Do fillings hurt?

I might need to get fillings and i was wondering if it hurts to get them. I am a chicken when it comes to dentist. I also heard you can't chew food on a filling.

Do fillings hurt?
Not today, if the dentist is competent at all.
Reply:a little, a good dentist keeps the pain to a minimum.
Reply:yes they do hurt a lot
Reply:not that much as in the movie snow dogs "more then a tickle but less then paying your taxes"
Reply:No it does not hurt. It is a little sensitve afterwards to hot and cold. You can feel pressure when they are drilling. The noise also bugs me alot.
Reply:The shot is the only thing that hurts, but not bad.. I eat whatever I want to with my fillings in and have never had one fall out.
Reply:Go to a good dentist. Make sure it is a user friendly one where you can explain that you are very nervous and want to have gas as an option. The fillings don't hurt really at all. You can either have Novocaine or gas. Either way, it sounds a little weird but you will not feel any pain. And as long as you are not cracking nuts on them, you will be fine to chew.
Reply:I have been in this field since i was a child. It doesnt hurt much unless u do root canaling (i.e. the three nerve roots are to be pulled out) and root canaling hurts badly. Otherwise normal fillign doesnot hurt.
Reply:Tell them you're a chicken ;) they'll give you nitrous to help you relax. You shouldn't feel pain. The worse part is listening to the sound of the drill and the smell...ugh...you'll be fine!
Reply:It is not near as bad as you might think. You will definitly get something to keep you from feeling it. As for the not chewing that is not true. If you are real nervous you can request to be gassed, (a personal favorite!!), it will be more expensive, but you can sleep through the wole thing.
Reply:I've got plenty of fillings, and have never had problems. Its a little sore after first getting them, but that gone after a day or so. I wouldn't worry about it.
Reply:well the tooth will ache for a day or two.. tylenol/panadol can help with that pain.. the dentist does have to manipulate the tooth a bit by drilling out the last bit of decay in the cavity, so yes there will be hold over pain, but its no big deal.. it will go away in a couple of days. and yes it might be sensative to chew the next day on that tooth, but there again, after a couple a days, your tooth will be as good as new and you can chew away..
Reply:The only thing about that is the shot that deadens your gum in the location of the tooth they will work on. I always ask for the gas-mask when I get there. They put me on that and virtually every tooth in my head could be pulled out and I wouldn't care....LOL
Reply:My dentist was useless and my fillings hurt. Hopefully your dentist is better.
Reply:well mine didnt. however, my mums moved and she was is in pain all day long. it depends on what type you get, now puts them in and how you maintain them. dont eat tough food to often and make sure to ask your dentist how to take care of them.
Reply:No. They freeze your mouth. Everything numb. Just feel a little pressure. I chew on my fillings. They been in for years.
Reply:well i just got about 6 fillings in my mouth the other day and yeah it will hurt for a couple of days not bad but its not comfortable while its happening you don't feel it they numb you up good but its nothing to be worried about. and u can chew on a filling just wait a few days to do it and don't drink until the the filling is dry and anything to the extreme hot or cold will hurt like heck kay thats about all you need to know
Reply:It shouldn't hurt except briefly when they put the needle in to numb your mouth. After the novacaine wears off, it may ache a little and they will probably recommend Advil or Tylenol. I got a filling and had to wait a certain amount of time before chewing on that side...but afterwards it was back to normal! I've always been a big chicken when it comes to dentists, too! GL
Reply:The only painful part of a filling is the little prick from the needle used to freeze your gums (very small ouch). Most dentist rub some numbing cream on the gum first and you hardly feel it. I've never had any pain at all after a filling (and I have had many) and depending on the type of filling you can chew on the filling right away. Some types you need to wait a day or two until you can. After that it is just like a regular tooth.
Reply:No they don't hurt. The needle to numb your gums has a little pinch feeling to it. The drilling is loud, and it's uncomfortable, but it's doesn't hurt . There is a little pain after the Novocain wares off, but your Dentist should give you some co-Tylenol for it . You can chew anything on your filling. Just try to avoid foil..lol Seriously, if foil touches your filling it is painful . Also your filling will be really sensitive to ice . I have Dental-phobia too ,but these are the only teeth we'll ever have . I guess we have to do what we have to do ....





oh, and also deep cleaning is painless, and after the Novocain wares off, there is no pain whatsoever ..
Reply:Zip up your skirt and get your teeth repaired! If you are worried about a filling hurting and procrastinate about getting that done, wait until the decay progresses to the nerve of your tooth and you need a root canal. An infected tooth is the kind of pain that will bring you to your knees!