Dental floss stuck between recently treate...
TheFountain 14 Sep 2009
rwac 14 Sep 2009
If it's the regular kind, then you could probably remove it with tape floss. the stuff that's flat and waxed.
TheFountain 14 Sep 2009
What sort of floss is it ?
If it's the regular kind, then you could probably remove it with tape floss. the stuff that's flat and waxed.
It is Johnson and Johnson waxed floss. Since the stores are closed I will have to wait till the morning. Any name brand suggestions? Right now I am chewing some gum in order to dislodge some of the floss. It's somewhat working. But I need to call the dentist and complain about bad filling placement.
rwac 14 Sep 2009
It is Johnson and Johnson waxed floss. Since the stores are closed I will have to wait till the morning. Any name brand suggestions? Right now I am chewing some gum in order to dislodge some of the floss. It's somewhat working. But I need to call the dentist and complain about bad filling placement.
Have you tried toothpicks and tweezers ?
TheFountain 14 Sep 2009
It is Johnson and Johnson waxed floss. Since the stores are closed I will have to wait till the morning. Any name brand suggestions? Right now I am chewing some gum in order to dislodge some of the floss. It's somewhat working. But I need to call the dentist and complain about bad filling placement.
Have you tried toothpicks and tweezers ?
As soon as my mother wakes up in the morning I will ask her for a pair of tweezers. I can't believe how uncomfortable I am compared to just 2 hours ago.
rwac 14 Sep 2009
It is Johnson and Johnson waxed floss. Since the stores are closed I will have to wait till the morning. Any name brand suggestions? Right now I am chewing some gum in order to dislodge some of the floss. It's somewhat working. But I need to call the dentist and complain about bad filling placement.
I use Crest Glide. Not sure how it compares with J&J waxed floss ...
TheFountain 14 Sep 2009
Maybe he will have enough courtesy to do what he should have done and make sure my teeth are properly spaced.
Edited by TheFountain, 14 September 2009 - 02:11 PM.
rwac 14 Sep 2009
http://answers.yahoo...08210658AA16dgA
"Take a piece of floss and tie a single knot in it, place the floss as you normally would, and pull it through letting the knot slide under the tissue, gently removing the caught pieces."
niner 15 Sep 2009
Ghostrider 15 Sep 2009
lunarsolarpower 15 Sep 2009
Oh man, I hate cavities. I really hope I never have to have another tooth filled.
There are far worse fates for teeth than simply requiring a filling. It's very disappointing to see a tooth that could have been saved with a filling a year earlier require a root canal, surgical crown lengthening, a post and core buildup and a crown - all to be completed with a questionable final prognosis probably ultimately ending up in an extraction, socket preservation bone graft, and implant placement a couple more years down the road.
To separate teeth that are bonded together a dentist might use something like an ultrathin saw. In TheFountain's case where there is already a space between the teeth but there is a catch I would use a thin mylar sanding strip. If I had the piece stuck in my mouth and didn't have access to such luxuries I would probably attempt to use another piece of floss to get the first one out. If the catch on the filling is very thin it might be possible to snap it off by this method. If it is significantly more bulky then that will not be possible and the tweezers or a dental pick might be of more help.
However the office should be able to get you in for ~10 minutes to get the floss out and sand the interproximal surfaces smooth. If they're a dental mill as you've hinted you may have to go there on standby.