A few months ago I had a 3 teeth filled! Well its been almost 6 months! I had some pain in of the teeth! So I went to the dentist they said the fillings were too high so they fixed that no pain!! Well just about week ago I start haveing pain in the same tooth! Im wondering if I have to have a root canal or something more serious??
2006-09-07 14:55:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
I think your fillings were high at first and then they were adjusted so everything was fine. Since you say that it has been a few months since the fillings were done and one of them just started to hurt you again a week ago, I doubt it is suddenly a high filling again. I'd bet that that filling was particularly deep and close to the nerve. I'd bet your dentist probably put a "pulp cap" in the deepest part of the cavity to provide some insulation. This is often adequate treatment and it's cheap (or free), so we do this first in very deep cavities. If it turns out that the decay was too close to the nerve, it may have just been a matter of time before the damage became evident, meaning your tooth started to hurt again. If the words "close to the nerve" or "pulp cap" or "base" or "liner" ring a bell, this is probably what's going on. In any event, you need to see your dentist again. I don't think you need to panic and get a second opinion or anything, because it doesn't sound like anything was done wrong. I'm just preparing you for the idea that he/she will tell you that the nerve is dead or dying and they may suggest a root canal treatment. Hopefully, it will be easier than this, but I'm thinking you'd better be prepared for the news...
2006-09-07 17:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like you still have high fillings (hyperocclusion). The solution to this problem is to return to the dentist AGAIN for an occlusal adjustment, which means that the dentist determines what spots on the tooth are high and grinds them down. Sometime, it's hard for an inexperience(maybe he was in rush?) to find those high spots; you might feel fine after 1st adjustment but when you starting eat or chew gums, the pain comes back (still too high). So go back again. However, be aware that in many instances, the continuing pain and irritation can progress to irreversible pulpitis (the nerve becomes bad) and leads to a root canal treatment or extraction on the tooth.
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I didn't see "A few months ago" in the description when I wrote the above answer. Dr. Sam's right (below). It could be a case of pulp cap. Irreversible pulpitis and reversible pulpitis could be the cause now depends on the extend of the pain.
2006-09-07 15:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Angela 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am in agreement with the dentist above, but will add one exception to the hyperocclusion theory...if you can now isolate the pain to one specific tooth and it also begins to give you pain when temperatures (hot/cold) are hitting it, you may have an injured nerve from biting on the tooth too hard for too long, and that situatiion (if it does not get better after a consequent adjustment of the height of the filling) may mean that you will need a root canal. Stay away from chewing hard or sticky things on that side of your mouth for a few days and see if things improve. Unfortunately sometimes the tooth cannot recover from a repetitve injury like that. Good luck.
2006-09-07 15:37:25 · answer #3 · answered by blondambition 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You sure are having a lot of trouble with three fillings. Just keep going back until the dentist gets them fixed properly, then I think
I would find a new dentist. The dentist should have known from
the xrays if you needed a root canal.
2006-09-07 15:03:32 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem when my back tooth got infected. But my neck didn't hurt though. Just everything from my chin up did. Doctor would be the best bet.
2016-03-16 08:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to dentist again.
2006-09-07 16:23:52 · answer #6 · answered by Dr Cuong 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just go and get it pulled out if it is causing you so much pain. GET A SECOND OPINION
2006-09-07 15:01:39 · answer #7 · answered by JUICY T. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋