Dental question...cap Fell Out!

If money is a real issue and you can qualify for assistance call the local medical university that has a dental program They do emergency work and it can truly cost a lot less. If they are associated with a hospital you might be able to get in through the ER if the pain comes back and is unbearable. Plus they may have a dentist on call in the ER and he can do some pain meds or some other temporary solution.

A regular ER won't usually see anyone with dental issues, they are not qualified to treat anything about them and they just say they are sorry but they can't see you. That's why an ER that is associated with a University Medical program that has a Dental school is the better choice.

I used the temp. stuff and I know others as well. Do not chew gum, caramel, hard things, etc... on that tooth. I paid $30 to recement a crown without insurance. You can always call around, including dental schools.
I would take tylenol 45 minutes before the visit. It hurts to yank a temp. out.
Good luck.

I haven't had this but my teeth have been hurting to brush this week I know it's the sweets & my receding gum lines because I brush way to hard plus some of my fillings need to be taken out to be redone cause they are leaking anyway I would use the temp filler along with a mouth rinse no sticky chewy candy gum or foods for a while be sure to brush good also you can apply the sensitive toothpaste right on your teeth without rinsing it does work wonders..

It sounds like all you need to have done is to have the crown re-cemented into place. (Assuming you HAVE the crown!) That really shouldn't be too expensive. You can call dentists for their prices and compare, then choose.
BUT if there is more going on (like if that tooth hasn't been root-canalled and now needs that done if there is further infection, etc., it would probably be best to wait til your insurance kicks in.

I would wait till your insurance kicks in (Sorry your in pain). Then I'd find a dentist that will take payments if he can. My dentist took payments for my cavities with insurance (I need to floss more way in back :( ) My DH took 5 pay cuts. But anyways...call around and a good dentist will take payments and he might land a long term patient if he/she treats you right.

If it starts swelling.. that's the main sign of infection.. Whatever dentist you go too maybe check on Care Credit.. I dont know if they have that in every state but they have that in Missouri & if I have to have an expensive procedure done - that's what I use.. you can pay it off in 12 months.. but have to make sure that it's paid off in that time or high interest charges.. anyways.. sorry you're going through this.. i've been through several dental issues myself.. like I said earlier - swelling.. if it starts that - get in to just have them get you on some antibiotics.. because they wont do any procedure with an active infection..good luck :)

See if you can get a Care Credit account. Usually then you can pay it off over 6-12 months. When I started with my dentist here, he realized that most of my old metal fillings were decaying, and had to replace them all with amalgam. Even with insurance I had a lot to cover, but the account was interest free as long as I could get each visit paid off within 6 months.

How old is the cap? If it isn't old, your old dentist might be liable to pay for its fixing, too. I doubt that it's likely, but it's something to think about.

Good luck to you!

I've had temporary crowns fall off twice. The pain can be pretty exquisite, can't it? But each time I've just cleaned out and rinsed the crown, dabbed the tooth stub with clove oil to calm the nerve and brushed it clean with WARM water, and stuck the crown back on. (Try to have anything you bring near that tooth the same temp as your mouth – cold or head can stir up a lot of pain.)

In my experience, they fit back on pretty tightly, and if yours does and you've used a product designed to fill gaps, you're probably in pretty good shape. Keep your mouth clean, try to avoid chewing on it, make sure it's on good an snug before you go to bed. I had a "removable" one for two weeks once before the permanent crown was ready, and had no problems. Unless the tooth is already infected, you won't get detectable amounts of new decay in the next week or two.

Don't eat sweets or leave sugar in your mouth for any length of time. A week should not be much time with the filler in place.
Get an appointment today as you want to get a new cap asap.