MY tooth is in pain! It hurts like hell...All I know is she put a pin in it...right into my tooth and into the root? What's it for and why?
2007-09-27 11:04:33 · 5 answers · asked by chocolate_cat 3 in Health ➔ Dental
Well it was just a small chip on the side while i was flossing.
She did not remove the remaining piece of the filling, but instead drilled enough to fill the part tht chipped and put a pin in it. i have heard pins arent good, but now what?! Was there something else she could have done?
2007-09-27 11:55:50 · update #1
Pins are no longer considered a good fix, they actually cause teeth to fracture (kind of like a chip in a windshield ends up cracking across the the glass, same concept)
If your DDS put a pin in, get her to take that resto and pin out. If the tooth is still salvageable she maybe able to build it up with a bonded material, but seeing that this is killing you.....you could be looking at needing either a root canal and crown or extract it and be done with it. Sorry!
Call her and let her know what is going on and the sooner the better. Good luck
2007-09-27 11:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
First of all if there is a nerve left in the tooth and there was a post or pin put in it then the tooth sounds like it might need root canal depending on how the tooth chipped and where the pin was placed noramlly you take an xray to see how much of a chip was done and what kind of damage , is there any nerve exposure these are the things an xray would let you know. Then if there was no exposure you and you have enough tooth you can remove the old amalgam and decay see how much tooth is left and bo biuld up and crown or do a new filling deping on what tooth how many surfaces so these are things you need to know and find out I hope this helps some
2007-09-27 11:43:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pin In Tooth Filling
2017-01-18 22:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If there is not enough tooth structure left to support a filling, the dentist needs to place a small pin to provide extra support for the silver filling. Silver fillings do not bond to the tooth, so some sort of mechanical retention is needed.
You should see your dentist, though, if the pain is that bad. Some tenderness is common after a filling, but extreme pain needs to be evaluated.
2007-09-27 11:10:58 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Ortho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SHE'S PLANNING ON DOING A PIN-RETAINED AMALGAM.
THE PROBLEM WITH DOING THESE IS THE INTRODUCTION OF MICRO FRACTURES WHICH OFTEN CAUSE THE PAIN YOU'RE FEELING.
THE PIN ORIGINALLY MADE WHEN THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TOOTH STRUCTURE TO DO A TRADITIONAL AMALGAM.
2007-09-27 12:13:20 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋