Title

Cracked teeth in the East Indian population: An abridged overview of diagnosis, management and prognosis

Authors

Ajay Chhabra¹, Sona. J. Parvathy^1,*, Himani Mehra¹, R. Shilpa¹, Arpita Banerjee¹, Bhavana Murjani¹ & Vandana Chhabra²

Affiliation

¹Department of Dentistry, AIIMS, Kalyani, West Bengal, India; ²Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, H.S. Judge Dental College, Punjab University, Chandigarh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Ajay Chhabra - E-mail: ajay.dental@aiimskalyani.edu.in
Sona. J. Parvathy - E-mail: sona.dentistry_pgt24@aiimskalyani.edu.in
Himani Mehra - E-mail: himani.red@gmail.com
R. Shilpa - E-mail: shilparaveendran101@gmail.com
Arpita Banerjee - E-mail: appyban240898@gmail.com
Bhavana Murjani - E-mail: bhavana.murjani91@gmail.com
Vandana Chhabra - E-mail: drvandanachhabra@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2026; Revised August 31, 2026; Accepted August 31, 2026, Published August 31, 2026

Abstract

Cracked tooth syndrome poses a major diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in clinical dentistry due to its varied aetiology and biomechanical behaviour. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the characteristics of cracked teeth in the East Indian population using CBCT-based radiological assessment of intact cracked teeth. Cracked teeth were more prevalent in males and predominantly affected individuals aged 40–59 years, with maxillary first molars being the most commonly involved teeth. Most cracks extended to the apical third of the root and were frequently associated with combined endodontic-periodontal pathology. Thus, data shows the demographic and radiographic patterns of cracked teeth, emphasising the importance of early CBCT-based diagnosis and timely intervention for improved prognosis.

Keywords

Cracked tooth, cone beam computed tomography, root fracture, split tooth

Citation

Chhabra et al. Bioinformation 22(8): 4947-4950 (2026)

Edited by

Ritik Kashwani

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.