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dt_05851 asked in HealthDental · 1 decade ago

Upper denture question?

I broke a tooth off my upper partial. I don't have money to get it fixed or replaced. Can I superglue the tooth back on? What else could you suggest? It is a front tooth and I don't want to go out in public without my partial. Help,please

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Superglue will work. Just make sure that you don't use too much and wipe away any access glue. Superglue will not affect the repair when you can finally get it "fixed" I've seen this done many a time as a lab tech and I would still do repairs when I was an assistant.

    Source(s): USAF Dental Assistant Veteran (2000-2006) Prior Dental Laboratory Technician (1999-2000)
  • 1 decade ago

    You can use Super Glue ONE TIME ONLY to hold the tooth in place until it is convenient to take it for proper repair. You really must be careful to get the tooth EXACTLY in the proper position. Super Glue seems to hold up for 3 or 4 weeks in the mouth (a hostile environment, if you think about it), but then it finally dissolves. I say "ONE TIME ONLY," because it also seems to attack the plastic with repeated use. When this has been done, the mating surfaces of the fracture become rough and then it is not possible for the dentist or technician to line them up exactly right and the repair is more difficult and perhaps more expensive. If anyone uses Super Glue to repair a broken denture base and violates this "ONE TIME ONLY" rule, it might even make the denture impossible to repair, so DON'T DO IT!

    Are you getting my point that you can use Super Glue ONE TIME ONLY before you have it fixed properly? Thank you.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    NOT superglue!!!! There's denture repair stuff(temporary) that you can buy at stores.

  • 1 decade ago

    superglue will work. but i agree that they do make other stuff for that.

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