What is the definition or description of: cracked tooth syndrome?

Breaking tooth.: Cracked tooth syndrome is the name for a condition where a tooth has a portion of it that is cracking and separating from the rest of it. The symptoms usually will be pain when chewing foods of a particular consistency and possibly, but not always, sensitivity to cold things.

Pain with biting: Cracked tooth syndrome is the name we give any tooth that hurts when you bit on it and regularly does this. It does have to be diagnosed to make sure no other reason is causing pain. Cts can be with a tooth that has a large filling, small filling and even no filling. Know that when it hurts to bite down or eat on that tooth you may be the proud owner of a tooth that will only get worse.

Pain when chewing: If your tooth gives you intense pain when chewing, you may have a cracked tooth. Cracks or fractures in teeth will show on x-rays, but not always. An experienced dentist can diagnose this without x-rays. If your dentist is not sure, an endodontist and/or oral surgeon can aid in the diagnosis.

CT Syndrome: Cracked tooth syndrome refers to a situation where the patient complains of intermittent pain on biting or chewing although there is no obvious clinical or radiographic indications as to cause. It is a diagnosis based merely on those symptoms. Occasionally there is pain on releasing the biting pressure rather than on biting down which tends to substantiate the diagnosis.

Incomplete crack.: Cracked tooth syndrome is caused by a partial crack in a tooth under a cusp. It is mostly associated with amalgam metal fillings. The textbook symptom is pain on biting.The worst pain on release. As the cusp flexes the crack opens up and is filled in with fluid form the tooth. When the pressure is released the crack slams shut and the pressure of the fluid being forced out of the crack = pain.