Placing a Temporary Tooth
Placed temporarily, a temporary tooth fulfils both an aesthetic and a functional role. It can serve to fill the space left between two teeth or accompany a tooth undergoing treatment.
The usefulness of a temporary tooth
A temporary tooth is installed as a transitional solution on a tooth undergoing treatment. It constitutes an effective means to protect a tooth that has not been devitalised but that can no longer benefit from the barrier offered by the enamel.
This is the case in particular in the face of external aggressions, such as exposure to heat or cold. The temporary tooth is also of interest to prevent an infection from spreading. It moreover allows the patient to regain normal chewing on the tooth undergoing treatment, which thus remains fully operational.
Whether it is this scenario or an empty space between two teeth, the temporary tooth finally plays an aesthetic role. It becomes essential when this significant space is located at the level of the anterior teeth.
The preparation of a temporary tooth
When one of your teeth is undergoing treatment, your dentist in Cannes can provide you with a temporary tooth. Directly within the practice, he can take the impression of the tooth and use resin to shape a temporary tooth precisely adjusted to the space available in your dentition.
The outer contours are reworked so that the temporary tooth fits correctly. It can also be manufactured in the dental prosthetics laboratory from an impression taken in the mouth and then sent to the prosthetist. Temporary cement is then used to fix the tooth in a temporary manner.
If a tooth is missing from your jaw, following a shock or an accident for example, the placement of a bridge or an implant must be considered. While waiting to be able to put in place this definitive solution, the dental surgeon can install a resin temporary tooth held in place by two small clasps.
Inexpensive and simple to place, the temporary tooth is a relevant transitional response before moving on to a definitive treatment. Your dentist can carry out the manufacturing and placement himself at the practice, which saves you time.
The precautions to take
Once the temporary tooth is placed, a few precautions must be respected on a daily basis. As the temporary tooth is made of resin, it is indeed considerably less resistant than a natural tooth.
Since it is sealed with temporary cement, it is also necessary to ensure that it does not come loose before your next appointment, during which the practitioner will be able to offer you a much more durable solution.
It is advised to chew on the opposite side to where the temporary tooth is located. Generally, avoid for a while foods that are too hard or sticky. Dental floss, for its part, is to be banned in the area concerned.
The case of temporary prostheses
The temporary prosthesis rests on the same logic as the temporary tooth. It is a short-term solution, to be put in place after the extraction of several teeth and before the placement of a definitive prosthesis or a bridge.
A complete or partial temporary prosthesis may be used. This step is essential because it is not conceivable to install a definitive dental prosthesis immediately after the extraction of several teeth.
During the following weeks, the bone and the gum will evolve; a delay is therefore necessary to finalise the planned treatment.
A transitional prosthesis guarantees an impeccable aesthetic result, whatever the delay to wait before the placement of a definitive prosthesis. It also restores chewing function.
