On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:33:16 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:14:24 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:04:46 -0500, Cheryl >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Christmas eve, and no real time to do anything about this. I just
>>>> lost a crown on one of my teeth. How do these things fall off?
>>>>
>>>> I have a dentist appt on Monday for ortho so I might have to wait
>>>> until then. I can already feel the cold breath on the exposed
>>>> tooth. shit.
>>>
>>> I don't have crowns, so I know nothing... would it be possible to
>>> crazy glue it back on?
>>
>> My wife has done that. The down side is - the dentist had to use a
>> lot of force to loosen it up again.
>
>I read about someone doing that, it was a real hassle for the
>dentist. And I'm sure not so much fun for the patient. I would
>hold off on putting any kind of glue in there.

Right, don't try to fix it, odds are you'll cause a lot of damage...
there are myriad OTC preparations one can apply to get by for a few
days, will even permit one to eat normal foods... I'd have phoned my
dentist for a recommendation rather than ask folks on usenet... anyone
undergoing orthodontic work with braces would have an emergency
number.