Is there a dentist in the house?

[Andy in Sig]

Morning All.

A crown parted company from one of my teeth last night. It pops back on quite easily but won't stay there. Therefore my question is: is it OK to secure said crown with a blob of superglue or cyanoacrylate modelling glue or is this dangerous and I must hang on until I can see a dentist?

 

[Keith Oates]

See a dentist must be the safe answer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Melvil]

You can buy specific kits in the chemist that have the glue to stick a crown back temporarily and perhaps disinfect etc. but as Keith says, get on the blower and book an appointment with the dentist as soon as you can.

 

[tdr1nka]

The thing to remember with Superglue is that the bond can be weakened or broken with hot water, thus the warm wet conditions in your mouth are not suitable for it to work as you would like. Plus the last thing you want to do is to glue your tounge to your teeth inadvertantly!
Get thee to a dentist man!

T x

 

[bonj2]

The thing to remember with Superglue is that the bond can be weakened or broken with hot water, thus the warm wet conditions in your mouth are not suitable for it to work as you would like. Plus the last thing you want to do is to glue your tounge to your teeth inadvertantly!
Get thee to a dentist man!

T x

it can also be corroded by mud.

 

[Keith Oates]

it can also be corroded by mud.

Haven't I heard something about this before!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[girofan]

Go for it Andy! I had a boss some years ago who did this very thing, and it lasted 2 weeks. Unfortunately the first appointment he could obtain was 3 weeks later!
Unless you go private, it seems to be the norm for a consultation.
If it does glue your mouth shut, your partner will no doubt take maximum advantage.

 

[Abitrary]

geodentistry

 

[snorri]

To a dentist, no superglue, for the reasons given by Tdr1nka.

Does the NHS provide an outreach service for expats in Germany?

 

[palinurus]

I used to spend too much money in my LBS so I learned to do basic jobs on my bike. I think picking up some basic dentistry skills would be very useful too. Is there something like the Park Tools website, only for teeth?

 

[dangerousjules]

be very careful putting super glue in your gob, my work colleaugue did a DIY job on chiped bit of tooth and gave himself chemical poisoning!

 

[redcogs]

You might try nailing it on with a sharp spike using a two pound hammer..

If that fails, white hot molten lead dripped onto root might do the trick as a temp measure, but be aware that you may experience some slight discomfort during application.

 

[Slowgrind]

Bostick! Well it stuck the knob back on our kettle and it`s not come off yet!

 

[Abitrary]

Bostick! Well it stuck the knob back on our kettle and it`s not come off yet!

I'd go with the Bostick. Plus that kettle will be subjected to extreme heat temperatures, unlike a human mouth (unless they're a fire-eater or something).

 

[k-dog]

I had a temporary bridge thing a few years ago while I was waiting for my gums to settle so I could get the proper ceramic one and before that I had a really quick mould of my original teeth stuck in to last the week it took them to make the good temporary one.

The dentist told me that it may come loose before next Friday. Sure enough at work on Thursday night it fell out leaving me looking like an ice hockey player. He had told me to just give it a dab with clear nail polish and that would hold it for a couple of days.

Nipped to the chemist across the road and did that and had one of the most painful experiences I had had - nail polish on raw flesh is a little uncomfortable to say the least.

Didn't seem very sticky either.