Dentists???Question about a filling? Please answer?

Question

I had a filling done between two teeth, is it normal for the area to be sensitive to cold over a month later? At the time I got the filling done, my dentist said the area would be sensitive to cold for about a week, well its been over a month and a half since then, is this bad, does it mean I need a root canal on this tooth? Thanks

Answer 1

LIZ,

WHEN A TOOTH RECEIVES A FILLING AT TIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL WEEKS FOR A TOOTH TO PUT DOWN SECONDARY DENTIN TO PROTECT THE NERVE FROM HEAT/COLD. ANYTIME A TOOTH IS DRILLED UPON THE UNDERLYING DENTIN RESPONDS BY PLACING A LAYER OF PROTECTIVE DENTIN BETWEEN IT AND THE NERVE. IT TAKES TIME FOR THE TOOTH TO FEEL COMPLETELY NORMAL.
I WOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THIS TOOTH, AND IF AFTER 2-3 MONTHS IT KEEPS BEING SENSITIVE, THEN TELL THE DENTIST WHO MAY HAVE TO REFILL THE TOOTH AND PLACE A PROTECTIVE BASE UNDER THE FILLING AS THIS IS APPARENTLY TOO CLOSE TO THE NERVE.

Answer 2

I only hope you did not get an amalgam filling. The amalgam fillings contain mercury (about 50% mercury). Over a period of 10 years, about 50% of the mercury in the filling goes into your body every time you drink something hot, brush your teeth, etc. This vapor turns into mercuric ion in your liver and is then conveniently transported to your brain where it destroys the tubulon matrix around your nerves leaving then bare and tangled. Does Alzheimer's Disease ring any bells here?

Go to the following web site and view a 5 minute video of a study by the University of Calgary Medical Research facility showing what effects mercury at a level 100 to 1,000 times less than what you get from brushing your teeth can do to brain tissue. If your filling is amalgam, I would go to a real dentist that knows how to remove them and replace them with the right material.

http://commons.ucalgary.ca/mercury/

If you get the literature from the National Dental Association that tells you amalgam fillings are O.K., I'm sure there are better things the paper it is written on could be used for.

Good luck to you.

Answer 3

This space in between the teeth is called the interproximal space. What happens it a lot of decay may occur in this area, mainly because of not flossing. Senitivity to hot or cold means that you have a low level of dentin, which is your biggest and second layer under the enamel. The dentin controls the quick changes from hot to cold. You need to strenghthen the dentin. Or you might have reoccurrent interproximal decay, which just means their is decay, or cavities around and under the filling, meaning the tooth wasn't clean enough to put the filling it.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Sometimes fillings stay sensitive for a bit longer then usual. Try using sensodine toothpaste. It works pretty well to get rid of the problem with sensitivity to temperatures. If you needed a root canal you would be feeling alot more then just pain due to temps.

Answer 6

generally if it sensive to cold that is not a bad thing. You might try a sensitive toothpaste and make sure you are flossing daily. if it becomes sensitive to hot get to the dentist, then you may need a rc

Answer 7

nope nothing wrong my son had filling on front tooth and it's been sensitive to cold, white fillings tend to do that.

Answer 8

its the same as filling a rust hole in a car their its going to give trouble not long after get it pulled out get partial denture