Constant toothache after fillings ? Posted: 05-09-08 20:40pm
Hi I'm Theodore, 18 and here's my story; I
had a cavity at the lower back tooth that
hurts whenever something comes into the
hole, so I went to the dentist and have it
filled, at the process it didn't hurt even
when the dentist taps it so he proceed
into filling it with white, teeth colored
fillings, I didn't need anesthesia during
the process. I remembered the dentist
saying that the cavity isn't deep.
After the filling I felt normal, I could
even chew food in that tooth without any
problems, then after a day or so one
problem occurs, I started to have bad
headaches on the left side of the temple
which goes down just near my left jaw,
after a day or two I went back to the
dentist to have it checked out, but now
it's a different dentist I think the first
one is her son. Now she checked the tooth
which I got filled, she said that my tooth
that got filled shouldn't be causing the
headaches since she also stated that the
cavity is little and it wasn't deep she
even called the other dentist (her son) to
rechecked and the same answer; the cavity
was not that deep. But she noticed and
stated that at the same side of that
tooth, that my wisdom tooth is causing the
headaches, since she noticed that my gum
is somewhat interfering, so she advised me
to give it some time and gurgle warm water
with salt 3 times a day. At the same day
after eating dinner I did what she said,
gurgled warm water with salt, and it did
hurt a little. The next day the headaches
disappeared, I was relief and even started
to eat normal again I even eat nuts, but I
was still careful and did not chew often
on my left side, but after that, the tooth
I got filled is now starting to hurt and
it's sensitive to temperature even when I
breath cold air, and when I try to tap it
now it hurts, I just bared the pain and
still what my dentist advised (gurgling
with warm water w/ salt) the next day the
sensitivity to cold and air disappeared
but it still hurts a little when I try to
tap it or try to push it with my tongue
and I still experiencing constant on and
off toothaches coming out of nowhere even
at night when I try to sleep. But when the
toothache is gone my mouth feels normal
although it still hurts a little when
tapped or pushed by tongue? What seems to
be a problem? I think it's been 5 days
since my second visit... headaches are
gone, sensitivity to temp is gone, the
only problem I'm experiencing now are not
able to chew on that side since it hurts a
little when I tapped that tooth or push it
with my tongue, the pain is not sharp just
felt kinda awkward, no it doesn't really
hurt but the the tooth is reacting,
nevertheless I can't chew on that side and
the toothaches that is either when I
accidentally hit that tooth the toothache
would build up later or toothaches that is
coming out of nowhere. How could a cavity
that the dentist claimed that it isn't
deep does this after new fillings?
O yeah I forgot I had two teeth filled one
at the lower left back (the one that
hurts) and the other at the lower right
back (that doesn't give me any problems at
all)
I wish I don't need something like root
canal D= Would there still be a chance
that my tooth will heal by itself? I'm
really worried and scared... I never had
such dental problems and problems with
fillings before. huhu so worried... D=
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cora133
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Re: Constant toothache after fillings ? Posted: 05-11-08 11:26am
Hi Theodore,
First, let me tell you that i'm neither a
doctor nor a dental student, i just feel
very atrracted to dentistry and I enjoy
learning new things about it everyday.
From my personal experience and from what
I've read on the internet, I know that
some possible causes for your sensitive
tooth, might be:
-the filling is too high, and in that case
you need to go to the dentist to adjust
it, because otherwise your pulp may get
iritated/inflamed and that could lead to
the necessity of a root canal treatment
-the cavity was deep enough for the
filling to be very close to the pulp
chamber, and in this case the sensitivity
should disappear in less than 3 weeks
-the filling material(called composite)
was improperly placed into the hole of the
tooth: there are void places in the
filling material, the filling material
was put in few, thick layers(rather than
many, thin layers), the filling material
was not placed in oblique layers, lake the
"V" letter; in any of these cases, the
change of the filling should solve the
problem
P.S.: Sorry about my English, I'm not a
native speaker
Take care.
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dorchu15
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 06-17-08 04:06am
ok it's been a long time since all those
pain and sensitivity faded but after all
that I recently have a gum boil. I went to
a different dentist this time to have it
checked, he prescribed me some antibiotics
and a mouthwash and ask me to have an
x-ray.
The x-ray was good, he reviewed it and
luckily I don't have to undergo Root Canal
but he want to replace the filling made by
my other dentist on my lower left teeth.
Now I want to ask if it's necessary? What
risk I would take if I don't let him
replace my current filling, since I'm
really afraid that I would have to undergo
the same horror I did after the filling
that those sensitivity will return. The
gum boil is still here just beneath the
tooth that hurt back then, but it's
shrinking and softer compared to before.
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