Cracked Teeth (FREE EVENT)
Cracked teeth are showing up in general practice more every year, and most of us were never taught a reliable way to handle them.
Description
Cracked teeth are showing up in general practice more every year, and most of us were never taught a reliable way to handle them.
The problem isn't skill. It's the absence of a repeatable framework. You find a crack, and immediately you're weighing questions with no clear answers. How deep does it run? Is the pulp involved? Will a crown hold it or just hide it? Do you treat it now or watch it? When do I need to do RCT? How much do I remove? Two dentists look at the same tooth and reach opposite conclusions, and neither can fully explain why.
That uncertainty is exhausting. It's one of the most common sources of clinical stress in restorative dentistry, and it drives a lot of teeth toward extraction that didn't need to go.
This session reframes the cracked tooth as an engineering problem with knowable rules. You'll leave with a structured way to assess, decide, and restore — clear enough to use the day after the lecture.
No meal
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Describe how cracks initiate and propagate through enamel and dentine, and why crack behaviour is governed by stress distribution rather than appearance.
- Apply a structured assessment sequence to determine crack extent, pulpal involvement and restorability.
- Explain the limitations of full-coverage restoration as a default response to cracked teeth.
- Select a restorative approach based on stress redistribution principles rather than clinical instinct.
- Communicate crack diagnosis and prognosis to patients with greater clarity and confidence.
Presenters
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Dr Maheer Shah is a Perth-based dentist with a focus on biomimetic, adhesive and aesthetic dentistry. |
He graduated from the University of Western Australia in 2014 and has practised in Perth since. In 2021 he completed his Mastership in Biomimetic Restorative Dentistry at the Alleman Center in Utah. Biomimetic dentistry uses materials and techniques that mimic the properties of natural teeth, with the aim of conserving healthy tooth structure and predictable management of cracked teeth. Maheer combines this approach with digital scanning and design workflows.