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Hey, im in a bit of a predicament, is there anyone out there that can help me with a problem..
a while back a 'dentist' gave me a filling, Half of it fell out a week ago, the rest today, now theres a massive hole in my tooth, it doesnt hurt but it seems like it will if i leave it too long. im gonna try get an appointment for saturday, but what should i do until then? stuff it with something to stop food getting stuck in it?? its horrible.
also, i keep spitting out blood. not much, just here and there. not good
so yeah what shud i dooooo
and i cant go to dentist until at least saturday
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motbob
United States12546 Posts
I am sure there are better places online for dental advice than TL.
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usually tl has a good feedback on medical problems..
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Not much you can do I'm assuming. Just make sure to keep it clean until your appointment.
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Fill it with pieces of candy, that should keep the bad germs and acids out.
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Keep it clean and avoid eating stuff that could hurt your tooth, that would be my tip anyway.
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Don't eat sticky foods, chew things on the other side of your mouth, drink lots of water, and just go easy on that tooth/keep it clean in general would be my suggestions.
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Hong Kong20321 Posts
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I had this happen yesterday hurt like a bitch fucking hell, dentist fixed it same day though.
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On June 29 2009 20:30 alffla wrote: "dentist" ??
doctor of teeth
Thanks for all your suggestions.
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Germany2762 Posts
what is a 'dentist' ?! o_O
sounds like some kind of shaman with the ' ' surrounding it -.-
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Just two more: Buy one of those mouth wash but it should be one with Chlorhexidine as it is a great disinfectant.
two: use dental floss to clean the hole if or when food does stick in. You can use them for your whole mouth too.
dentist is a medical worker who is specialized in tooth and mouth deceases. The word comes from the Latin word dens, dentis which means tooth in English.
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On June 29 2009 20:26 alpskomleko wrote: Fill it with pieces of candy, that should keep the bad germs and acids out. lol
one of m porcelin fillings on a molar cracked while I was eating chicken at a restaurant one day. I thought it was the ghetto chicken but it was my tooth. Now its all sharp and probably getting a cavity. It doesn't hurt/bleed though.
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Seriously i think i should fill it with bread or something, harden it a bit and keep it closed.. worrying that il be bleeding from the mouth for like 5 days
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Germany2762 Posts
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On June 29 2009 21:25 Vex wrote: Seriously i think i should fill it with bread or something, harden it a bit and keep it closed.. worrying that il be bleeding from the mouth for like 5 days
Filling it with bread is a bad idea, bread = sugar.
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surely you must be able to get an earlier appointment? tried another dentis? apart from that i agree that schould schould use a chlorhexidin mouthwash.
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This actually happened to me once. I just left it like that for maybe 7-8 months until a dentist fixed it when I was serving my time in the army. it's all good now.
I just ate and drank whatever I wanted with no extra care towards the hole. Just regular brushing. Sometimes I would get sweet stuff in there and it would hurt like hell.
So yeah no big deal just having to wait a week to get it fixed.
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Meanwhile, plug it with your finger to make sure nothing gets in there.
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Ask your dentist on the phone? If there's anything you need to do/avoid doing, he should be able to tell you. And asking for medical advice over the internet isn't a good idea.
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