Pulp has one interesting unknown feature: it can regrow tooth. Under stimulation pulp will turn into dentin, however if there are lots or bacteria around that will not work and inflammation will happen instead CaOH can do that stimulation and somehow kill bacteria too.
The big problem with dental work is that you work in very wet area so it will be hard to glue something to wet surfaces. And even worse is that dentin is something like calcium reinforced fabric made of tiny threads of collagen.
Cleaning will mess up that surface and make it into something like greased chalk. Obviously it is nearly impossible to glue something to such surface properly. Usage of costly filing material with quartz particles will help a little. All attempts to use pure epoxy filings will fail. Amalgam is quite worthless to because it needs special preparation which scraps away too much bone.
Even if filling will not fall out decay will start again. Gluing crowns is another story, because you can glue them to enamel however dentists prefer to scrap enamel way to make crown smaller.
Before doing any of filings or gluing it is vital to dry surface. It may increase bonding strength quite much and aslo it will clean away some of remaining bacteria and decayed cells Even if job is done perfectly there are some more dangers.
Without proper gap , food particles will go down and there will be no way to clean them, finally they will be pushed between gums and tooth which will cause decay, inflammation abscess or other nasty things. If there is no gap between teeth like often happens with wisdom teeth it is nearly impossible to do repairs Primitive gluing may cause closing of gap between teeth and some of glue may enter between gums ant tooth what may cause inflammation.
To avoid these problems rubber barrier is used sometimes so that you protect gum line from contamination and damage So my recommendation is to leave all heavy damage repair to dentist. And only work on light cracks that do not reach gums or pulp. Also remember that faulty work will do lots of damage. It is extremely hard to repair your own teeth, it is like making haircut to yourself.
Because you feel pain you can properly scrape damaged dentin without damaging healthy surface. If you are sure that all surface is free of decayed stuff wash it with warm water syringe.
It may be necessary to trim edges with dremel to remove unnecessary enamel. It is incredibly hard and only diamond burs can do the job Now it is time to make crown using any of well known methods for making vampire teeth. I suggest you to wait for one day to be sure that there is no pain anymore if damage is extensive or you have open nerve pain may become permanent and if you have damaged nerve it may rot and cause infection, so be sure that nerve is healed. In case of open nerve it must be nice pink color.
I used very small amount of silver nitrate solution for that. Now you need to dry surface, use air compressor for about 1 minute until you are sure that surface is absolutely dry. Finally you can fill cavity with some filling material of glue the crown if you closed open nerve it is good idea to remove your crown after some time for example 2 weeks and reexamine surface for signs of decay and check if nerve recalcinated its surface. However it is not so hard to make crown and save your tooth for some more time.
Unfortunately some complications may happen. However this procedure will prolong tooth's life for some time. Tooth extraction that is quote popular DIY procedure, but I advise never attempt to do it by yourself if tooth it erupted enough to grip with pilers you can still fix and save it. If you relay need to extract some tooth for example there is heavy abscess under its root and you are in the wilderness with no dentist available in km range do not ever try to do that in one step, flex tooth from one side to another many times until it loosens and easily falls out.
Currently I performed one such procedure on extremely damaged wisdom tooth which which tortured my for some time. Strangely enough that primitive crown is working quite well. There is no more pain even if tooth has open nerve and tooth appearance is quite good too, doctor has no comments about it and suggested extraction of another wisdom tooth this time which is in much better shape.
Not sure why doctor acted so strangely, because that tooth is definitely not going to last long. Probably I will fix it tooth too, since it takes to long to wait. Once again this is only temporary fix until extraction will be performed by surgeon. After my wisdom teeth were extracted I decided to evaluate some materials.
Dentin is extremely hard to glue something and to make matter worse tooth produces collagen enzyme which is responsible for breaking collagen layer below filings and so they fall of. Now I tested these materials. Looks perfect, impossible to see. Should be good cosmetic material for whitening and reshaping front teeth instead of these nasty bleaching procedures, in case of dissatisfaction easy to peel of.
Cheap acrylic 2 component system resin from dealextreme. Acrylic resins are clinically tested, and should be safe to use. RESULT: surprisingly good adhesion, impossible to remove in any way except crapping piece by piece, however relatively soft when cured. Epoxy resins: cures too slow to be usable. Will test bonding strength later for comparison 4. Superglue: too fast to do something usable but again will be tested for comparison.
If she will not object maybe there will be chance to compare that material to to others. I found easiest to use moderately concentrated nitric acid. It works fast and has not so bad taste. That stuff is extremely corrosive and will cause burns if left on living flesh. And will eat holes in your clothes instantly Any moderately strong acid should be suitable.
Gluing to dentin is much harder. That was strange, we expect that acids should eat tooth materials quite easily. Next, I tempted to remove collagen with sodium hydroxide which is more known as drain cleaner again quite dangerous stuff, which can dissolve flesh and turn it into soap.
Once more no effect on extracted tooth surface. There was no visible changes under microscope. However, after few attempts, polished surface of dentin changed color a little, so that should be some kind of success. Probably highly concentrated acids and bases can eat tooth surface enough to clean smear layer, and remove collagen, but that requires further investigation. My issue with dentists: They love to destroy teeth if erosion is low, a dead tooth, or a crack is deep.
Even if you can prevent infection they reserve the right to destroy as a preventive. And they grab too much money. So why destroy I welcome any ideas in self help. Mannythank you.
Well I have to say that this was very entertaining to read and also a bit frightening especially when I heard about the fuming nitric acid stuff you do realize that if you breathe in those fumes you will probably cause a hell of a lot of lung damage which could be fatal not right away either you end up drowning on your own fluids due to the effects of the acid on lung tissue.
Please for the love of God don't use moderate or concentrated acids or alkali anywhere near your mouth. It would be safer to eat a tide pod while on fire. I had all the tools in my workshop turn a very odd shade of red rust after a fuming nitric acid event happened while making aqua regia to dissolve electronics for gold and silver returns.
I wore a north full face mask with purple filters and those hose attachments so the filters are behind you and i still left my workshop till the fuming stopped. I also plated any metal i dipped into the acid a copper color. Which was neat but anyway dont mess with these chemicals. Really not worth it. Abd this is coming from a guy that cant afford the dental work and was hoping i could do some diy repairs instead of waiting for my teeth to decay abd fall out because i can't afford to pay t he extortionate amount of money dentists charge for their work.
But it is what it is. I can see this shit going south really fast please dont do it. Did i day that enough times? It's because i really meant it. And what's with the page scrolling down till i cant see the text box im writing into and every time i type even one letter after scrolling bacl up it shoots back down again? Oh yeah, dentistry is not rocket science or brain surgery. And the chemist would tell you that chemicals used in dentistry and the chemicals use by beauticians from nail art to hair dye or very similar to the point both fields have experimented with each others materials.
Hello, I was wondering how one would mix and then apply CaOH? Also, if xylitol would be beneficial in this mixture or if it would weaken it. I am unfamiliar with xylitols structure and CaOH and how hard or adhesive it is, or if it is just an intermittent step to pack the carry in order for the collagen to absorb what ever restorative properties it may contain.
Or would Xylitol mix with a glass ionomer cement to sandwich with a composite? I guess that last one would have to be a self experiment if no one else has experimented with it. So far with my experimentation, the bonding agent by prime dent and any one of their core materials or hybrid composites adhere pretty well.
I did use a cure light and found that etching important first step, make sure you have rinsed it well after 15 sec and any area of your skin etching has touched for any amount of time, rinse it thoroughly with cold water!!! The composite likes to stick to your tool, finger, or anything but the prepared tooth. This prime dent composite will be permanent, and will be very difficult to remove unless you use cyanoacrylate.
Then you would be able to pry it off. I have repaired some severe decay with this procedure scraping away all the black and using a diamond tip dremel to shape the end result. I made quite a mess of it at first, thank god I thought the trick was cyanoacrylic first try, so I could remove it. It was a great discovery this water on a towel. Definitely check your bite before curing and using a drop of water on your finger or your tongue to smooth the final layer is ok to do. I am here because I have a tooth decayed past the gum, and I am looking for a way to build some sort of core or place a post that can bind a composite.
It doesn't hurt, and never has, so I assume this means no infection or abscess. I have had those and there's no mistaking that. I still can't decide which is worse. Tooth abscess is worse because you don't get a little giggly wiggly gift from a bad tooth pain. This is still a great instructable! Of course there are better materials for filling now and some great composites are available that light cure. I've replAced lost crowns and broken root canalled teeth and learned a lot in the process.
I'm too poor for a dentist and don't care to look like a hillbilly yet. Let haters hate but do what you gotta do, I say! Question 2 years ago. Hi, I'm really interested in this instructable. When did you write it? Live around Phoenix and know someone who knows all about going across the border in Mexico to get excellent heavy duty work done at very reasonable prices.
But thought I'd check out this DIY route - want to find out the best "resin" product to use and where to purchase it and the necessary equipment. This site is exciting, really appreciate it. Reply 2 years ago.
I live in PHX too and have spent the last 6 months semi-homeless until recently when I was able to buy a house. But dentistry and dental work has been hard to get as my insurance doesn't cover here yet. A couple of my front teeth have severely decayed and need to be built up. Any chance as a local you could give me this info? Tip 2 years ago. Click to the next page to learn more. A decent bout of brushing and flossing makes your mouth feel clean, but there's another reason why employing these tools is so great.
Brushing teeth with a toothbrush and flossing removes tiny food particles and bacteria called plaque that build up on the surfaces of your teeth. When bacteria latch on to teeth surfaces, they tend to feast on the sugars from food in your mouth, releasing acids that can eat away at dental enamel over time. Dental experts emphasize the importance of toothbrushes because they regularly remove these bacteria from your teeth.
It turns out that what takes dentist's time -- and your money and pain, perhaps -- to fix might have been avoided with daily brushing. Flossing also dislodges food buildup and plaque in areas of the mouth that are difficult to access with a toothbrush alone. Though it's not necessarily bad to floss after you brush, dentists say doing it beforehand will allow more fluoride, an ingredient known to keep tooth enamel strong, to reach surfaces between your teeth [source: American Dental Association ].
Yet even among the most ardent brushers and flossers, plaque can still take hold. Read about a colorful way to troubleshoot this problem on the next page. Though the plastic, bristled tools we use today date back to the s, our ancestors found plenty of ways to meet their dental needs. An earlier form of the toothbrush, referred to as a "chew stick," originated around B. Dental plaque staining helps you pinpoint spots you may be missing in your daily brushing and flossing.
True, staining your teeth sounds strange, but it's temporary and safe. At-home plaque staining kits usually come with chewable tablets that can be spread on the surfaces of the teeth and then rinsed with water.
Let's say your kit comes with red tablets. After chewing and spreading the tablets on the surfaces of your teeth and rinsing, look for a light pink dye when you smile. The dye will cling to areas of your teeth that have excess plaque, giving you a direct view of the sticky growth itself. In principle, the system works along the same lines as a UV light that illuminates stains on a carpet, for instance.
In fact, some plaque-detecting dyes are fluorescent and illuminate under a UV light. Dental plaque staining tools can help if you want to better your dental health but might not be able to spot problem areas.
Next, we'll discuss a dental tool that frequents your dentist 's hygiene tray during visits. Mouth mirrors similar to what's found at the dentist 's aid in maintaining good dental health at home. Though these elongated mirrors act as indirect tools, they're useful in showing areas you may be missing with routine brushing and flossing. Mirrors can also reveal discoloration or even the presence of some cavities that create sensitive pits in your teeth.
If you have fillings or other dental work you'd like to keep an eye on, these mirrors make the task a lot easier. Knowing what to monitor is something you and your dentist should discuss together. Or, if you're simply fascinated with your pearly whites, a mouth mirror is a good way to learn about their dynamic surfaces and unique ridges.
When it comes to dental hygiene, your tongue sometimes gets left out -- but not if our next tool can help it.
Tongue scrapers have been shown to slightly reduce signs of bad breath in the short-term [source: Outhouse et al. But what do they accomplish, exactly? These tools dislodge bacteria and fungus that have made a home on the surface of your tongue. By firmly dragging the tool from the back of your tongue to the front, you scrape off microorganisms that have established themselves there. In studies, researchers found that tongue scrapers can reduce the presence of volatile sulfur compounds, which are associated with bad breath [source: Outhouse et al.
Keep in mind that the scrapers should be used gently -- the idea is to remove bacteria on the outermost layer, not damage your tongue. For people with chronic bad breath, however, visiting the dentist or doctor is recommended because continual bad breath may be an underlying symptom of another health condition. In sum, the benefits of tongue scrapers are small, but they're an option for people who want to temporarily get rid of bouts of bad breath.
The American Dental Association assesses the effectiveness of products, including toothpastes, toothbrushes, flosses, rinses and other tools. Although the ADA symbol guides consumers in the right direction, products are submitted voluntarily by the companies, so not every dental tool gains consideration [source: American Dental Association ]. These brushlike wands squeeze in between teeth and other tight spaces.
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