Broken tooth

[Disney Bear]

Hi

I’ve had a broken tooth for 6 weeks now (really broken - front half gone) Avoided eating on it but now for the last three days I am getting a throbbing pain and I think it might have moved.

Anyone got any suggestions or been through something similar?

Dentists are closed and when I called they said to go to A&E but only if bleeding and in sever pain.

Not sure I can keep up with the pain medication for about 6 weeks - anyone know when dentists might open again? Thanks 🙏

[disney332]

Hopefully soon and it must dovetail in with hairdressers

Dentists closing has been one of the biggest issues of the lockdown. I have been eating mush for 10 weeks. My back tooth is Broken but thankfully no pain.

Disney332

[megaflyer]

My dentist isn’t closed - in England you are advised to call your dentist for emergency treatment (which this is - I had a broken tooth repaired by a overlay being made then fitted a week later during lockdown )

[jdouds]

Ring dentist or go to hospital

[Hillbilly]

I broke a tooth on Monday evening. Phoned my dentist on Tuesday morning and had it sorted Tuesday afternoon.
Ring your dentist as most are doing emergency treatment.

[paw]

I broke a back tooth (Filled) the second week of lockdown. I am very aware of it, a deep light ache but not acute. I phoned the dentist and they advised buying temporary filling material as I wasn’t classed as an emergency. They had sent an email out a few days before asking everyone to get an emergency dental kit together, luckily I did it immediately because a few days later you couldn’t buy the stuff for love or money.

Anyway, I have been putting in the filling material every couple of days as the side of the tooth has gone and I can’t pack it in. At least it is tiding me over. They sent a further email yesterday to say once open people who had been in contact would get priority - don’t think I’m bad enough for that yet as there are others in more pain.

[Disney Bear]

Thanks everyone - I have the emergency kit - bought it 6 weeks ago but wasn’t sure if I could make things worse by trying to use it and as the side had fine I didn’t know if it would stick.

@paw - any tips - not even sure which bits of the kit to use.

Really don’t feel it’s bad enough to go to hospital but I will try calling dentist again as the pain has now started.

Anyone know how it would work if I called an NHS dentist I’m not registered with? My actual dentist is a private school be and they have just lived - and previously advised just to go to A &E.

[disney332]

No dentists in my part of the world.

30 mile drive to the ‘i will die if its not sorted clinic’

Disney332

[britishgirl]

Originally Posted by megaflyer

My dentist isn’t closed - in England you are advised to call your dentist for emergency treatment (which this is - I had a broken tooth repaired by a overlay being made then fitted a week later during lockdown )

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you have been very lucky I broke a tooth around 6 week ago,the dentist refused to do anything except take it out and then only if causing pain,luckily no pain yet but doubt it can be saved now

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Originally Posted by britishgirl

you have been very lucky I broke a tooth around 6 week ago,the dentist refused to do anything except take it out and then only if causing pain,luckily no pain yet but doubt it can be saved now

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I heard from a dentist friend that they've been told under no circumstances are they allowed to use drills.

So the only option they have is pliers or anti-biotics. They hate not being able to save teeth that would otherwise be viable.

A lot of dentists aren't even doing extractions, as what happens if it fails and the tooth shards and some is left in? Usually they'd pull out the drill, but that's not an option, so anti-biotics is the way most are going (and they can prescribe these over a phone consultation)