How to Temporarily Replace a Tooth Filling
- 1). Look for the early signs of having lost a filling or dislodged a crown: pain when cold air, food, liquids or your tongue touch the tender area.
- 2). Wash your hands thoroughly with antiseptic soap.
- 3). Put on latex gloves if you are treating someone other than yourself.
- 4). Prepare a mixture to use as temporary filling if you do not have a premixed temporary filling compound from your dentist. A standard mixture available with some first aid kits is a mix of zinc oxide powder and oil of cloves, but you can improvise by rolling a ball of sugarless gum, ski wax or candle wax.
- 5). Rinse the mouth thoroughly with disinfected water.
- 6). Apply a drop of oil of cloves (also known as "eugenol") to the hole in the mouth. This will reduce the pain.
- 7). Roll the temporary filling into a small ball and place the ball gently into the exposed area, making certain to cover any exposed tissue.
- 8). Bite down, lining the tooth up with the tooth above or below it.
- 9). Wait for the filling to harden if you are using a premixed filling or a mixture of zinc oxide powder and oil of cloves.
- 10
Evacuate immediately and see a dentist.
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