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A piece of my feeling just came off after chewing a cookie. i'm able to put it back in but will it be bad to? until i get to the dentist very soon
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See dentist: Dont put filling back as it will probably get swallowed. See your dentist for new filling avoid hot and cold until then.
Answered 12/29/2013
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Broken filling: Don't put it back in and see a dentist asap before the problem escalatesinto something more involved than it already is. Happy new year.
Answered 2/26/2014
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