pain in my tooth - Dental Health Message Board

funknuts · 09-07-2005, 11:55 AM

i just had a cavity filled yesterday. they said it was deep and that sometime down the line i would have to have a root canal probably. today when i touch the tooth with my toungue i get a sharp shooting pain. not real sever just noticable. like and exposed nerve. it does not ache and ddoes not thump. it is not heat or cold sensative. i can chew fine but sometimes when i chew i get that sensation. is that becuase i just got the filling put in and it still alittle sensative? or did they not do the filling right? thanks in advance

maree_uk · 09-08-2005, 03:14 PM

Yes it should settle, if it doesnt then you may need root treatment.
It usually hurts because the filling is near the nerve and it takes a while to settle.

ittal · 09-09-2005, 01:28 AM

Did they have to drill alot out?

I had mine done a few weeks ago and the dentist said if I had waited I would have needed a root canal (so a step below severity to yours). It hurt for hours, and the next day was sore. Even now, it aches a bit in the morning when my sinuses act up.

I was told that any time they get the nerve it will hurt for longer, since it's been manipulated and prodded.

Miss L · 09-09-2005, 05:13 AM

Hi there i have reacently had around 5 fillings and some were sore for a couple of weeks after but they have settled down now its the deep ones that usually hurt

Miss L