What do you do if you lose a temporary dental filling?

Answer by  AmyR (32)

You should contact your dentist immediately. Most dentists will schedule your appointment within a two days of your call, you should not wait more than a week.

Answer by  technogeek (6640)

You should contact your dentist immediately. The filling is to protect the exposed nerves, and now those nerves are exposed and vulnerable again. Get a new filling as soon as you can.

Answer by  enu (452)

If a temporary filling has come out it should be filled at the earliest as a cavity has already been prepared deep enough to place the filling.

Answer by  SubhashChander (1773)

There is nothing much to worry if you lose a temporary dental filling. One can wait for any time period for refilling the same untill it starts aching.