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health advisory Hospital Dentists Yu 2007-11-11 18:17:45

can it be purchased any where in the uk by the public

Answer:

I would say that you can't buy this anywhere. You can find soft, temporary cements in the drug store, but the stuff we use for posts is much stronger than that stuff. If you used this to put a post in, it would soon dissolve in your saliva and then the post prep would serve as a conduit to practically siphon bacteria down to the very bottom of your tooth and you would end up with a decayed root that will be non-restorable and very difficult to remove.

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You should go to the dentist if there is a problem with your crown.

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Gum ??

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I'm a dentist.

There are many cements that have been used, past and present, to "glue" crowns to teeth, however, they all fall into one of three categories of cements: zinc phosphate, glass ionomer, or resin.

Generally, most of the products we used or medical grade, and as such can only be sold to licensed doctors. As far as I know, you cannot simply visit a dental supply company and purchase products the way you can purchase a book from Amazon.com. Every site I have visited has required from me a license number and office address.

Furthermore, try to keep in mind that the products we use are meant to be used on teeth. Teeth, unlike most of the things everyday people want to glue together, contain water and organic matter. Thus, the adhesives we use are designed to adhere to teeth, and as such may not be very good for bonding, say, plastic parts together.

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I'd like to know myself, I've had one in for 15 years and it hasn't come out yet, touch wood.

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Our office uses RelyX luting cement...its a resin...by 3M...but...its not something you can buy....well....who knows with the internet these days...