Should new fillings still be hurting?

Last week I had three fillings refilled on either side of my mouth. At the time, when the dentist was pushing the filling in (sorry, don't know the name of the substance), I felt some real soreness, almost as if she had touched a nerve for a second or two.





Over the weekend the pain has been on and off. But this morning, even with co-codamol, it hurts to eat, and the sides of my face are also painful.





Going to give the dentist a call once they are open for business, but feel a bit of a fool if I should really be giving it a little longer to settle down.





Thanks for any advice.

Should new fillings still be hurting?
You must be in some real pain!! Tell your dentist and get an appointment ASAP but meanwhile drink warm drinks and use a bit of bonjella on your gums to ease the pain a bit. Hope you get well soon!!
Reply:This doesn't sound right. Give dentist a call and ask for urgent appointment. Good luck.
Reply:no dont feel daft to call them if you massage between your index finger and your middle finger at the point where they join (on the same side as the pain) this should help while you are waiting to se the dentist (also its bound to feel tender if you have had multiple fillings ?)
Reply:You shouldn't still be hurting. If you haven't gone, go.
Reply:If you still have pain....see your dentist....just to reassure yourself.....while giving them a chance to put things right.





Fillings never hurt me , over the years !
Reply:the bite must be right, that sometimes does it. you may need a ZOE (temporary medicated filling) for a couple months. they can be sensitive for a couple months, but not painful like that. if it doesn't get better, you may need a crown.
Reply:What is likely to have happened is that when the dentist drilled out the cavity he either used too large a drill (and that caused the tooth to crack as the heat of the drill weakened the tooth and the wall cracked) or he didnt direct the path of the drill properly and the drill itself went thru the wall of the tooth. To know more, one must know how deep the cavity was and whether it extended into the root., Most teeth crack in the root when drilling goes on because of the negligence of the dentist in using too big a drill bit or by going too close to the wall of the tooth, so the wall cannot hold up with the heat of the drill so close by,


Dont go back to that tight lipped crook. He knows what happened and had a duty to inform you of what happened factually so you could decide for yourself what to do, not just wonder, as you are now doing.. You wont get the truth out of him if you ask him for advice in the face of what he did. Pick out another dentist, go to the other dentist and ask his help. Dont tell him who the dentist was that put the cavities in, or else he will call up that dentist and find out what;s what and the next thing you know, the two of them will conspire against you to cover up the negligence and fraudulent concealment committed by the first dentist. Get new x rays with your second dentist, keep the x rays for yourself (you are entitled tothem if you paid for them) and then go back to the first dentist, get a copy of his records and if he asks what you want them for, tell him you want to submit them to your insurance company for reimbursement for what you paid.


THEN GET A MALPRACTICE LAWYER - who can sue for not just the loss of the teeth (if theycracked in the root, they're gone forever - they have to be pulled out) but also can sue for fraudulent concealment of his negligent work. That's worth $100,000 +.


Get going
Reply:Sometimes it can take a while for them to settle down and can be a bit sensitive especially if they are white fillings because the way they are "glued" to the teeth, it can pull on it. If it felt like it touched the nerve, then it sounds like it was quite a deep filling. They should of (if they didnt) put like a sedative under the filling so that the filling doesn't irritate the nerve. But it is definately worth going back just to get it checked. If its that deep you may need a root canal. Good luck.
Reply:Love your teeth. When you love them they'll shine.

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