Dental fillings?!
Question: Dental fillings.?
yesterday around 4pm I got a couple large fillings on my right side, and now today they are extremely sensitive to cold and pressure.. He told me not to eat on the side for the night, which I accidentally did, and I must say it is extremely painful......don't try it! Anyhow is it normal for them to be so sensitive the day after, or did I mess them up when I was accidentally chewing on that side yesterday..
I called and made an appointment with him about it, but the earliest he can see me is july 30..Health Question & Answer
I called and made an appointment with him about it, but the earliest he can see me is july 30..Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Hi,
Couple of points :
1.. When a cavity is cleaned out, the drill creates friction and removes the decayed area.. Therefore, even if the nerve is not exposed, there can be slight irritation and it can persist for a few days.. So, allow it some time..
2.. For the same reason, the dentist sometimes advises you to not chew on that side to let it heal.. Well, you didn't follow the advice.. So, it may take a little longer for it to heal..
Advising you to lie about the fact and make your dentist pay is sneaky........it lacks basic honesty..
3.. I don't know how big the fillings are and what type of fillings were placed :
a) If those are too deep, even if the dentist didn't screw up, there can be some lingering discomfort and you may end up needing a root canal treatment down the road
b) If those were very big cavities and you insisted on getting the 'white' fillings, most likely there will always be some problems there.. Those fillings are not strong enough to support the force of the bite.. Sometimes there can be microscopic gaps underneath those fillings that may cause such discomfort.. Unfortunately, there is no way to really determine that at the time of placing the filling because the surface mey look totally perfect..
c) If 'silver' fillings were placed, there was a reason why he told you not to chew on that side.. Those fillings require at least 24 hours to completely harden.. If you chew too soon, the fillings can fracture.. These fracture lines may not become evident right away, but will cause extreme discomfort..
d) When you're numb, you cannot feel anything.. Therefore, you cannot bite down right whent the dentist checks the bite (occlusion) after the placement of the fillings.. In that case the best thing will be to take a pain killer and check if the bite feels off.. If so, waiting on it will not take away the problem.. You have to go in within a few days to get those fillings adjusted.. Otherwise, repeated trauma for a prolonged time will affect the nerves and you will require root canla treatment on those teeth.. I am sure you would like to avoid that at any cost !
e) Part of the pain also can be due to the fact that he gave you the injection.. The needle pierced through the layers of the muscles.. So, chewing or even opening the mouth will be painful..
f) If the fillings involved replacing the sides of the teeth also, then he must have placed some matrix band or strips between the teeth with wedges to be able to restore the teeth structure.. That means your gum area is very sore now.. Chewing can get difficult because of that too..
g) One last point, I had a patient who did not have any problems like that, but she had small cavities.. I fixed those and the problems with tenderness started.. You know why .? Because we never knew that she was clenching her teeth in sleep.. That did not allow those teeth areas to heal for the longest.. Remember, she was not grinding her teeth, was only clenching.. Therefore, there was no sign of wear..
You did the right thing by making the appointment.. You can take over the counter ibuprofen / Advil / Motrin to reduce the swelling and pain.. You can always cancel the appointment if the problem goes away.. If the pain persists after a week or starts to get worse, you should go in for emergency evaluation before the 30th of July.. Hope that helped.. Good luck !Health Question & Answer
Couple of points :
1.. When a cavity is cleaned out, the drill creates friction and removes the decayed area.. Therefore, even if the nerve is not exposed, there can be slight irritation and it can persist for a few days.. So, allow it some time..
2.. For the same reason, the dentist sometimes advises you to not chew on that side to let it heal.. Well, you didn't follow the advice.. So, it may take a little longer for it to heal..
Advising you to lie about the fact and make your dentist pay is sneaky........it lacks basic honesty..
3.. I don't know how big the fillings are and what type of fillings were placed :
a) If those are too deep, even if the dentist didn't screw up, there can be some lingering discomfort and you may end up needing a root canal treatment down the road
b) If those were very big cavities and you insisted on getting the 'white' fillings, most likely there will always be some problems there.. Those fillings are not strong enough to support the force of the bite.. Sometimes there can be microscopic gaps underneath those fillings that may cause such discomfort.. Unfortunately, there is no way to really determine that at the time of placing the filling because the surface mey look totally perfect..
c) If 'silver' fillings were placed, there was a reason why he told you not to chew on that side.. Those fillings require at least 24 hours to completely harden.. If you chew too soon, the fillings can fracture.. These fracture lines may not become evident right away, but will cause extreme discomfort..
d) When you're numb, you cannot feel anything.. Therefore, you cannot bite down right whent the dentist checks the bite (occlusion) after the placement of the fillings.. In that case the best thing will be to take a pain killer and check if the bite feels off.. If so, waiting on it will not take away the problem.. You have to go in within a few days to get those fillings adjusted.. Otherwise, repeated trauma for a prolonged time will affect the nerves and you will require root canla treatment on those teeth.. I am sure you would like to avoid that at any cost !
e) Part of the pain also can be due to the fact that he gave you the injection.. The needle pierced through the layers of the muscles.. So, chewing or even opening the mouth will be painful..
f) If the fillings involved replacing the sides of the teeth also, then he must have placed some matrix band or strips between the teeth with wedges to be able to restore the teeth structure.. That means your gum area is very sore now.. Chewing can get difficult because of that too..
g) One last point, I had a patient who did not have any problems like that, but she had small cavities.. I fixed those and the problems with tenderness started.. You know why .? Because we never knew that she was clenching her teeth in sleep.. That did not allow those teeth areas to heal for the longest.. Remember, she was not grinding her teeth, was only clenching.. Therefore, there was no sign of wear..
You did the right thing by making the appointment.. You can take over the counter ibuprofen / Advil / Motrin to reduce the swelling and pain.. You can always cancel the appointment if the problem goes away.. If the pain persists after a week or starts to get worse, you should go in for emergency evaluation before the 30th of July.. Hope that helped.. Good luck !Health Question & Answer
Give it a little time.. Temperature sens is normal after fillings, if your hitting to heavy on them, if there high, the fillings, everytime you swallow your teeth come together and can make them even more sens.. So I'd avoid eating anything with consistency on that side if you can.. Favor the other side and if the pain increases in the next few days, without eating over there, then they may need to be adjusted.. But if they start to throb don't wait, call them back and get right in..Health Question & Answer
Did he put a filler and liner into the hole with anesthetic before putting in the actual filling.? I had that happen with a previous dentist and my tooth hurt for TWO YEARS and when I questioned my current dentist (after firing the old one), she said that some dentists cheapen out and don't bother with the steps that will protect the nerves.. Needless to say, when she replaced one of my fillings, it was perfect, no pain at all afterwards, as she knew what she was doing.. I'd find a new dentist..Health Question & Answer
It is normal for them to be sensitive.. If they continue to be that way for about a week then it wasn't any fault of yours the dentist probably screwed up the nerves,
That happened to my daughter
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Do Not make any statements to the Dentist that you ate on that side accidentally.. If he did damage to your teeth make him payHealth Question & Answer
That happened to my daughter
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Do Not make any statements to the Dentist that you ate on that side accidentally.. If he did damage to your teeth make him payHealth Question & Answer
You can ask for a pain killer from your dentist to get you there..
I would find another dentist ASAP !Health Question & Answer
I would find another dentist ASAP !Health Question & Answer
no its normal had the same thing when i got fillings sucks wen u accidentally chew on alluminumHealth Question & Answer
No, you didn't.. I got fillings 2 weeks ago and it's been hurting for a week, now it doesn't..Health Question & Answer
Sometimes when a large filling is done the nerve gets a bit (or a lot) sensitive.. Kind of irritated.. If the decay didn't go into your nerve it will probably settle down..
If it's still bothering in a few days, you may want to call your DDS again & ask to be seen sooner, or be put on a cancellation list, if they do that.. Of course the cancellation list won't always work out, but it's worth a try......
Sometimes the fillings can be too high & you hit them too soon when biting together.. This is an easy fix.. The doc will just adjust the height of the filling (aka shave it down a bit)..
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If it's still bothering in a few days, you may want to call your DDS again & ask to be seen sooner, or be put on a cancellation list, if they do that.. Of course the cancellation list won't always work out, but it's worth a try......
Sometimes the fillings can be too high & you hit them too soon when biting together.. This is an easy fix.. The doc will just adjust the height of the filling (aka shave it down a bit)..
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