How to Fix a Missing Front Tooth in An Emergency Situation?

I have been blessed with some good genes from my parents as I seldom have problems with my teeth or cavities.

However, when I went out for dinner last week, I bit on some hard food and it felt a little strange in my mouth. Before I realized it, my front tooth was broken and I caught the piece in my hand. There was a big gap in my front teeth!

I called my dentist right away. He was really nice, squeezed me in for an appointment the next day at 5:30pm and fixed it for me. Dr. Karim told me that to fix my tooth permanently, I would need dental surgery which would take a much longer appointment. Since he was going away the next day for the March Break, he fixed it temporarily, cementing my broken tooth back so that I would not have to face the world without my front tooth on the weekend.

I was happy for the temporary solution and fulfilled my speaking engagement out of town on the weekend.

However, after a few days, my temporary front tooth fell out! Since Dr. Karim was out of town for the March Break holiday for the whole week, I had to call the emergency dentist downtown. I made the trip and my broken tooth was cemented back by another dentist for Can.$ 45.00.  Same as Dr. Karim, he did warn me that this temporary fix was for look only, and that I could not eat with my front teeth at all.

My front tooth broke after I bit on something hard during eating

I followed all the instructions and was very careful. The following week, I went to my part time work as usual. Just before I got out of the house, my front tooth fell out for the third time!

 I was on my way out for an important meeting and I had no time to get my tooth cemented back. I hated the thought of facing my staff and meeting other people with a big hole in my front teeth.

Chewing gum filled the hole in my missing front tooth!

What should I do without my front tooth when I had to go to work?  A light bulb went on in my head and I had an idea for my problem!

Chewing gum!  I have seen people using chewing gums to stick something together in movies. I could fill the hole with chewing gum!  After unwrapping a couple pieces of white coloured chewing gum, I chewed them in my mouth over and over again.

Slowly and carefully, I let the chewing gum fill the hole between my teeth. After a little while, the pieces of gum took shape and they stuck between my teeth.

The chewing gum filled the big gap in my front teeth!

I looked into the mirror and smiled! There, the big black hole in my front teeth disappeared! It worked!

Now, I could smile! Feeling less self conscious, I could face the world again! That pieces of gum stuck between my teeth and lasted me for the whole day while I was in the office. I was able to meet with staff and conduct my professional meetings with important clients without a big hole in my front teeth!

 Although, I did have to go to the washroom to fix the pieces of gum a few times during the day to make sure that they stayed on properly. The chewing gum helped me out in an emergency situation when I had to face the public before I could get to a dentist.

Now, I know, when I travel, I would not leave home without my white chewing gum!

R.T.
Toronto
p.s. I do look forward to to my dental surgery at the end of March so that my front missing tooth can be fixed permanently!