Several years ago, on a Friday night Girl's Night Out, several friends and I went to the movies to see The Truman Show. We purchased yummy popcorn slathered in movie theater butter. Yummmmmmmy!  Halfway through the movie, I grabbed a handful of popcorn, shoveled it in my mouth, and bit down. Uh oh. A stab of pain shot through my jaw. I had lost a filling.

I was in pain through the remainder of the movie. That was nothing compared to the rest of the weekend! That was a miserable couple of days, as I waited until Monday, so I could get into the dentist. I was so embarassed! I was crying at the movie theater from the unbearable pain. My blood sugars bounced out of control because it's hard to stabilize when you hurt. I couldn't eat anything. It was even hard to drink water, because the cold hurt so badly! I was mean that weekend. I didn't even go to church. I couldn't go out at all, because my jaw swelled. By Monday morning, I was a disgusting, blathering, hurting mess. 

Wouldn't it have been awesome if I could have found some temporary relief during that time?

Guess what?  There is something that can help ease the pain and discomfort of a lost filling, until you can get to a dentist! Majestic Drug has a product called Dentemp OS,  an FDA approved temporary dental repair option available to over the counter.   The hype claims that it provides fast and temporary relief of dentail pain caused by loss of a filling or certain dental crowns. It isn't messy; you just open the vial and apply it. Make sure you read the full product insert before you use it!  Within 30 minutes, it's set enough so that you can eat. This is not a permanent fix, but it definitely helps when you're in a bind!

I wish I had known about it sooner!