Why may my dentist use a tempory filling?

Answer 1

It takes time to do a filling properly, a temporary filling takes very little time to do but stops any further deterioration in the cavity. So the filling can be done when the dentist has the time to make a good job of it

Answer 2

When I've had temporary fillings in the past it's been because the cavities have been large and painful and I've gone to the dentist with a toothache. Basically, when a cavity is deep, it can damage the nerve of the tooth and you might end up needing a root canal. If the dentist drills out the cavity and puts in a temporary filling, it gives the tooth a chance to recover from the trauma and sometimes it will be fine, in which case the temporary filling is replaced with a regular one. But other times, the pain doesn't settle because the cavity has been too deep, and then the dentist will have to do a root canal. Also, they can put medicated temporary fillings in for deep cavities, they have something in them that soothes the nerve in the tooth.

Answer 3

A temporary filling could be used for several reasons. One, it could be used to get you through until you can afford or are ready for further treatment. This generally isn't recommended as temporary fillings are just that, temporary. :) It is also mostly used when a root canal is being performed. Sometimes a general dentist can't complete a root canal, so he will put in a temporary filling until you see an endodontist to have the root canal completed.

Answer 4

You may receive a temporary filling if:

Your treatment requires more than one appointment
Your dentist wants to wait for a short period of time for the tooth to heal
You have a deep filling and the pulp becomes exposed during treatment
You need emergency dental treatment

Answer 5

A temporary filling is done intially to check any abnormality is caused to the tooth or face due to use of foreign body. If there is any problem to the patient than it can be removed easily.it also helps in preventing any infection or permanant damage.After a span of few weeks if there is no problem than your dentist will proceed for permanant filling of your choice like silver, gold etc etc.

Answer 6

They might want to wait on results from an xray to see if there is an absess or other problems before they put a permanent filling it.

Temporarty fillings can last months, they jsut wear down faster than real fillings

Answer 7

so they can check on the tooth if you have had emergency treatment ie root canal treatment to make sure of adequete drainge, you are not normally charged for a tempory filling

Answer 8

My old dentist used to do that it used to cost me for a temporary filling then the following week it cost again for a proper filling
I changed my dentist
My new dentist doesn`t do temporary fillings i think its a con

Answer 9

Mine did after performing a root canal. He needed to be sure there was no infection before proceeding with crowning the tooth.

The new "painless" dentistry causes the dentist to take things more slowly than they used to. My root canal took 4 visits to from diagnosis to final porcelain crown, but I never experienced any meaningful pain.

Answer 10

he will use a temp one for a short period of time to make sure you dont need any root treatment. No good going through the procedure of a permanent one just incase it has to come back out.