Temporary crown cement?

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Has anyone used it and does it work?
Stuff like Recap-it and Dentemp is available in most chemists but I was wondering if they were worth the money, do the hold a crown on for any length of time?

brook2jack2

The clue is in the name temporary cement. It is designed to be weak enough you can take the crown off easily afterwards. It is ok for a few days , perhaps a couple of weeks. For some people it just won't hold the crown in at all and for a very few it can last a good amount of time. 

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Some of the reviews are not that great but I don't see the dentist agin until the end of June and even then there is no guarantee that he will be working on that tooth

If I thought it works I would be willing to re-apply the cement a number of times to see me through.

Toothsmith

A lost crown, whilst not an 'emergency' really should be sorted out by a dentist as soon as possible. I would ring up your practice and get an appointment to have this seen to as soon as you can. 

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Toothsmith said:

A lost crown, whilst not an 'emergency' really should be sorted out by a dentist as soon as possible. I would ring up your practice and get an appointment to have this seen to as soon as you can. 

I did and it was looked at and was dismissed in favour of a missing filling which is going to get done at the end of June, no date has been set for the crown.


Ringing the practice is a whole other kettle of fish, their phone line is permenantly busy, not that you get an engaged tone, no, you are put on hold then 3 minutes later you get a message telling you that the lines are very busy and to call back later.

Silvertabby

I lost a crown during the first lockdown, and rang our dentist to ask if they sold the temporary cement.

I was told no, as using it could cause even more damage. My 'post' is a shaped tooth, rather than a metal implant, so if it was damaged it could mean having to drill the whole thing out and starting again.

For that reason, my dentist classed it as an emergency, and I was able to go to the surgery to have it fixed properly.

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Seems like I need to find a new dentist, one that possibly cares a little bit more about their patients rather than what treatment they can fit into a half hour appointment.

Toothsmith

duncanthedog said:

Toothsmith said:

A lost crown, whilst not an 'emergency' really should be sorted out by a dentist as soon as possible. I would ring up your practice and get an appointment to have this seen to as soon as you can. 

I did and it was looked at and was dismissed in favour of a missing filling which is going to get done at the end of June, no date has been set for the crown.


Ringing the practice is a whole other kettle of fish, their phone line is permenantly busy, not that you get an engaged tone, no, you are put on hold then 3 minutes later you get a message telling you that the lines are very busy and to call back later.

Has the dentist seen the lost crown then?

There are all sorts of things that can affect what order of priority is placed on which treatments. Your dentist has seen these and I haven't, so they have a huge advantage over me there.

If the dentist didn't stick it back on when they saw you, then chances are it isn't just a simple 'stick it back' job, and more is needed. If that's the case, it's very unlikely any over-the-counter temporary cement will hold it for very long at all.

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The crown is what is left of the bridge that was broken and came out, the other end is completely finished and will need extracted but the good end could have been fixed back on as a single crown as that peg is intact and looks to me to be in good condition.
I feel that the peg may get damaged the longer the crown is off it and that could mean I lose that tooth as well.
He has already said that I will need a denture fitted to replace the bridge.

newretiree

When one of my crowns came off last May I was told by my dental practice to reattach it myself using one of the kits sold in the chemists. It is still attached almost a year on!

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newretiree said:

When one of my crowns came off last May I was told by my dental practice to reattach it myself using one of the kits sold in the chemists. It is still attached almost a year on!

Which kit was it, do you remember?