Pain When I Chew After Having a Tooth Filled Posted: 07-11-07 14:35pm
Yesterday I went to a dentist because I
had bitten down on something hard that was
causing a lot of pain when chewing.
He took an x-ray and said that the filling
on the affected tooth was half gone and
needed to be replaced. He replaced the
filling (with the old-fashioned silver
kind). He told me I would have no pain
and could chew normally as soon as the
novacaine wore off.
Well, it's now the day after the procedure
and I still can't chew on that side
without a great deal of pain. Is this
normal? My husband has had a lot of work
done on his teeth and he said that it
takes a while for a tooth to "settle down"
after having been worked on. He said it
was wrong for the dentist to have told me
I would have no pain whatsoever afterward.
How long should I wait before I call the
dentist back? I don't want to be a baby
if this pain is just a normal reaction to
having the drilling work done.
A reply would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Gidget
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Tmddyan
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Good Grief Posted: 07-29-07 22:29pm
go back and tell him it still hurts. i
would avoid the silver fillings too. you
may want to get a second opinion on it
too.
