Teeth

[Flbt]

Just had a tooth brake off even with the gum.
Don’t know what I am going to do. My dentist is off fishing.
Hurts like hell did not even know this one was bad. It had a filling years ago. It rotted under it all the way across.
The stake was not tuff now can’t even eat it.
Glad she cooked mashed potatoes.
Took some pills but holding a mouth full of crown royal vanilla agents the stub of tooth.

What happened if this happened in a out of the way hunt?

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I always keep some leftover pain killers in the medicine cabinet for emergencies. I never need all that is prescribed post-op. I take them with me when I go to Africa. Gotta keep them in original labeled prescription container. And they are NOT left with the rest of meds in my toiletries bag when I go hunting. I stash them in my locked gun case.

 

['68boy]

Retired oral surgeon here. Melt some candle wax and plug it across the leftovers of the tooth. Avoid cold drinks. Get into your— or any— dentist asap. See your dentist at least twice a year. If you had done so the decay wouldn’t have gotten so severe.

 

[Hogpatrol]

Had a front bottom tooth lose a filling while in Africa. Same deal, eating wasn't comfortable. A little convoluted but looking in the bathroom mirror, took a small file the outfitter had and knocked off the sharp edge then an emery board for some finishing. Worked until I could see the dentist at home. IIRC, it happened only a couple days in to the hunt. Told the PH/outfitter. He said WTF????

 

[Tundra Tiger]

This isn't going to be a popular answer with the dental sciences members on here buuuttt...

I live in rural Alaska. We don't always have reliable dental care close at hand. Years ago, on some outdoor/survival forum, I read about this stuff. I guess it's popular with preppers. I have used it several times; in fact I currently have one 'filling' that's been in a couple years now. This stuff has worked like a charm for me.

 

[Flbt]

Retired oral surgeon here. Melt some candle wax and plug it across the leftovers of the tooth. Avoid cold drinks. Get into your— or any— dentist asap. See your dentist at least twice a year. If you had done so the decay wouldn’t have gotten so severe.

I have a bone disorder.
And the dentist said my best option was to weight for the tooth to hurt and just pull them as they come. Why I don’t go 2 times a year.
A mix of the bone problems with years of dip and cigg. ( have stopped both) but it all added up to really bad jaw bone.
If I do the wax it will be below the gum line is that ok?

 

['68boy]

Wax deal is TEMPORARY fix for an emergency situation to get you out of pain for a short period of time. Wax should NOT go below gum. You would be begging for trouble.

 

[farmer_john]

Just had a tooth brake off even with the gum.
Don’t know what I am going to do. My dentist is off fishing.
Hurts like hell did not even know this one was bad. It had a filling years ago. It rotted under it all the way across.
The stake was not tuff now can’t even eat it.
Glad she cooked mashed potatoes.
Took some pills but holding a mouth full of crown royal vanilla agents the stub of tooth.

What happened if this happened in a out of the way hunt?

Therr dentiats everywhere. Overseas you can get same quality for fraction of the price.
Tooth replacement at top quality facility in ukraine for example was around 300
That would set you back 5k in usa

 

[fourfive8]

Just call around and find a dentist that will pull the broken part. Even Dillingham AK has community government health facility and a couple of dentists.

I had identical thing happen a few years ago with my regular dentist out of town. Called around and found a dentist willing to pull the tooth for a couple hundred dollars cash. The only issue is whether or not you want to find a specialist who can insert an implant. You have some time after the extraction to make that decision. As to the out of country question… I wouldn’t hesitate to use a reputable dentist in most any country. If stranded on an island, you’ll need a soccer ball named Wilson for support and use a big rock for the extraction

 

[Spartan5]

I have a client called Emergency Dental of America. See if they have any locations where you live. They see patients 7 days a week and nearly all walk in / not planned visits

 

[Tundra Tiger]

Just call around and find a dentist that will pull the broken part. Even Dillingham AK has community government health facility and a couple of dentists.

I had identical thing happen a few years ago with my regular dentist out of town. Called around and found a dentist willing to pull the tooth for a couple hundred dollars cash. The only issue is whether or not you want to find a specialist who can insert an implant. You have some time after the extraction to make that decision. As to the out of country question… I wouldn’t hesitate to use a reputable dentist in most any country. If stranded on an island, you’ll need a soccer ball named Wilson for support and use a big rock for the extraction

You missed a key word in what I said: reliable. There are no dentists in DLG anymore beyond Kanakanak hospital.