2006-09-15 03:06:56 · 17 answers · asked by pointviewman 1 in Health ➔ Dental
You can use Super Glue ONE TIME ONLY to hold the tooth in place until it is convenient to take it for proper repair. You really must be careful to get the tooth EXACTLY in the proper position. Super Glue seems to hold up for 3 or 4 weeks in the mouth (a hostile environment, if you think about it), but then it finally dissolves. I say "ONE TIME ONLY," because it also seems to attack the plastic with repeated use. When this has been done, the mating surfaces of the fracture become rough and then it is not possible for the dentist or technician to line them up exactly right and the repair is more difficult and perhaps more expensive. If anyone uses Super Glue to repair a broken denture base and violates this "ONE TIME ONLY" rule, it might even make the denture impossible to repair, so DON'T DO IT!
Are you getting my point that you can use Super Glue ONE TIME ONLY before you have it fixed properly? Thank you.
There are kits to repair dentures sold in the drug store and on eBay that are pretty much the same materials I have in the office. The only thing lacking is the experience required to do it right. You can count on screwing it up a couple of times before you know what you are doing.
2006-09-15 05:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How bad is it broke? If it is just a tooth come out, then yes. I fix these things daily. But if it broke in half, that may be unrepairable. I wouldn't try to do it at home though. You need to take it to a dentist who does in office denture repairs. Everytime that I have seen a patient try to fix their own denture, they just screwed it up worse.
2006-09-15 10:23:04 · answer #2 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depending on the extent of the damage, if its just a matter of pasting a tooth back, then you just have to ask a denturist what kind of glue they use so that you can do it yourself, dont gamble on just getting any glue, it has to be a glue intended for dentures because a regular glue may have some chemical reactions to the body system
however, if the damage will need a repair beyond your capacity to do yourself, then i suggest you go to a denturists, they are licensed specialists that make, repair and fit dentures
2006-09-15 10:18:18 · answer #3 · answered by sheikaella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how it's broken...the plate itself, a tooth? A tooth can be repaired temporarily, a plate however, needs to be seen by your dentist or denturist for repair. Crazy gluing something like this just won't work and can cause your mouth tissue to become inflammed.
You can check the net for denture repair kits but I think it's best to simply have your dentist/denturist repair for you.
Good luck
2006-09-15 10:10:21 · answer #4 · answered by dustiiart 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
By going to the dentist. You really could superglue it, but that's not the best scenario. You could end up with slow chemical poisoning or your dentures could become extremely ncomfortable.
2006-09-15 10:10:08 · answer #5 · answered by Ryan F 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Geez I dunno. Denture repair kit from a drugstore maybe? I guess is depends on how bad it is. I never got a set after I had my teeth pulled so I haven't had to deal with that.
2006-09-15 10:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Jen D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have on the market denture fix
i use it all the time and it's not heard to use
it's about 12 dollars
2006-09-15 10:14:57 · answer #7 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mines been broken for 3 yrs. its a little piece on the back, but i lost it. my husband used superglue on his, but it depends on how large a break it is. i'll have to go to the dentist.
2006-09-15 10:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by recyclingmamma@sbcglobal.net 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Super glue
2006-09-15 10:08:27 · answer #9 · answered by debra_har 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Like go see a dentist.. Helllloooooo
2006-09-15 10:09:27 · answer #10 · answered by prizelady88 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋