Filling is one of the main types of dental services, as it allows you to restore the aesthetics and functionality of the destroyed tooth. However, a temporary seal is sometimes installed. How much you can walk with her, the doctor determines individually.
Such materials are not used for restoration. They are required for multi-stage treatment, when access to the inside of the tooth is needed only after a few days.
The difference between temporary fillings and permanent
It is important to know not only how much you can walk with a temporary filling, but also how it differs from a permanent one. It is a specific polymer or cement mortar that fills a cleaned tooth cavity before treatment. It helps prevent the ingress of food, liquids and pathogens.
The main differences between temporary and permanent fillings are in their composition and period of service. If permanent materials are installed for several years, then temporary only up to 3 weeks. Usually this period is 2-14 days.
Such a filling differs in that it is less resistant to external influences, therefore, it can crumble when chewing, brushing your teeth with a stiff brush, and gritting your teeth. Regardless of the type of material used, it hardens very quickly, does not cause allergies, and also has good adhesion.
The main types of temporary fillings
How much you can walk with a belt seal and why they put it is of interest to many people who undergo this dental procedure. However, it is equally important to know what materials are used for its manufacture. They are selected depending on the condition of the affected tooth, as well as the objectives of the installation. Depending on the materials, they are divided into such types as:
- vinoxol;
- dentin paste;
- sympathy;
- artificial dentin;
- polycarboxylate cement.
Dentin paste is different in that it protects the tooth from staining and has water-repellent qualities. It is not used together with liquid medicines, the solidification time is about 2 hours, and you can walk with it for 7-10 days.
Vinoxol is characterized by a high degree of strength and can maintain its integrity for about six months. Due to its high antiseptic qualities, the tooth cavity is also disinfected. Artificial dentin is established for a period of up to 3 days. Before installing it, you need to thoroughly dry the tooth for better grip.
The sympathy can be white or pink. White is often used to fill an unfinished tooth, and arsenic or a cotton swab is covered with pink.
Polycarboxylate cement is very durable and compatible with natural fabrics. It is used mainly for filling milk and permanent teeth.
Main advantages
Materials for temporary fillings must meet certain requirements. In particular, it is important that they be:
- strong;
- plastic;
- easy to install and remove;
- airtight.
All modern materials and constructions used fully meet all these requirements.
Installation reasons
You need to understand not only how much to walk with a temporary seal, but also in what cases it is installed. It is established during the conservative treatment of advanced pulpitis or caries. After complete drilling of the affected area, anti-inflammatory drugs are placed in the open cavity of the tooth, and a filling is already installed on top.
In addition, a temporary filling is required when diagnosing deep caries, when the doctor cannot determine if the nerves are affected. If the tooth continues to hurt under the filling, then most likely the patient has pulpitis. It is required when treating pulpitis, when you need to remove a nerve. In this case, a seal is installed with arsenic or other materials, and after the death of a nerve, treatment is carried out.
A temporary filling may be needed during restoration and prosthetics, when temporary protection is required, for the period of manufacture of permanent structures. Its installation is completely safe, with the exception of individual intolerance and allergies to the materials used.
When a temporary seal is placed for children
Children are also often given a temporary filling. How much the child can walk with her, the dentist will tell and will appoint an appointment to remove it and establish a permanent structure. It is established for children for the same reasons as adults, that is, if treatment should be carried out in several stages. It is worth noting that the treatment of periodontitis and pulpitis is not carried out in one visit to the doctor.
The treatment of milk teeth with the use of temporary fillings rarely gives a good result, therefore, when carrying out their treatment, special care must be taken.
Answering the question: “How long can a child walk with a temporary filling?”, The doctors say with confidence that it takes no more than 5 days, as children's teeth are very soft and easily exposed to external influences. For filling, multi-colored sympaths or carboxylate-based cement are often used.
How long can I go with her
How many days you can walk with a temporary seal, largely depends on the characteristics of the materials used. Basically, the period of her service is about 3-4 days, but can be installed for 2-3 weeks. The exact timing largely depends on the dental disease and drugs that are used during treatment.
Arsenic is often used to eliminate the affected nerve. How much you can walk with a temporary seal in this case, the doctor determines, but this period is no more than 2-3 days. Often this is 24 hours, and when using paraformal paste to kill a nerve - 5-10 days.
If during treatment antibiotics or antiseptic agents are used that are designed to eliminate deep caries or pulpitis, then the filling is placed from 3 days to 3 weeks. In especially severe cases, it can be installed for 3 or 6 months.
If you can’t visit the doctor at the appointed time, you need to notify him in advance. In this case, he will put the most durable seal with which you can walk even for several months.
Precautionary measures
After installing a temporary seal, you must follow certain precautions. When brushing your teeth, you need to take a brush with soft bristles, try not to chew on the side of the mouth where the seal is located, and refuse too hard products for a while.
Within 24 hours after installing the seal, it is undesirable to consume dyeing products, as it may stain. If a tooth starts to hurt badly, then you should consult a doctor, as there may be more serious problems.
What problems can be
It is important to know not only how much you can walk with a temporary seal, but also what problems can be. Sometimes there are strong painful sensations. This is due to infection of the oral cavity or if the pulp is not completely euthanized. If severe pain is observed, then you should consult your doctor, as this may be a sign of an inflammatory process or an allergy.
Filling material may crumble and fall out. It is urgent to visit a doctor, as pathogens can enter the open cavity of the tooth. When conducting dental treatment for several days, the smell and taste of the drugs used may be observed. However, if it becomes more pronounced, it means that a crack has formed in the seal and you need to urgently visit a doctor.
Swelling of the gums,
darkening of the tooth and an unpleasant smell indicate complications during filling. It is necessary to remove the filling material, to inspect the tooth cavity.
What to do if a seal has fallen
Many patients are concerned about the question: "How long can I walk if I have a temporary seal?" Due to a violation of the installation process or non-compliance with the doctor’s recommendations, a temporary filling may crumble, exposing the tooth cavity. Pathogens are likely to enter.
If a seal has fallen, then you need to contact a doctor who will disinfect and place new material or carry out tooth restoration with an already permanent construction.
Removing a temporary seal
During the second visit to the doctor is carried out:
- removal of temporary filling material and medicine;
- washing with antiseptic agents;
- sealing with pins and sealer;
- x-ray;
- installation of a permanent seal.
For pulpitis and more complex treatments, a temporary filling may be required.