An uncomplicated tooth fracture includes any breakage to a tooth or filling where the nerve is not exposed and the tooth can be simply repaired by your dentist.
These can occur due to one or more of the following:
If the fracture is only in the enamel of the tooth then often no treatment is required at all unless the tooth is sharp and irritating the tongue or lips or the tooth is sensitive.
If the fracture exposes some dentine then generally a dentist will want to repair the tooth and cover the exposed dentine. The reason for this is that the dentine is made up of tubules and bacteria have been shown to be able to pass down the tubules towards the dental pulp.
If the fracture extends into the pulp of the tooth or under the gum then the fracture is no longer considered uncomplicated but complicated.
An uncomplicated tooth fracture is not going to be considered an emergency by a dental hospital or emergency hub. Therefore the home advise would be as follows: