Bridge has broken and I'm at a festival

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It's ruining my festival. I have a dental bridge due to hypodontia right at the front and it has broken. It now has a bit of white material on it and you can see all the metal. It looks disgusting and I don't want to open my mouth. It's uncomfortable and is abrasive against my lip. I've just got here, am 4 hours away from my dentist and am not back home until Tuesday when I have meetings. I don't know what to do. How can i let this not ruin my weekend? I've always hated my teeth and just feel really horrible. I don't want to talk to anyone because my teeth are very visible when I talk.

I'm in East Anglia. They don't have any appointments. That's really kind but I sadly can't get to London as I have no annual leave 😢

How old is the bridge? The dental lab my dentists use can do same day / next day fixes if needed. If it’s a recent denture they should still have your scans and be able to produce a new bridge without needing a dentists appointment.

Do you have Denplan cover?

If you have sharp bits,the wax from a Baby bel cheese might help. Ds uses to use that when he had braces instead of dental wax.

Why would a private local dentist not see you as an emergency appointment? Ring around.

I can't afford private dentistry.

You poor thing. I’m so sorry, dentistry is just shocking now. When is your appointment?

Do you still have the bit that fell off?

I also have hypodontia and a bridge, and when the false tooth started moving just before a big presentation at a conference a local private dentist took it off and re-cemented it in one appointment. I paid about £80 (their emergency appointment fee). I appreciate it would be more if you need new bits making for it though.

I also have hypodontia which is why I have the bridge, but no I don't have yhr bit that fell off. Otherwise I would have had the superglue out 😅