This is the best non-uv tooth repair stuff I've found. It lasts much longer, because it has a polymer in it, and it protects your nerve so it keeps the pain down. I can chew on it and have it last a week before it needs replacing. I actually use it because I can't afford a dentist, and it is fantastic for that.

I bought this to replace a filling that fell out after my last cleaning. The tooth is scheduled to be crowned later this month so I needed something to get me thru the two week gap until then. The thing is the filling I am replacing is/was huge. I mean the size of a pencil eraser...even a little bigger. Initially there was half a pocket for the material to cling too a little but the side that was left broke off so now there is just the roots of the tooth, which is a molar, with a little bit of tooth edge but not much. So this is really not a typical lost filling scenario.

That said, it took a little trial and error to come up with the best way to handle my situation. In the end what works best is to use a small ball and pressed it into the top of what is left of the tooth. Pressing it down a few times to get out any pockets too seems to help - the more contact it has with the tooth the better. I found out pretty quick it takes some time to dry before you can really chew on it. I recommend you apply it before bed so it has the entire night to harden. It definitely works a lot better if it has longer to cure. It still only last about a day or so before it crumbles and needs to be replaced.

Too be fair though, my situation is a bit extreme. If you are just replacing a normal size filling it should stay in place a lot longer than is has for me. In the end it gets the job done and is holding me over until I can see my dentist. Thankfully it is not expensive and you get a lot for the money...which comes in handy in a situation like mine.

So far so good. I've had a cavity sence before my teen years. Just recently half of one of those cavities fell out?! PMO ! The Dentist wanted $1200 to pull my moler, bla bla bla, yea right.. nada. I started cleaning the vacant hole in my tooth with kitchen sink spray nozzle then drops of antiseptic. Then Tucking/packing a piece of plastic sandwich wrap! worked good for weeks. Sometimes at the bottom of the hole/cavity the nerve can get irritated? via pull out , sterilize, repack. I told that story you just read above to a friend and he told me about (Dempent) . I have Amazon prime. There it is the next day on my porch. I'm still getting use to ... Ignoring what the dentist "recommended " and "navigating" this on my own. Luckly this molar is on the bottom and in the middle/front ...more. Advice=have a dental "pick" very helpful . last bit of advice. When the product lable says , after you insert a little bit in hole bite down to "form It". Dont "Pack" because it could press on the nerve down below and be irritating. So far so good. I also have a "wider" gap in-between two molars that I was sick and tired of using dental string to get the food out ;( Not any more!

If you live in America.. you know how horrible and outrageously expensive our dental care is. This product COMPLETELY stops the nerve pain from dislodged fillings once it's in. I use this with two teeth currently. One tooth started hurting about 3 years ago a few weeks after the filling first fell out. It was such excruciating pain"¦like the worst pain I've ever felt. I couldn't sleep or eat and at that time, couldn't afford a dentist. I was desperate and tried this product. I honestly didn't think it would work. It calmed my tooth pain within minutes. The throbbing subsided and eventually stopped altogether. That tooth is still very sensitive and sometimes eating on it can hurt, but that's better than the electric throbbing I was feeling. It probably needs a root canal which will cost $2500 that I don't have the luxury of spending. It's seriously so sad most of us here are getting this product because we can't afford to get the treatment we need. We need to band together and stop letting dentists scam us. Just take it from me, if you're in pain buy this. Leave it in for 2-3 days, then get a metal toothpick and take the old temp filling out, disinfect the tooth with antibacterial mouthwash, and put in a new one. This is the only thing that will stop your exposed nerves from hurting.

For filling in missing tooth fillings, as long as you follow instructions. Apply when area is dry, do not eat or drink on it for at least 2 hours it will stay in pretty good. Does not work very good in area's where entire Dentemp is not covered but an area of the tooth, other wards works great for a hole, but not an area that is chipped and/or side is exposed with out being enforced by the tooth. It is hard stuff, but nowhere as hard as your teeth, it will chip and wear away, but its way better than nothing there protecting your exposed tooth, best I have found at this time to use. Price here at Amazon just a tad higher than at Walmart, but extremely competitive.