Temporary tooth fillings

[Aspman]

I lost a filling a few days ago and I can't get an appointment at the dentist until the 7th of January.

I'm not in any pain but I do have a fecking great hole in my tooth :thumbdwn:

I've seen that you can buy temporary tooth cement from Boots etc. Any one ever used this stuff? Does it come out easily when you go for a real one?

I was thinking about it just to keep the hole clean.

[cheezemonkhai]

Guessing they'd drill it out like their own temp filling.

Have you got an NHS hospital with an emergency dentist near you? If so they will do a patch up for you.

[AlphaPapa]

I had a temporary filling put in by a dentist, when i went for the proper one following a rather bad root canal he just drilled it out, i would imagine he would just do the same. I also had to stuff the hole with little balls of cotton wool that i changed twice a day to keep the hole clean, Sound weird but you dont notice it.

[Aspman]

Guessing they'd drill it out like their own temp filling.

Have you got an NHS hospital with an emergency dentist near you? If so they will do a patch up for you.

There is a dental hospital in Dundee but I'd have to take the day off on the chance of getting something done. If I was in pain I'd do it.

I might get one of the packs and give it a go. I mean 'DIYdentistry' what could go wrong?

[AlphaPapa]

[elegance1.8T]

there is a local walk-in centre near me that you can phone that morning and get an appointment that day, I got a temporary filling and it cost £16.20, it's worth asking if there is a bardoc nearby