Onset and resolution of pain among treated and untreated posterior teeth with a visible crack: Three-year findings from the national dental practice-based research network.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cracked teeth may be associated with pain, especially biting pain, and to a lesser degree cold and spontaneous pain.  Described are how commonly these pains remain constant, develop, or resolve over time, none of which have been well-described, especially among untreated cracked teeth.

Methods

Cracked teeth from the Cracked Tooth Registry (CTR) study were followed for 3 years.  Assessments of cold, biting, and spontaneous pain and treatments performed were completed at enrollment (Y0) and at each annual recall visit.

Results

209 practitioners enrolled 2,858 patients, each with a visible crack on a posterior tooth; 2601 (91%) patients attended at least one recall visit. Overall, 960 (37%) were treated, primarily with crowns. Among both treated and untreated c

SUBMITTER: Funkhouser E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988449 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature