Any dentists in the house?

bikeit65

Any?

rolf_f

No but I have some string and a brick if it would help....

bikeit65

Its past that stage

mallorcajeff

if there is a dentist Im not sure they can do much over a forum? whats up?

bikeit65

I got the nerves removed from a tooth yesterday and the dentist put a temporary plug into the hole with some cotton wool type material with an antibiotic, but a while ago the plug came out, will this be okay until i go back in two week to get a cap fitted?

mtbboy101

phone your dentist in the morning, i suspect they might know

bikeit65

No way

MountainMonster

Don't be a pussy

mallorcajeff

i had the same thing kept it clean and waited to go back a week later, as the nerve is now gone there should be no pain. Not recommended but i hear ya!

pinarellokid

MountainMonster wrote:

Don't be a pussy

lol

napoleond

I ride a Cervelo so I'm more than half qualified, what's the problem?

bikeit65

Above

alihisgreat

MountainMonster wrote:

Don't be a pussy

Indeed.

See rule #5

metronome

I'm no dentist...

But without the plug protecting and securing the hole / antibiotic, you're probably running a higher risk of infection.

Phone your dentist and ask the receptionist's advice? You shouldn't incur any charge for a repair on dental work that's just been carried out and failed.

thegreatdivide

My girflriend just had the first part of her root canal treatment done and the wad they put in fell out. She had to go back a couple of days later and have a new one put in. So call the dentist.

keef66

If you want a serious infection, just leave it as it is. Over the next two weeks you'll repeatedly fill the cavity with various foodstuffs, and leave it to decompose in it's own bacterial soup. Since you have no nerves in there to warn you about the developing situation, you'll not realise anything's wrong until you've developed a fair sized abscess. Possibly.

Or you could just pop back to the dentist.

(I'm not a dentist, nor do I ride a Cervelo, but I do have rubbish teeth so have a lot of experience of dentistry)

Phil_D

Buy yourself a tube of araldite, the stuff that you have to mix two together for it to work. Plug it up with that.

AchillesLeftKnee

keef66 wrote:

If you want a serious infection, just leave it as it is. Over the next two weeks you'll repeatedly fill the cavity with various foodstuffs, and leave it to decompose in it's own bacterial soup. Since you have no nerves in there to warn you about the developing situation, you'll not realise anything's wrong until you've developed a fair sized abscess. Possibly.

Or you could just pop back to the dentist.

(I'm not a dentist, nor do I ride a Cervelo, but I do have rubbish teeth so have a lot of experience of dentistry)

This.

Have had the roots drilled out of quite a lot of teeth (for reasons directly related to cycling...), and getting food down the resultant hole is a surefire way to a nasty infection. Go see the dentist.

I ride a BMC.

pilot_pete

I ride a Pinarello, so am obviously qualified.

metronome wrote:

Phone your dentist and ask the receptionist's advice?

You are kidding right? Ask the receptionist's advice? I think I'd ask her to put me through to the dentist if I was seeking advice about my teeth and his dental work... and yes, that's the face I'd pull for him to inspect, probably shortly followed by this , then this , which I feel sure would probably lead to this :shock: , this :? And finally this

Good luck.

PP

saprkzz

Pilot Pete wrote:

I ride a Pinarello, so am obviously qualified.

metronome wrote:

Phone your dentist and ask the receptionist's advice?

You are kidding right? Ask the receptionist's advice? I think I'd ask her to put me through to the dentist if I was seeking advice about my teeth and his dental work... and yes, that's the face I'd pull for him to inspect, probably shortly followed by this , then this , which I feel sure would probably lead to this :shock: , this :? And finally this

Good luck.

PP

Depends on which dentist you go to, at mine the receptionist is the owner and ex dentist, she has spent many years pulling teeth out!

Oh and to the OP, i also would phone them in the morning to get advice rather than post on a Bike Radar < Road < Road General section of a forum

You really wouldnt listen to a bunch of virtual keyboard people would you?

navrig

Phone the dentist but meantime use hot salt water mouth washes regularly to keep it clean. Lots of salt and as hot as you can stand.

I've seen what happens when you don't keep it clean, thankfully it wasn't me but, trust me, she looked like a hamster which had just filled its pouches.

redvee

Six minutes ago was the best time for visiting the dentist

keef66

Tooth hurtee?

rolf_f

Basically, there is nothing to be gained by not calling the dentist asap but a hell of a lot to be lost by not calling the dentist asap. Whether at 2:30 or any other time!

Call the dentist!

bikeit65

Cheers folks, back to the dentist tomorrow .

wheezee

Shouldn't this thread be under workshop?

nevman

Alimentary-we do NOT have a dentist amongst us,ergo,dentists dont ride bikes.They must know something?