6 weeks ago the dentist placed 2 fillings which were still hurting. I saw a different dentist who told me she saw nothing wrong with #7 but that #10 needed to be replaced. I went back to original dentist who placed fillings and she replaced 7 &10. 10 doesnt hurt at all now but 7 is absolutely killing me. It is a front tooth with tooth colored composite. Is this normal? I am taking prescription pills and advil but it still hurts and she just said it might hurt but this is killing me. Is this normal and how long should it hurt for?
2006-10-21 12:51:52 · 5 answers · asked by Amanda8419 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Sometimes when a tooth colored filling is new it hurts for awhile and then gets better over time. Try taking up to 4 advil (ibuprofen) 4 times a day assuing you are a normal weight adult, (no more than 3200 mg. daily). If it continues to bother you and it is aching on its own it might need a root canal. Good luck. Have your dentist adjust the bite on #7 so that you are not hitting on it hard as well...that can bruise the tooth and make it ache.
2006-10-21 13:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by blondambition 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It sounds like your daughter had a deep cavity and that should have been visible on the x-ray. How does the dentist know that the tooth is dead, did he/she run a vitality test on it. Color change could be caused by other things besides a dead tooth and giving her amoxicillin without evidence of infection is not something that should be done. You should ask the dentist to show and tell you why he/she came up with this diagnosis. If you don't trust this dentist then get a second opinion. If you want to know for sure if your daughters tooth is dead get a small piece of ice in a pair of tweezers and hold it against her tooth near the gumline to see if she can feel cold in it. If it is dead then the cause was the decay and not the dentist that filled it.
2016-05-22 08:30:51 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not normal, you may have had a deep cavity that was too close to the nerve and might of needed a base before the actually filling was put on. But you should get a second opinion or get it changed again.
2006-10-21 14:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by DrDOA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not normal. It is only normal to be sensitive to hot and/or cold. Either the filling is too high or there is sonething else wrong going on with that tooth. I suggest for you to go back as soon as possible. If you wait too much time he may not guarantee his work. Go in and explain to him what you are experiencing.
2006-10-21 16:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by jl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dentist.
It sounds like the pulp of the tooth is inflamed, probably irreversibly. You may very well need a root canal.
And no, it's not the doctor's fault.
2006-10-21 15:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋