Emergency Dentist London

Lost Fillings or Crowns

A filling or crown may come loose after an impact or because there is decay underneath it. The decay destroys part of the tooth, so it no longer has a tight hold on the crown or filling.

A lost filling or crown can be painful because the exposed tooth tissue is often sensitive to temperature, pressure or air. If you lose a crown, put it in a safe place and call our Emergency Dentist in London as soon as possible.

Don't wait too long. What is left of the tooth will not be as strong as your crown. It could be damaged more without the crown to protect it. Also, when a crown is missing for a long time, your teeth may move into the space where the crown was. If this happens, your crown may no longer fit.

Apply a little clove oil to the sensitive area with a cotton swab. This will give you pain relief. You can buy clove oil at Boots or in the spice aisles of many supermarkets.

Decay may have changed the shape of your tooth. Usually, this means that our emergency dentist in London will need to prepare the tooth again to ensure the new crown will fit. If the crown does not fit securely, it will come off again.

If you lose a filling, the emergency dentist will remove the decay and place a new filling.