My front dental cap broke in half and I used superglue to fix it will my dentist be able to get it off?

The bad news is that superglue is very strong and it can be extremely difficult to remove a crown that is held on with superglue; the good news is that superglue wears out relatively quickly over a couple weeks, so it may be extremely difficult for your dentist to remove today, but very easy to remove a few weeks from now.  So, don't worry about it at all.  Next time, just use Fixodent or something like it until you can get to your cosmetic dental office.  Good luck and I hope this helps. Follow me if you have more questions.Sarah Thompson, DMD

Super glue is not a match for a dental drill with diamond burs on them.  We, dentist uses diamond burs to cut off old crowns. So glue away, we got you.

Hi:If this was not a root canaled tooth, then superglue might have damaged the nerve.  In terms of removal it is difficult to know how easily it will come off. Next time recement with temporary cements available in pharmacies.Best,Dr. Maddahi

I wouldn't worry; your dentist should be able to get the broken piece off and reaffix it properly when you get back from your holiday. In the future, if this happens again and you don't have access to a dentist, you can visit a pharmacy and they should have temporary dental cement that you can use, rather than superglue.

Many patients part way through treatment have this dilemma. I can not actually say the official temporary cements are actually very good, because they often contain a chemical called Eugenol which actually prevents the final (cap retaining adhesive) from bonding as tightly as it would have otherwise done. 
That is a problem often when dentists re-cement temporary crowns. The standard (low-cost) temporary adhesives, all have this compound in them.
Simply because of this, with larger cases, I send the patient home with the correct temporary adhesive, if only to help their emergency dentist to do right by them. 
Good luck and hope that your treatment has not been derailed too much -
Super glue is on there now, but let your dentist now, she / he may take a new impression, inc area the temporary breaks as it is being removed frown d your mouth. 
Good luck and speak to your dentist soon. -
Kind regardsThomas Dey, BDS, MSc

Don't worry.  Your dentist will be able to get the glued piece off without a problem when you get back.

I'm sure your dentist will be able to get it off.  However, a better way to have put your loose crown back on until you get back to your dentist would have been to go to the pharmacy and use the temporary dental cement they sell over the counter.  I sincerely advise that you get back to your dentist to have him/her recement your crown back into place properly, with dental cement.  The next time you may not be so lucky, swallow it, lose it, bite down and break it and/or another of your teeth.

Breaking a porcelain crown on a front tooth can be an embarrassing emergency, especially if you are not at a Willie Nelson concert or "down in the bayou." Over my 30 years in dental practice, I have had patients who were unable to get to a dental office, come up with some crazy repair ideas. Crazy glue is always in the top ten and I had a patient glue their finger to their tooth once (true story)! Generally, I would not worry about your dentist getting the crown off. We are used to that and many dental cements are significantly stronger than Crazy Glue which is a form of cyano-acrylate not exactly non-toxic either.My advise is always to call your dentist before you start the "do it yourself" approach. Also read the directions before assembling something. I learned that the hard way with a gas BBQ once.

Don't worry, your dentist will be able to remove your super-glued crown. In an emergency situation sometimes you do what you have to do, but keep in mind that your "garden variety" super glue (methyl and ethyl cyanoacrylate) is toxic and allergenic. There are medical super glues out there ( butyl and octyl cyanoacrylate) but I'm not sure if they are available to general public.