Could you "repair" a broken tooth or repack a filling when you are out and about?
Given that you may be several days out before you could get medical help?
Given that you may be several days out before you could get medical help?
Dental woes
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I keep a dental repair kit in my backpack. As to whether I could make the repair would depend on how good the instructions are that come with the kit. 
I hate dentists. Especially the needle bit!
Several years ago I had a hole that needed filling, but I was about to travel & didn't have time to go to the dentist first. Honest!
I went & bought a repair kit, took care to follow the instructions, and that filling lasted me about 8 years!
Mind you, not having had professional attention the tooth had to be crowned. Probably cost me a LOT more than if I'd bitten the bullet & gone when I returned from my trip.
Several years ago I had a hole that needed filling, but I was about to travel & didn't have time to go to the dentist first. Honest!
I went & bought a repair kit, took care to follow the instructions, and that filling lasted me about 8 years!
Mind you, not having had professional attention the tooth had to be crowned. Probably cost me a LOT more than if I'd bitten the bullet & gone when I returned from my trip.
I absolutely hate dentists after a bad childhood experience. Anyway I moved to a new area a few years back and my front crown fell out. I went to the dental hospital who put it back and they told me it was temporary crown-it had lasted 2 years. It kept falling out before I managed to register with a new dentist and I went through several dental repair kits before I found one that was any good. The lifesystems one is pretty bad-go to a chemist and buy a decent travellers kit with enough filling material in a wee tub to do several fillings and it's the best so far. The filling material will fix crowns almost permanently and certainly fill fillings that last several months. I've used mine alot and it's worth its weight in gold as I hate going to the dentist!
i've had one of my wisdom teeth out today at 15:00
the stuffs worn off now and it's killing me!
they had to cut it out and stitch it back up
the worse bit was at the end cos all the stuff was laid out on a tray
covered in blood
the stuffs worn off now and it's killing me!
they had to cut it out and stitch it back up
the worse bit was at the end cos all the stuff was laid out on a tray
covered in blood
Yeah - I went through that as well! Twice!
I took the teeth home and tried to make a pendant out of them but broke them trying to drill them!
John
I took the teeth home and tried to make a pendant out of them but broke them trying to drill them!
John
Super glue works.
bung some in the hole and use a finger to put water or spit on it (accelerant) before shutting your mouth.
bung some in the hole and use a finger to put water or spit on it (accelerant) before shutting your mouth.
BOD
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
kb31 said:i've had one of my wisdom teeth out today at 15:00
the stuffs worn off now and it's killing me!
I feel for you i had 3 taken out at hospital about 2 and a half weeks ago still a bit of swelling!
as soon as all the anesthetic wears off you feel better not sure why but it does not feel so bad.
chin up,
lou
You can get Dental Repair Kits for about 8 quid that include filling, tools, clove oil, etc. I carry one but - luckily - have never had to use it.
I think Lifesystems do one.
You can do repairs but, as usual with these things, it's always worth having a proper check-up when you get back, otherwise you'll probably be in for a mountain of pain.
Eggs. Suck. Teach.
I think Lifesystems do one.
You can do repairs but, as usual with these things, it's always worth having a proper check-up when you get back, otherwise you'll probably be in for a mountain of pain.
Eggs. Suck. Teach.
Boots and Superdrug do kits which are pretty good for a patchup job
Be wary of using superglue/araldite/evostick - all have been tried with often 'interesting' results for all concerned:
Chemical burns
finger glued to crown
denture glued to teeth nearby
and most impressively......
upper and lower dentures glued to both patient and each other (had to be sectioned in the patients mouth and removed in several pieces)
If you're going somewhere interesting then get things fixed before you go.
Be wary of using superglue/araldite/evostick - all have been tried with often 'interesting' results for all concerned:
Chemical burns
finger glued to crown
denture glued to teeth nearby
and most impressively......
upper and lower dentures glued to both patient and each other (had to be sectioned in the patients mouth and removed in several pieces)
If you're going somewhere interesting then get things fixed before you go.
yes, and you get teeth that are a perfect shade of red (make sure to match them to your lipstick!
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