Is that normal and how long does it last? Would using SensodyneF help?
2007-01-16 05:31:34 · 8 answers · asked by Aria 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Give it another day to feel better. If it still hurts, contact your dentist again. The filling may be sticking out and need to be ground down more so your teeth fit together properly. Sensodyne won't help. Try taking a pain reliever like Tylenol, Advil, Motrin.
2007-01-16 05:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people experience some discomfort at the injection site, sort of a bruise like feeling. The fillings themselves shouldn't hurt. If you "feel" the new fillings when you bite down, then the restoration needs to be adjusted. A new filling should feel just like the natural tooth did before it needed work. You can't break em in like a new pair of shoes! You can actually cause trauma to the nerve by not getting it adjusted. If this is the case, no amount of Sensodyne will help. Good luck.
2007-01-16 14:04:43 · answer #2 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go back to the dentist. sometimes filling are too high and need to be 'filed' down. often after doing fillings the person's jaw is still numb and its hard to get a good reading on how hard or where their bite is. you will not need to be numbed for this they take a bit of paper similar to carbon paper and have you bite down correctly on it, they notice the high spots and take the drill that now has a 'file' type drill head on it and shave off small bits of the filling material and do it again until the bite it correct. usually it only takes a couple of minutes and you're in and out. and they work you in around others. if you don't have it looked at it will only get more sore and cause headaches and it can crack the filling if you bite down too hard. call your dentist now but in the mean time try and relax your jaw and not bite down. a couple of advil will help relieve the pain or ask your dentist for something.
2007-01-16 13:42:23 · answer #3 · answered by ?! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sensodyne will not help as it takes a couple of days for that to be effective. It is normal for the fillings to bother you for a couple of days after they are done. I had one done a week ago and it doesn't hurt but I can still tell disinctly where it is and it feels different when I bite down. It is getting better as I get used to the new feeling.
2007-01-16 13:36:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To begin with repairing a tooth should be considered a "trauma" to that tooth. You wouldn't get your elbow fixed and not expect it to be sore for a few days so why do you think a tooth is different? Be patient, allow the healing to take place and see if it doesn't improve. If after a week it doesn't feel "right" then consider the possibility that the filling surface needs adjusted.
2007-01-16 13:43:03 · answer #5 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would give it another day if still bothering you call the dentist..you can use orajel on that tooth it helps numb it for a little while try not to chew food on that side i hope it gets better soon for you i know that hurts
2007-01-16 13:41:13 · answer #6 · answered by Brenda G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had that with my last filling, call your dentist they probably need to grind them down a bit.
2007-01-16 13:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by cam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call dentist now,ask for pain medication..
2007-01-16 13:36:41 · answer #8 · answered by BOBBIE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋