Why did my dentist give me a temporary filling rather than a proper one?!


Question: Why did my dentist give me a temporary filling rather than a proper one!?
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Usually it's because the cavity is very deep and close to the nerve and they are not entirely sure whether a filling will be enough or whether you will end up needing a root canal!. So they drill out the decay and then put a medicated, temporary filling in for a few weeks to try to calm down the nerve!. If you don't get any more pain from the tooth, they will probably just do a proper filling in a few weeks, but if the tooth still causes pain then it generally means that you'll need to have a root canal done!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

A temporary filling usually contains medicine in it, as opposed to a traditional filling!. I think it is because of the make up of this type of filling, that it does not last as long as a traditional filling, hence temporary!.

They are used when the filling is very close to the nerve!.

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u know what!.!. i had one of those done and they are absolutely sh**!.
they just prolong the time until u have to have that tooth removed!.!.

temporary ones are used when a premanent one will seriously damage your tooth!.,!.!.eg it will just break up!.!.!.temporary ones are softer and after so long it will probably have to have that tooth extracted

sorry but ive had thatWww@Answer-Health@Com

Are you sure it's a temporary filling!? It would be very weird to give you a temp filling without a follow up appointment for more work!. I think you need give them a ring to see if it is a temporary filling or if you need more appointments!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Hi it could be a time issue, my dentist put one in once as I had lost a filling and he put in a temporary one and booked a longer appointment to carry out the filling!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its your body(mouth)!.!.always ask ! Whether its doctor or dentist!.I suspect you're young!.!.!.learn to question things!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you'll most probably will have to go back for the proper oneWww@Answer-Health@Com

y dont you ask your dentist Www@Answer-Health@Com





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