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
What?: Yes but why would you? You would not extract your own teeth or take out your own tonsils. Please see your dentist to be sure there is not more to the problem.
Answered 11/18/2013
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Not smart: Why is tooth broken? Trauma? Fracture? Decay? Malocclusion? Would you consider doing your own open heart surgery, or hemmorhoidectomy? Leave hard tissue surgery to your dentist who has thousand of hours of training to know what's wrong and the best way to fix it.
Answered 11/19/2013
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Not recommended: Your dentist should be the first person you call if you have any dental emergency. Take care.
Answered 9/18/2014
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