Dental Cement or something strong needed to reattach Dental Composite broken off from front tooth?

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A friend had his front upper incisor bonded by a


dentist with dental composite, and after two years


or so the composite popped out when he bit into


some hard candy.





He managed to save the composite chip that


broke off, and it fits back in perfectly. He knows


he needs to see a Dentist, but wants to know if


there is a really good "dental cement" that would


hold it for a while -- so his mangled-looking front


tooth won't show until he can search out a good


dentist, sign up, set an app't, etc., which could take


2-3 weeks or more.





He'd like a product that's "made" for reattaching


dental composite, if at all possible -- rather than


one of the "super glues" or cements found in


Hardware stores.





Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Dental Cement or something strong needed to reattach Dental Composite broken off from front tooth?
First of all your friend will have to see a dentist. He's the only one to repair the tooth. You do not want to cement the composite back to the tooth, it will not stay. Any time you have composite fillings especially on front teeth you must use a fork and knife to cut your food rather than biting into something. Its very easy to replace the composite and it should be very inexpensive. Don't waste good money on trying to fix it yourself, you may do more harm than good. Please take my advice and see your dentist. Good Luck
Reply:Re-attaching that chipped piece even if it fits "exact" is kind of like building a sandcastle next to the ocean at high tide, the glue will wash out, if you are lucky enough to place it correctly and it just won't stay in place anyway, it will pop off again as soon as he bites down on anything, not to mention that any of the over-the-counter cements are TOXIC and if he is really lucky he won't glue his fingers or lip to the filling.


Bit the bullet and get into a dentist as soon as he can. Depending on how large that chunk of filling is the dentist may recommend a crown instead, especially if it has only been two years since it was placed .


Good luck
Reply:In a word, no. The over the counter cements he is thinking of would be to recement a crown (cap) back to a tooth.Sorry I can't give you a better option!





JAMRDH -a dental hygienist
Reply:A temporary cement your friend can TRY is called Dentemp, and can be found in pharmacies. I put caps on 'try', since it may not work at all since it's to recement crowns/bridges temporarily until patients can be seen by their dentist. It's also used as a temporary filling material.





There isn't a product manufactured for reattacing composite restorations.





Your friends best bet is to have the filling replaced before more damage is done to the tooth and more of the composite breaks off...





Best of luck!





:)



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