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Chemical metal for tooth filling!
steve m - 9/8/12 at 05:18 PM

Hi all

A few weeks ago a m8 of mine said he had used chemical metal to fill hole in his teeth,
as a filling had come out, an it certainly looked as though he was telling the truth from what i could see!

So, can this be used? not that i really want to stick somthing like that in my gob

steve

MikeRJ - 9/8/12 at 05:26 PM

Some epxoy resion is pretty inert after it's cured, but I certainly wouldn't put some random metal loaded epoxy into my teeth, especially when you can buy temporary filling material. Has he checked out the material safety datasheet?

smart51 - 9/8/12 at 05:36 PM

I wouldn't but if you're somewhere where there are no dentists... If it doesn't seal then you're inviting further erosion behind the filling. not to mention toxicity, rust, metallic taste. All kinds of potential problems.

splitrivet - 9/8/12 at 05:48 PM

Could he not weld it up.
Cheers,
Bob

Ben_Copeland - 9/8/12 at 07:16 PM

Looking at its datasheet its pretty harmful, i certainly wont be trying that. Chances are he'll be needing to visit a dentist pretty soon, possible doctor shortly after !

gunman - 9/8/12 at 07:47 PM

My Uncle used to stick a crown back in with super glue for years and it never seemed to do him any harm, although it never seemed to stay in for that long.

Ben_Copeland - 9/8/12 at 08:06 PM

Superglue was used on the battle field to stick wounds together, ok surgical superglue but same thing.

twybrow - 9/8/12 at 08:21 PM

Superglue is fairly inert - epoxy (liquid metal) is not. Personally, I do my best to avoid contact with epoxies (I work with it), and I certainly would not be putting it in my mouth! Tell your mate he is a tight arse - get it sorted properly!

BigFaceDave - 9/8/12 at 08:26 PM

quote:
Originally posted by gunman
My Uncle used to stick a crown back in with super glue for years and it never seemed to do him any harm, although it never seemed to stay in for that long.


My mum had a broken tooth stuck back together with superglue once too and I think its still there! I cant remember how long ago that was but I know it was before I started primary school so probably early 80's!

[Edited on 9/8/12 by BigFaceDave]

steve m - 9/8/12 at 08:46 PM

Thanks for the replies

I told him, hes a twit, but if you knew him, this is a very mild one compared to some of the things he has done over the years!!

Benzine - 9/8/12 at 08:50 PM

So he had a cavity and just filled it? Did he try and sterilize it first in any way? Alcohol etc? I'd be worried about infection spreading inside the tooth, could keep getting worse until you need full root canal work instead of a proper filling.

I had 2 fillings done last week, £196.

[Edited on 9-8-2012 by Benzine]

Daddylonglegs - 9/8/12 at 08:54 PM

Tigerseal!!

Ben_Copeland - 9/8/12 at 09:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
So he had a cavity and just filled it? Did he try and sterilize it first in any way? Alcohol etc? I'd be worried about infection spreading inside the tooth, could keep getting worse until you need full root canal work instead of a proper filling.

I had 2 fillings done last week, £196.

[Edited on 9-8-2012 by Benzine]



£196????? Mine were £32 for 2 !!

Benzine - 9/8/12 at 09:32 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland


£196????? Mine were £32 for 2 !!


Yeah...Private. Dentist has about 400 letters after his name and does lectures for other dentists.

James - 9/8/12 at 11:34 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
Superglue was used on the battle field to stick wounds together, ok surgical superglue but same thing.



Was? I got headbutted at training about a year ago and split my eyebrow open about 1" long. Went to A&E and they superglued it. Stung a little but not too badly.

1 month later I was fighting at the European championships so it must have stuck well!

Cheers,
James

matt_gsxr - 10/8/12 at 09:41 AM

Maybe we need a "locosting outside the garage" section.

Once set the epoxy is pretty safe, but the raw ingredients aren't so clever.
Don't forget that they used to use Mercury as a major ingredient in fillings. The datasheet on Mercury doesn't make pleasant reading