(upd 4/5/17) PAW Dentistry Tools

[TWP]

When there is no Dentist, you are the designated resource...

Some options are described, by a practicing dentist, in this article:

https://survivalblog.com/austere-dentistry-and-temporary-fillings-by-j-d-dmd/

My recommendation is that you add some, or all, of the items discussed to your prepper kit.

You never know when these will become necessary...

Remember you cannot function at 100% when you're fighting a toothache.

[edit] The author as posted a reply to some comments about the availability and safety of the dentistry tools mentioned in the original article.

https://survivalblog.com/letter-re-austere-dentistry-2/

DO read about where to find some of the cavity treatments.  I see a problem with the dental profession attempting to control these particular products... It's a money thing.

[Jerry D Young]

From my Household Only-Aid Medical Kit list:

Part #  5:  Dental basic kit

dentist's head band light w/reflector
dental inspection mirror
patient bib
mouth suction syringe
mouth rinse bottle w/spout
spit pan
dental probe
dental pick
dental mirror
dental rasp
dental hammer
dental chisel
dental scalpels
dental Lidocaine syringe
#304 elevator
#151 forceps
#150 forceps
explorer
toothache drops
ivory scaler
spoon excavator
cement spatula
cotton
tweezers
gauze
bleeding control gauze
temporary filling cement & filling material (clove oil & powdered zinc oxide)
mixing dish & spatula
denture repair cement
orabase
eugenol or oil of cloves
powdered zinc oxide
dental wax.
salt for rinsing mouths
tongue depressors
Chux/underpads (to lay out instruments and supplies)

Just my opinion..