In article , "Derek
Geldard" says...

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:55:27 GMT, raden wrote:

In message , Bob Eager
writes
On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:50:56 UTC, wrote:

Lol. Theres a small but persistent tendency to do dentistry diy, but it
does not have a good record.

I'm just waiting for the usual suspect to mention car body filler.

Funny you should say that

I've just lost half a molar from a stone in something I ate last week.

You're toast.

It didn't collapse for no reason, most probably it had decayed from the
inside. Or the tooth/root had cracked or split in another (even worse)
failure mode.

Anybody got any suggestions for what I can patch it up with

Zinc oxide and eugenol, or a dental repair kit from Boots.

http://www.dentistry.bham.ac.uk/cal/impress/znoeugd.htm

until it's time for my dental check up ?

Ahh, no chance I'm afraid. You can patch it up if you like but it needs
to be properly treated straight away.

i.e. something that can fill, be drilled and isn't toxic ?

Whatever you put in it'll have to come out in the surgery. Nothing you
have access to is proof against a high speed air rotor turbine handpiece

I had half a tooth break off and didn't do anything about it for
several months because it wasn't painful and I was busy. I
eventually had it repaired and now it's fine - no infection, no need
for root canal or extraction. Don't be so alarmist.