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Your PPOT resident periodontist here.

Here's what's on the menu:

1.) Crown lengthening/Crown...may or may not need root canal, will probably need core buildup
2.) Extraction/implant...may or may not need bone graft first
3.) Extraction no replacement
4.) Extraction/conventional bridge using the adjacent teeth
5.) Extraction/removable partial denture...silly to do this for one tooth but it's an option.

Since it was an acute fracture there is probably minimal risk in waiting until Tuesday. As said above, keep the area clean and do warm salt water rinses a few times per day. Eat on the other side, but you are probably already doing that.

Then get to the root of the issue...if you are fracturing a virgin tooth...why? Clearly it very likely had years of occlusal (bite) overload, barring some malformation in the enamel and dentin, which would be rare. Is your bite off? Do you clench and grind (well we all do to some degree)? Does your bite need to be equilibrated? Do you need a bite splint? Would orthodontics help? Is this the first of several? I think an examination of the possible root causes (no pun intended) is in order...at least that's what I do in my practice.

Good luck!!
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