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I couldnt find a better community to ask this, but i need help. I had 6 root canals on friday and they were given temporary filling until my crown prep on august 9th. well today i woke up (at 11pm because my sleep schedule is fucked) to find that some of the fillings are already chipping and one fell out, though the hole itself is still sealed. the tooth is sensitive to cold air when i breathe now. wtf do i do? i already havent been eating and have been "sustaining" myself with protein shakes through straws because i feared this exact situation! i cant call the dentist since its the weekend and this has been a years long process because im on denti-cal (essentially california's own version of the NHS) so if it all crashes and burns at the very final stretch i will be extremely depressed. is it fine because the hole is still covered with filling (albeit cracked filling) is there something i should buy to cover the tooth? im just really lost and severely panicking right now!

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[-] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

i know that you haven't a clue technically, but on assumption alone do you reckon it should be fine for now?

[-] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 day ago

You're fine, you should be calling the dentist for a quick consult on the situation. Not worth panicking over. The root canals are done, your teeth should be extremely clean for that reason. Fillings usually prevent decay to the dentin over a proportionately huge amount of time.

[-] FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

sorry if I seemed panicky, it's just I've been looking like a meth mouth for years and I'd hate for this process to go wrong this far in... my dentist doesn't appear to have an off hours line, so I'm just waiting for tomorrow. if the filling already fell out after less than 2 days I'm just a tad worried about having it stay in for 2 weeks after it's filled again

[-] Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Haha well if it's what I'm thinking has happened, it'll be fixable.

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