Fig.1. One of his upper teeth (first premolar, #5 ) cracked (white arrowhead) all the way underneath gum line, causing bleeding (black arrowhead).  The smaller portion of the tooth is loose and causing pain when the patient eats. Also notice stain between the teeth (#3-6).  Return to main article

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 08/30/2012, last revision 09/27/2012