Expert: Rafael Mosery,D.D.S. - 7/14/2006

Question
Hi,
My dad(60yrs) recently on visit to my place. He has a 5 tooth bridge of front teeth.

Couple of days back he accidentally bitten something  hard after which his bridge got loose. 2 days he had some pain but got cleared after some pain killers.

His teeth was otherwise stable.

My question is how big a problem is this. Can he wait for 3 months before he goes to his country for a treatment? Is it a simple issue that he has to make a visit to dentist for some recementing?

All we can say is, his teeth (bridge)is little loose now and not very convenient to eat with them. Other than that he dont have an issue.

He thinks it all get set in few days if he dont use those teeth to bite.

Please advise.

Answer
To wait a day or 2 is one thing to put it off for 3 months or even 1 month could cost him not only the bridge but the supporting teeth beneath the bridge. Get to a dentist and see if it could be recemented. Otherwise decay and uncontrollable and destabilizing stress on the side that's not loose could fracture the solid side.Get in to a dentist and take care of it.
Good Luck,
Dr.Rafael Mosery