While missing a tooth in the front of your mouth can be cute when you’re a kid, you want to avoid it at all costs once you’re an adult. Having a gap in your smile impairs you both functionally and aesthetically. Your front teeth are the most important element of your smile, so when one part of that is missing, it’s quite noticeable. As soon as you lose your tooth, you’ll want to begin formulating a plan to replace it. One of the best ways to do so is with dental implants. But do they work to replace a front tooth? Let’s find out.

You’re relaxing at home and enjoying a lollipop when you get to the very end of the sucker, so you decide to go ahead and bite off the last bit. Suddenly you hear a crunch that’s much louder than you think it should be. A second later, a spark of pain shoots through your mouth. You spit out what remains of the lollipop to find that a piece of your tooth has broken off! You’ve heard that you should place the pieces of a chipped tooth in milk, but is there really any truth to that? Keep reading to find out.