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Half a filling came out...

  • 15-05-2006 6:52pm
    #1
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I was just eating a fruit pastille and half a filling came out. There's no pain, but I can feel the spot with my teeth. If I go to the dentist (shock horror), will he have to remove the whole filling and redo it? Or can he just replace the bit that fell out?


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  • #2
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    I think its always best get the whole thing removed and replaced....filling tend not to fall out for no reason...maybe there is some decay underneeth or the cavity is not the correct shape to retain a filling.....get it all removed seewhats underneath and get it replaced.


  • #3
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Hey Faith,

    Go to the dentist and get it seen to. I had the same happen in November when I was in Thailand, I didn't trust the Dentists over there, so I bought a quick dental repair kit from the local equivilant of Boots, it's like a type of putty that hardens quickly. Washed my mouth with Listerine and pushed in the clay. I got it seen to when I came home, but you'd be suprised at the amount of bacteria that got in while it was uncovered for even a short while.

    IMHO, and experience, the Dentist will just drill away what's there, and any additional decay, and re-fill. No biggie :-)

    Owen.


  • #4
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Cheers guys. I guess I'm due for a check-up anyway :(


  • #5
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,661 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Well, that was absolutely horrendous...

    And he managed to find another 2 cavities while he was there. Fecker and his fancy X-rays.


  • #6
    eth0_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭eth0_


    Good thing that filling fell out then, if those cavities had developed you could have been in lots of pain!


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  • #7
    Doomspell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,838 ✭✭✭Doomspell


    I hate dentists.....mostly because my teeth are incredibly sensitive, for example, I had to get a filling so he gave me an anesthetic but I could still feel my mouth so he gave me a second dose, but I could still feel him drilling into my teeth:( I asked for more but he said that is un-advised....it hurt:(


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