Why do my new dental fillings still hurt to chew on 3 weeks later? (pulled, broken)

[riblue]

I feel your pain, literally. Two weeks ago, I had an old filling replaced and on the adjacent tooth a new filling, I used the silver because it was way in the back on the upper teeth. My mouth still hurts, even on the other side, in which I need a filling. My dentist did a crown on one tooth and a white filling a year ago and I never had any problems. On this new filling, should I go for white or silver? I am 57 years old and the majority of my fillings are silver. I have never really had painful issues with my teeth before. So should I go for silver or white to help alleviate any problems. Ok, my mouth does not hurt wicked but it definitely does not feel as good as before the last 2 fillings. Thanks.

[mm4]

I just never let anyone near my teeth who says there's a cavity. Second, third, opinion always.

I turns out there's never a problem there--every time.

[bart0323]

Originally Posted by mm4

I just never let anyone near my teeth who says there's a cavity. Second, third, opinion always.

I turns out there's never a problem there--every time.

Sounds more like you get opinions until someone tells you what you want to hear.

[gentlearts]

It is normal to have some sensitivity for a few days. The nerves are treated rudely, so they need a few days to settle down.
I have never gone to a dentist where I felt ripped off or that I didn't get great care, so I don't know why you people are having so much trouble, unless you are looking for it.

[Niveemar]

As I am sitting here reading all of these threads I'M in shock and relieved at the same time. I thought I was the only one going through this. I am now 2 weeks post a small filling. I went back last week and had my bite adjusted. Didn't help. Now I can not even chew on the side of the filling. I hate th dentist which is why I waited so long to go and now this happens. I didn't even know I had a cavity my tooth was fine and now after its supposedly fixed I'm having the worst pain of my life.

[MekaCD]

Similar for me so far. I had my filling (dentist says it was deep) about a week and a half ago. Drilled a lot more tooth than expected; had a black spot on my molar, he drilled the black and and much more. Tooth still a bit sensitive to cold air, also has mild sensitivity to hot. Has sharp, small, but quick pain when biting into anything harder than macaroni and cheese. Bacon, beef jerky, and chips cause pain easily. I am in my regret phase of ever having the procedure being done or even going to the dentist at all.

Before the procedure I basically had no pain in the tooth. Now I can't even eat on that side really. Still hoping over time that it will "heal", but its hard to get optimistic about it.

[ellenrr]

Originally Posted by Elleslice

Miss m, I feel your pain. I was feeling fine and then got "4 cavities" filled and now have pain all over. The pain is so general on the upper left that I can't even tell which tooth it is anymore. Perhaps we should all just never go to the dentist again. It is really frustrating to not be able to trust any dentist, ever. I really don't know how they live with themselves for causing so much pain to people.

same here. I was told I had a "small cavity". Ever since I visited dentist, I have pain.
During the procedure he hit a nerve and I screamed. I think that is why. It's been a couple of months.

btw, clove oil will give temporary relief from pain.

[pet1984]

I've been asking myself the same thing. Well, they don't hurt - they just have a dull ache in them, and are sensitive. Three upper teeth were filled with amalgam. Seemed like deep fillings, too. Oh, and they squeaked after I ate on them. This was a few weeks ago. My dentist "adjusted" them this week (he had me bite down on the blue paper and he filed the fillings down with his drill) and they still hurt. I read it takes a while for the sensitivity/inflammation to go down (maybe a week after post-adjustment or longer?). If he ruined my teeth over some measly fillings, I'm going to be so sad. At least the squeaking seems to be gone, and the pain isn't as strong? Could be progress? The right side of my jaw is still sore (mind you, I've been having multiple sessions at the dentist so that is probably the main contributor to the jaw soreness... it heals and then I'm back at the dentist since he does everything in short sessions). Moreover, I've just been chewing on the non-filling side of my mouth so I don't know. :/

He did put a sedative filling in my really big premolar cavity on the bottom. Prior, it never really hurt (dead pulp, I assume). Still, he said I should get a root canal (not going to... can't afford it). At this point, I almost can't tell if it's actual pain, or phantom pain, or just the jaw soreness radiating throughout that side of the mouth. The left side of my mouth doesn't hurt at all, and I'm afraid to get the left fillings done.

[BuckeyeAtHeart]

I had some pain after having a silver filling replaced with composite (the x-ray showed a small hole in this 30+ year old filling). I went back for an adjustment to the new filling and still had some pain. When I visited a different dentist after another month of aching, this dentist commented that those who have sensitive teeth can take up to a year to have any aches/pains from dental work clear up. Sure enough, total relief from any aching took almost a year for me. I was thankful that it was just one tooth so that I could adjust which side of my mouth I used for chewing.

[mssuzieq312]

I am having the same issue. I went to the dentist a month ago and had a crack repaired and capped. Then she found 4 cavities. I went back the following week to have those fixed with white filling also. The old filling was silver. After all this time it still hurts to bite on anything hard. It's very upsetting! The capped tooth was the only tooth that bothered me, but now it feels like they all hurt.. I paid $2000 for this work. I'm not able to give more money either.. Ugh!!!!