Tooth Hurts After Filling Posted: 11-06-05 16:01pm
A filling was replaced with a large
filling (regular silver amalgalm) in back
molar #31 tooth about 4 months ago. The
tooth had not bothered me at all before
filling it, although the dentist said it
was a little loose and had some decay. I
can't say exactly when it started but soon
afterward, the tooth started to bother me
when I bite down on it. It's not
sensitive to hot or cold and it does not
usually hurt if I am not chewing on it.
It just hurts a lot when I bite down on it
and seems like this is coming from the
back area of the tooth. Could the dental
procedure have fractured the tooth? What
are the possibilities here - fractured
tooth or not all the decay was cleaned out
or something else going on?
