Dental Glue

Donaway

One of my lower front teeth has become loose and will fall out sometime soon I cannot pay for dental work so is it possible to do the job myself with dental glue ? and if so what glue would you recommend

merrydance

Not sure about the glue, but one of my caps came out and the dentist charged me £18.50 to stick it back in.

Toothsmith

Of course its possible to do it yourself.

The glue I use generally is called Fuji +. A small pot of it retails for about £55 + VAT. Unfortunately, its only available to dental professionals, but no matter. Unless you know a bit about what you're doing, and can tell its safe to stick it back on, you could do with doing a dental degree anyway.

5 years of a £9000 maintenance loan, plus 5x £9000 tuition fees (assuming you already have decent grade A levels that include chemistry) plus whatever you go into debt above that, and come 2020 you'll be about ready to stick it back on again!

Or - you could just pay the NHS fee, which even if its £240 for a new crown, might seem like a bit better value!

bryanb

Toothsmith wrote: »

Of course its possible to do it yourself.

The glue I use generally is called Fuji +. A small pot of it retails for about £55 + VAT. Unfortunately, its only available to dental professionals, but no matter. Unless you know a bit about what you're doing, and can tell its safe to stick it back on, you could do with doing a dental degree anyway.

5 years of a £9000 maintenance loan, plus 5x £9000 tuition fees (assuming you already have decent grade A levels that include chemistry) plus whatever you go into debt above that, and come 2020 you'll be about ready to stick it back on again!

Or - you could just pay the NHS fee, which even if its £240 for a new crown, might seem like a bit better value!

Yes but the OP has a loose tooth not crown. Easier or what?

Toothsmith

Oh - misread that bit!

That suggests gum disease, so no. The foundations have gone. To treats that yourself you'd probably need asnotherr few years to qualify as a periodontal specialist, but by then the teeth would all be long gone.

Best get to someone already qualified quickly.

Edwardia

I was in a car crash while drinking diet Pepsi from a plastic screw top bottle. Had my seatbelt on, didn't mark my face but my mouth was a mess. Private dentist used dental glue and two teeth fell out even so and had to have more work done.

Toothsmith

Edwardia wrote: »

I was in a car crash while drinking diet Pepsi from a plastic screw top bottle. Had my seatbelt on, didn't mark my face but my mouth was a mess. Private dentist used dental glue and two teeth fell out even so and had to have more work done.

Pepsi is very bad for the teeth!

brook2jack

If I have understood correctly a tooth is loose. There are many reasons why it may be loose ranging from purely oral health problems (gum disease) to general health problems . The reason for the loose tooth needs to be discovered and treated because it has li term consequences for the health of your other teeth and gums and possibly your general health.

You will easily spend more on various over the counter dental glues than on the cost of a dental check up (I presume you are not entitled to free treatment on the grounds of low income).

I would guess if the tooth is loose then it is a long time since you last saw a dentist. Putting a little bit away each week would have been a good idea to budget for this.

I'm other words looking to glue the tooth in is avoiding the reasons why the tooth is loose and ultimately some things should be a priority in budget and health is one of them.

teddysmum

Over £200 is a lot to have to pay and I have decided not to pay this for one of my teeth that needs a crown, as the tooth is not at the front. However, had the tooth been at the front or more than one tooth involved, I'd pay up.


I have had two loose front teeth for over 30 years and they are still there. I think the problem arose through extreme stress at the time , but the degree of looseness does vary and my dentist says there is nothing to be done, so I assume that the only option, after loss would be some kind of denture, as implants are not available on the NHS and are very expensive.


A denture would come into the £200+ price band, but I believe you can pay in instalments.

welshdent

I do not wish to sound flippant but I have never seen extreme stress as a cause of loose teeth unless extreme stress is blunt force trauma or years of chronic inflammation due to plaque. Please do not self diagnose because you will more than likely get it wrong.