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Gidget234

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Pain When I Chew After Having a Tooth Filled Posted: 07-11-07 14:35pm


Yesterday I went to a dentist because I had bitten down on something hard that was causing a lot of pain when chewing. He took an x-ray and said that the filling on the affected tooth was half gone and needed to be replaced. He replaced the filling (with the old-fashioned silver kind). He told me I would have no pain and could chew normally as soon as the novacaine wore off. Well, it's now the day after the procedure and I still can't chew on that side without a great deal of pain. Is this normal? My husband has had a lot of work done on his teeth and he said that it takes a while for a tooth to "settle down" after having been worked on. He said it was wrong for the dentist to have told me I would have no pain whatsoever afterward. How long should I wait before I call the dentist back? I don't want to be a baby if this pain is just a normal reaction to having the drilling work done. A reply would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Gidget

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Good Grief Posted: 07-29-07 22:29pm


go back and tell him it still hurts. i would avoid the silver fillings too. you may want to get a second opinion on it too.

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