Yup.. this is a tough one post SHTF. a bad tooth can be pulled by wiggling it loose and then using the old string/door method... but how many teeth can you afford to lose before you cant chew? I also have a set of pics, and an awesome dremel set up with some tiny tiny bits.worse comes to worse... I imagine I would do whatever it takes to fix the problem.
What is the substance that the dentists uses to fill the hole the drill (not the silver filling - the enamel coloured stuff)
I'm thinking that some kind of freezing like the dentist uses would be a good thing to have around too.
Ambesol can be a life or sanity savor if you are a few days away from a dentist. numbs minor things nicely.
I broke a tooth a number of years back on a back-country camping trip, which left the nerve exposed. I was almost to the point where I was ready to pack it in and head home (a 17 hour endeavor), when I came across this little trick...
I tore a piece off a beeswax candle (don't ask... the wife had it)and molded it into an appropriate sized piece. it took a few tries but I was able to effectively 'cap' the tooth which covered the nerve, and eliminated the pain, and covered the sharp edges that were shredding the inside of my mouth and tongue.
Regular wax didn't work, as it seems to melt and fall off from the heat inside your mouth.
Since then.. I have a small beeswax candle in each or our first-aid kits.
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