Really OT - I broke a tooth! How horrible is the repair going to be?

[Sara]

I broke/chipped a side of one of my molars (is that what they are called?  not the ones in the very back but next to those?) eating a freaking oyster last night!  I have a previous filling in that tooth that is still there, but how can they fix it?  It's a big chip!  Would it be a crown that they put on?  How long does that take and how painful is it?  I have a serious fear of the dentist.   

[goofynina]

Hi Sara,  you will be amazed at how well they can repair that tooth,  i broke one right in half and they created a whole new tooth, no crown and most importantly no pain,  the dentist practice has improved so much lately, i remember being a kid and squirming in the dentist chair and that dentist would pinch me,   hopefully you have a good dentist like i have   Good luck and go get that tooth fixed before the other part breaks off.... 

[Sluff]

My teeth always chip apart in quarters usually, they just put a band around it and make it whole again. try to save the broken piece if u can.

Goofynina- Go Packers..............

[Sara]

My teeth always chip apart in quarters usually, they just put a band around it and make it whole again. try to save the broken piece if u can.

Goofynina- Go Packers..............

I think I swallowed it unfortunately.