its giving me an annoying feeling. it seems someone has locked one side of my mouth. n all other teeth seem shaky. i wanted to call her n ask, but today its sunday which means she is close. the clay has hardened. so i dont know wat to do now.
2007-12-02 08:39:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
If the dentist put 'clay' into your tooth, it's a temp filling and means that the tooth is in tough shape. The purpose may be to try to calm the nerve of the tooth so you won't need a root canal. So, my advice would be LEAVE IT ALONE!!! Give the nerve the best chance possible to calm down! Unless you're hankering for a root canal just in time for Christmas! HO HO HO=)
2007-12-02 11:00:17 · answer #1 · answered by bundanator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree that it sounds like a temporary filling, but it's not gutta percha... gutta percha is a filling material used for teeth that have had root canal treatment... it's probably Cavit or IRM, which are temporary sedative fillings, that was placed in there...
If you try to and successfully remove it, your tooth will hurt. Leave it alone and follow the instructions she gave you concerning the next step in getting this tooth taken care of.
:)
2007-12-02 08:57:10 · answer #2 · answered by CDA~NY 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Did you just get braces? That's extra glue, not clay. You can pick it out with your fingernails or eat something sticky or brush it out if that's the case. If it isn't becasue of braces, it is there for a reason and leave it alone.
2007-12-02 09:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by -Liz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a temporary filling (gutta percha). It's there for a reason. Don't remove it. Call tomorrow and ask what to do.
2007-12-02 08:51:44 · answer #4 · answered by doodlebug 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait til monday. it's only a few hours.
2007-12-02 08:51:16 · answer #5 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋