How long after getting fillings should it take before there is no pain and no sensitivity to cold things?

I got fillings done on my back teeth (molars) a week ago and it still hurts to chew hard things such as candy (not good), meat, etc. and it's very sensitive to cold drinks, ice, or extremely hot food, and when I say very sensitive to cold drinks, I mean VERY, makes me in pain.





I have to go back to the dentist in 2 days to get the other side done, so I will need this side of my mouth for a couple days til my other side isn't sore from the needles etc.





How long should it take before I can expose these fillings to cold drinks, hard foods, and hot foods?





Also, the tooth that got filled needed a root canal but I could not afford one (approx. $800) so the dentist decided to pack it and fill it instead of pulling it, would this have any impact on my situation with pain and sensitivity?

How long after getting fillings should it take before there is no pain and no sensitivity to cold things?
Honestly i would consider switching dentist.


If it had to be a root canal done that means its infected if you just patch it up you leave the infection in there and it only gets worst.


That`s the reason why you still in pain.


I would check if he even got a license...what kind of dentist does that???
Reply:I heard that if you start to become sensitive to HOT food, that you may need a root canal. Maybe the root is diseased.
Reply:When I had a root canal, it took about 2 weeks for it to heal...I was worried too, but it did get back to 100%. Good luck!
Reply:I had some fillings a few years back, and I think it took about 3 weeks for my teeth to feel normal again.
Reply:yanno whats funny is i just got fillings too! last week on my upper and lower molars and i cant even use thaT side of my mouth.... my dentist said it would take a few weeks! i hope it goes away soon cuz its soooo annoying!!! good luck ; )
Reply:well, the cold sensitivity would be normal for a newly filled tooth. The heat sensitivity is not a good sign. If the tooth needed a root canal a filling will not help. That's like trying to put a tire patch on a blown out tire, not enough to fix it. I would get another dentist to take a look at it, and take recent xrays with you. Maybe the new dentist can come up with a way for you to get the root canal. If you don't get the root canal, you will need to get the tooth removed, the pain will not go away on its own.
Reply:When you get fillings and depending on the size it can take a few days to a few weeks to settle down.


If you needed a root canal to begin with I would lean more towards that being your issue. If you needed the root canal then it is your nerve giving you the problems and that needs to get removed to remove the pain and sensitivity.


They have 2 different credit programs available just for dental work that you can get if can't afford to have the work done. Did your dentist offer you that? If not you may want to ask him.


I pretty sure that one is called Care Credit and there is another one too.





Good Luck!!
Reply:If your tooth is bad enough to need a root canal and you cannot get one. You need to get your tooth pulled. I had the same thing happen. Then a year later I could afford the 700 for the canal so I got it done, then it cracked and they said it was my fault so I had to have it done again for 700. Now 1 yr later I am having to have it removed completely. So I basically wasted about 1400 on nothing. Sorry to burst your bubble! I don't think cavities are supposed to hurt that long, maybe you got a bad filling, my last filling hurt for like 3 weeks and it turns out they didnt fill it all the way.
Reply:That's like trying to put a tire patch on a blown out tire, not enough to fix it.