If you have a crown that has become dislodged, make sure you save the crown to bring with you to your dentist. If it’s impossible to visit an emergency dentist in Indianapolis immediately, try to fit the crown back onto the tooth structure. To temporarily attach the crown back on, coat the inner surface of the crown with toothpaste, denture adhesive, or an over-the-counter dental cement that you can find in your local drugstore. And always remember to never use superglue! In addition to it not being healthy to consume, superglue can make getting the crown back off to properly reposition the crown impossible.
On occasion, you might have a filling fall out. A filling can be temporarily replaced with over-the-counter dental cement or a bit of sugarless gum. Do not use gum with sugar as this may cause pain. Arrange to visit your dentist in the near future. Not seeing a dentist can cause decay to infiltrate your tooth and possibly the nerve.