On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 12:34:35 PM UTC+1, Davidm wrote:
On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:58:32 +0100, "James Harris"
wrote:

The BBC's Jeremy Vine show has a piece coming up today on some kind of
DIY dentistry. I was fairly amazed at the idea though I haven't heard
the details yet.

Apparently it is possible to buy hygenists tools for home use. For
example, a web search brought up

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B008URJGTG

These are dental scalers. Even being able to buy things like these is a
surprise. My hygenist once refused to do a certain piece of cleaning
work which was about removing clear cement from the surface of a tooth,
preferring to refer that part of the job to the dentist so that he would
take responsibility for distinguishing cement from tooth material. So
the idea of buying tools to 'scrape' your own teeth is surprising, to
say the least.

Anyone tried dental DIY? Anyone brave enough to consider it? Or is it
easier and safer, if approached responsibly, than one might imagine?

Not the usual DIY topic, eh!

James

I've glued my wife's front tooth cap back on using superglue. Hardest
part was keeping her tongue still and away from the tooth for a few
minutes until the glue had dried

It was over a holiday period and couldn't get to a dentist. She later
saw her dentist and he said it looked fine, just leave well alone
unless/untill it falls off again.

Hi James,

I am researching a piece on DIY dentistry - do you have time to talk tomorrow? Look forward to hearing from you, very best, Kate