Temporary fillings

Temporary fillings

If you've ever had a temporary filling instead of a real one, how long
did it last?

I needed some root canal work in a molar but I didn't have the time or
money so I got a temp. filling. It is white and not silver like my
real fillings.

Re: Temporary fillings

Richard Fangnail wrote:
> If you've ever had a temporary filling instead of a real one, how long
> did it last?
>
> I needed some root canal work in a molar but I didn't have the time or
> money so I got a temp. filling. It is white and not silver like my
> real fillings.


In general, the larger the filling, the greater the chance of
breakdown. Most of these teeth need crowns or onlays--restorations that
cover the chewing surfaces of the tooth. The risk is fracture of the
tooth, likely leading to tooth loss.
If a patient must delay definitive restoration of a tooth, use a
material (resin or amalgam) that will seal the crown of the tooth well.
It is sometimes advisable to shorten the tooth slightly so that there
are smaller chewing forces on the tooth involved.

Steve

Re: Temporary fillings

On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:59:42 -0400, Steven Bornfeld
<dentaltwinmung@earthlink,net > wrote:

>Richard Fangnail wrote:
>> If you've ever had a temporary filling instead of a real one, how long
>> did it last?
>>
>> I needed some root canal work in a molar but I didn't have the time or
>> money so I got a temp. filling. It is white and not silver like my
>> real fillings.
>
>
> In general, the larger the filling, the greater the chance of
>breakdown. Most of these teeth need crowns or onlays--restorations that
>cover the chewing surfaces of the tooth. The risk is fracture of the
>tooth, likely leading to tooth loss.
> If a patient must delay definitive restoration of a tooth, use a
>material (resin or amalgam) that will seal the crown of the tooth well.
> It is sometimes advisable to shorten the tooth slightly so that there
>are smaller chewing forces on the tooth involved.
>
>Steve


Sounds like IRM to me.

Re: Temporary fillings

Depends on case
1- fracture is one risk
2- reinfection

There is questions what diagnosis you had. what kind of temporary dressing
is inside and outside the tooth

best regards kris Polanowski DDS
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> If you've ever had a temporary filling instead of a real one, how long
> did it last?
>
> I needed some root canal work in a molar but I didn't have the time or
> money so I got a temp. filling. It is white and not silver like my
> real fillings.