Way To Temp Hide or Cover Broken Front Tooth For a Job Interview Until I Can Get To a Dentist?

I recently fell and broke parts of both of my front top teeth. I have an important job interview later this week and this looks very bad and will not make a good impression! Going to a dentist before the interview is OUT - I have no insurance, not nearly enough cash and the "free" places for low income people require a long wait. It is not hurting so I don't have a pain emergency at this time. If I can get this job obviously I can have the insurance and funds I need for the repair.





I'd be willing to stick anything in, on or around the teeth that would make it look at least better. I'm thinking there must be some substance I could mold on the teeth to at least have an improved look - some kind of modeling clay? Car body shop materials? And it would be good if I could match the color to my other teeth, at least somewhat, or match my other teeth to the color of the "fix it" stuff - either way, I don't care. Any ideas would be very gratefully considered - no matter how "crazy"! Thanks!

Way To Temp Hide or Cover Broken Front Tooth For a Job Interview Until I Can Get To a Dentist?
I'm a dentist.





I'm going to level with you here: You're out of luck with regard to fixing this yourself. There are no over-the-counter products out there that can adequately bond to your front teeth, let alone look natural. If you even managed to find some material that looks somewhat like tooth structure and place it in your mouth, you will find that it comes out when you talk. There are special techniques and very special (and very expensive) adhesives that we use in order to bond things to your teeth. These materials are not available to the public.





Let me recommend the following:





If you have a dentist that you see regularly (or at least have seen in the past), call the office and schedule an emergency appointment. Let the office know that you are not having any tooth pain, and that you just chipped the front of your tooth and would like to have it repaired promptly. Bring with you as much money as you possibly can.





The assistant will want to take an x-ray of the tooth, which should cost about $20. There will be an exam fee of $40 to $60. The filling itself could cost as much as $250 (my office charges about $200 for a filling like the one I think you'd need).





Talk to the doctor, explain to him/her the situation, i.e. that you fell. Although I consider myself as having much more of a soft-spot than the average doctor does for stories of misfortune like yours, I can say with confidence that most dentists are decent, caring people who are willing to help out as much as possible.





In your case, I'd charge you a reduced fee for the filling, and waive the fee for the exam and x-ray--especially if you were a regular patient. Your doctor might be willing to do the same. Don't ask for it, though. We don't like it when patients do that.





Also, try to look at it this way: if you think that this cosmetic defect will affect your chances at getting the job, you'll find that it's much more costly for you to not have the necessary dental work performed than $250. Right?





Worst case scenario, be honest with the people you are interviewing! Tell them you suffered a fall and broke your teeth, that you could not get in to see your dentist, and that you apologize for not looking more presentable.
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