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Summary: Tooth fillings can be temporarily replaced with temporary filling material found at the pharmacy. Discover how to temporarily replace a tooth filling with tips from a licensed dental assistant in this free video series on dental health and oral hygiene.
Michelle McPhail has been a licensed dental assistant for more than seven years. At My Solutionz, she is the office coordinator and treatment coordinator. McPhail keeps everyone, even...read more
"Do you have a filling that recently fell out of your mouth? Well, my name's Michelle and I'm dental assistant with Solutionz and I'm going to explain to you on how to temporarily replace a tooth filling. One of the great ways on how to do so is you might want to go to the pharmacy they have different type of products that you can replace a temporary tooth filling as far as like a fix a dent material or an actual temporary filling material. You would just want to buy the product, place it in your mouth or on your tooth where the filling fell out, press down on it to put pressure and make sure the temporary filling material stays in there. What you're going to want to do then is going to want to bite down on your back teeth to therefore the material will form to your bite and your won't be hitting on it constantly. But mainly right afterwards you need to go see your general dentists so therefore he would be able to permanently replace it for you. But those are just a few forms and methods an how you can replace a temporary tooth filling."
eHow Article: How to Temporarily Replace a Tooth Filling