I was thinking of filling my tooth myself. I have a small cavity and I noticed there is some dental filling material at my phaarmacy. Does that work as well as the stuff you get in the office?
Jonas T. – Alexandria, VA
Jonas,
I understand it sounds like a great idea to do things yourself, but some things shouldn’t be DIY. This is one of them. The store bought filling you were talking about is only meant to be used for a few days to tide you over until you can get to a dentist. I highly suggest you see a dentist right away. If you don’t have one, you can see an emergency dentist. They will see non-established patients fairly quickly.
Just filling the tooth isn’t enough. You will need to have all the cavity removed. I don’t think you want to go digging that out yourself. Even if you did, it’s likely you wouldn’t get all of it. Then you just will continue with the degradation of your tooth.
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