Hello,
I recently chipped my front tooth playing ice hockey. There was no pain when the impact happened or anytime immediately after. X-rays were taken at my dentist 4 days later who said there was no nerve damage or anything like that, just a clean break. He then told me that I need to get a porcelain crown put in. He proceeded to prepare the tooth for the crown by shaving it down, and put a temp crown on it in the mean time. I had the temporary crown for a week while the permanent one was being made and color matched. Again, I experienced no pain or discomfort while I had the temporary crown on, not even a hint of soreness. Then I went back to the dentist, where he removed the temp. I noticed at this point (when I had no crown on) that my tooth was quite sensitive. He said this was normal because he had shaved a lot of the tooth down to prepare for the crown. It turned out that the permanent crown they made was too dark, so they had to make another one. He put the temp crown back on, and I had it there for another week with no pain or soreness. Then today I went back and got the permanent crown put in. After the freezing wore off, my tooth felt a little sensitive. Kind of like it did when I had no crown on but no where near as intense, just a little sensitive. Now, a few hours later, my tooth still feels sensitive, more than when I first noticed it and my whole tooth hurts. The pain is somewhat throbbing and I can feel it up in my cheek (under my eye) and I have a headache. Is it normal to experience this type of pain after having the crown put in? I'm just a little worried cause I didn't experience any kind of pain/discomfort with the temporary one during those 2 weeks, so why now? Any insight you could provide would be greatly appreciated.
Justin