My front tooth broke in half. It had a root canal done. When it broke I pulled out a piece of cotton. Would have cotton in there make it weak since it didn’t have a real filling?

My dentist had given me the first part of my root canal, no infection but was in pain due to tooth trama (back molar) , anyway, my tooth and nerve were aggrevated so bad that I had a lot of drainage, so he only covered with a cotton swab and i go back on Monday, this was done Thursday. Is it ok to have a cotton swap in the tooth without a temp covering? I was told if I had a covering that gas could build up and i’d be in more pain until it was finished. Also, can bacteria build up on the cotton swab and cause toxic shock syndrome if the same swab is left for a few days? thanks!

I had a tooth infection and do a hole was drilled to drain the abcess and then t perform root canal. I was given many small pieces of cotton wool also to put in the whole so food doesnt get stuck in it and to drain the infection. I have to change it multiple times a day!

hi am having a problem with my front teeth ave got a false 1 an its hurtingme ave had it for years also ave a hole in me front tooth how much wud itcost me 2 fix them i hate smiling thanks

bout one hole in myteeth. I fixed it last week in other country, – front teeth, – they putteda plug on it, but i was biting some plastic thing – and now it has a 1mm x1 mm hole. Im sorry about my bad english. Could you tell me please how muchaprox. would cost to fix it? Cheers

Forty years ago, my dentist would put little pieces of cotton into my fillings with tweezers, mash it down, then use silver. I was a kid, and didn’t question it. When I changed dentists at 18, my new dentist showed me x-rays of cavities growing deep beneath my fillings. I’ve had to have several root canals over the years because the cavities were so deep.

The “cotton” dentist gained a reputation as a quack for other reasons. So please don’t brush aside J’s concern. In the movie “How to Marry a Millionaire”, the character played by Marilyn Monroe talks of a dentist and says “Of course his fillings are mostly cotton”, so it’s not unheard of.

Pregnant with a hole in a wisdom tooth keeps coming out keep having it filled and every time it comes out I always get a chunk of cotton wall come out with it too is this really normal practice???

I’m almost 39 and have never had any fillings but my dentist told me today I finally need three. Two on the sides of my left back teeth and one on the top of my right back tooth. I’ve asked for composite as I have a compromised immune system and am worried about mercury. My dentist is an nhs dentist and I’m wondering if he is likely to have done a lot of composite fillings? I’m reading some horror stories about them not being performed correctly and causing a lot of post op pain. Also I would like to get my teeth whitened and don’t know whather this should be done first or not? I would appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.

It depends where the filling are if they are on the front teteh have your teteh whitend first do not worry you will be fine.

Is it safe and do you recommend for my child who is 6 year old to get CEREC instead of stainless steel because he has 4 cavities

CEREC is just another material to restore teeth. There is no contraindication to CEREC or stainless steel. There may be a difference in cost. CEREC will look better. Discuss with the dentist the different options to restore the teeth and pick the one that meets your needs esthetically as well as financially

I had two fillings on Monday last, nice dentist, no real problem experienced DURING treatment. He gave me two injections, and my mouth only recovered feeling really by Wednesday p.m. I then noticed that I have a very bad metally kind of taste in my mouth all the time which is unpleasant, and the backs of my teeth are like sandpaper..rough and unpolished. Surely this is not right? Should they not have been buffed and polished before I left the dentists surgery? I am worried as to what I am swallowing into my system and cannot get an appointment until after the bank holiday. Please can you help and advise me? I would be most grateful.Thank you.

I’m sure it won’t do any harm but go back next week and get them to check the fillings

Hi.I has my teeth refilling 1week ago.Now it’s itching between my teeth.What could be the cause?

I’ve had two root canals done recently and in both cases cotton wool was found under the filling. It’s shocking that this practice is used and I’m convinced this is what leads to root canals and abscesses. Is this a not spoke of practice from devious dentist or are they just old school?