Pain in one tooth when I chew food?

Question

I got a filling in one of my bottom molars in March. No problems until 2 weeks ago. I was having a bowl of cereal, and the crunching hurt that tooth. Only when I chew on food. No other times and no sensitivity to hot. A little sensitive when it comes to cold.
I went to the dentist about 5 days after I got the pain, which was asap. She did a tap test and examined the tooth. Nothing. No pain. Nothing she can see. She took an xray, and there is no infection, and everything looks fine.
Well now it's been 2 weeks and the pain when I chew certain food on this tooth, still remains.
I've read it could be a fracture, but does anyone have any other ideas. And what could the treatment be. It's been bothering my mind.

Answer 1

As a dentist, this sounds like a fracture line in the tooth. Due to the time interval until now I don't think it has anything to do with the restoration being high. When you put pressure on a fracture, it opens and hurts the tooth. Most fractures of this type can't be seen and only show up when you are biting on something. Your dentist needs to have you bite on a piece of wood or a fracture locator at different spots on the tooth to determine where the fracture is. Tapping on the tooth won't show up most fractures unless they are large. Once it is located the Dr. can determine the treatment. Sometimes this is simply leave it alone to see if the tooth heals or a different type of filling but sometimes it requires a crown to keep the fracture from becoming larger and endangering the nerve. Good luck!

Answer 2

Tooth Pain While Chewing

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Answer 4

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Pain in one tooth when I chew food?
I got a filling in one of my bottom molars in March. No problems until 2 weeks ago. I was having a bowl of cereal, and the crunching hurt that tooth. Only when I chew on food. No other times and no sensitivity to hot. A little sensitive when it comes to cold.
I went to the dentist about 5 days...

Answer 5

Sometimes if the filling is large, and is silver, it takes the tooth awhile to heal after all the drilling and treatment. The nerve and gums around it will remain tender for several months, and sensitive. I would recommend using sensidine toothpaste, and being careful not to chew crunchy things on that side for awhile, allowing the tooth to heal. If the x-ray did not show a fracture, or dark area directly under the tooth, then it is just sensitive for now. You can also purchase "peroxyl" medicated mouth rinse for faster healing.

Answer 6

Was the filling big? Sometimes when a filling is big, and if they are not properly closing the hole, bacteria can go inside of it caused an infection, which then can cause you to have to undergo a root canal. But generally it should show on the X-ray.

Another possibility is the filling was not properly grinded to match your teeth, so it may cause pain when you eat.

Not sure what else could be the reason. Maybe you can go for another check with a different dentist for a second opinion?

Answer 7

Sometimes it just takes a while for the nerve to settle back down after any dental procedure. It could also be a fracture, I had one of those in a tooth that has a large filling in it.

Answer 8

i assume your dentist didn't do the filling well.
is it your filling in the center of the tooth? or side by the other's tooth?
if your filling is side of the other's tooth, then you filling may be over filling, so when you eat (especially hard food), the extension pushes your gum, causes pain.
if your filling is in the center of the tooth, may be you dentin is too thin, so the filling hits the left thin dentin (close to the pulp) and causes pain.

Answer 9

HELLO,

IF THE PAIN IS STILL THERE SINCE THAT DENTAL VISIT A SUGGESTION MAY BE TO HAVE A TEMPORARY FILLING PLACED FOR 2-3 MONTHS TO SEE IF THE PAIN GOES AWAY.
IF THE PAIN DOES NOT GO AWAY YOU MAY INDEED HAVE A FRACTURE OF THE TOOTH.

Answer 10

well it might be the fact that you might have pushed your fillings in a little too far and it`s compressing a nerve when you bite? i`m not sure though.