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duncan1979
duncan1979

I recently had fillings in one of my teeth. I didn't eat for a day afterwards but the filling still came out - it never seemed to harden properly and just crumbled away. Does this often happen ? Did the dentist not do it properly , should I go back and ask them to do it again - is there a stronger thing they can use for the filling that will stay hard or something?

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  • Sinusprob
    Sinusprob duncan1979

    Posted

    Hi Duncan, you should absolutely go back I've never heard of that happening. Did your dentist use the enamel (the white material) or something else?
  • mrsmop
    mrsmop duncan1979

    Posted

    I agree, you should go back.  Was it only a temporary filling for some reason?
  • duncan1979
    duncan1979

    Posted

    I presumed it wasn't temporary - the thing is, the tooth was copletely broken at one end so it wasn't just a tooth that had a filling put in the middle, maybe this was why it came loose? I can't remember what happened when I had fillings as a kid but it seemed like whatever they used didn't harden properly - it was white stuff they used  - I made sure I didn't eat for at least a day afterwards but when I reached to the tooth to check it a couple of days later, it had gone - there was some left and it just crumbled away when I touched it, so I presume the rest just did this as soon as anything came into contact with the teeth - I have a few teeth that have broken off leaving just a little bit of the tooth left which I'm getting taken out in a few weeks and also a crown putting on a chipped tooth so I'll ask the dentist about the filling then. Will they just redo it automatically ? - I'm kind of worried they'll tell me it's my fault
  • Sinusprob
    Sinusprob duncan1979

    Posted

    if a filling is done correctly they use a tool which dries the enamel. i know when dentists first started using the enamel they were not doing it correctly as told to me by a dentist and munerous people had problems me being one of them. if it happens again i would find another dentist quickly and someone who comes highly recommended by someone you know. he gets paid for it he's responsible for doing it right. don't let him off the hook.
  • mrsmop
    mrsmop duncan1979

    Posted

    How can it be your fault, Duncan, unless you made a determined effort to destroy the filling and I can't imagine anyone doing that.
  • paulette58773
    paulette58773 duncan1979

    Posted

    that happened to me..you should deffinately go back and have your dentist take a look. They have to fill that back up. The whole point of them filling it is to cover the hole that is there. You do not want that cavatie to get bigger. If it happens again you should deffinitely question it and go for a second opinion somewhere else. Remember money came out of this, so don't feel bad going back. Also sometimes when we get fillings they fill thick at first but then it starts to thin down a bit but it is still there and we don't feel anymore. Just grab a hand held light and look in the mirror to see if you still see the filling. By looking back there you will know.
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