pain after filling

boomkatalog

Had a filling done just over a month ago, a replacement of one that had come out. Had two injections as it was very painful. The dentist filed down the tooth after so that it wouldn't come out again.

Since this, every time I bite on anything (not specifically cold or hot) it hurts, sometimes very mild discomfort, other times a proper tweak of pain. Can anyone tell me why this might have happened? I presume I'll have to go to another dentist, just wondering what to expect money wise as I doubt my medical card will cover this

Oral Surgeon

boomkatalog wrote: »

Had a filling done just over a month ago, a replacement of one that had come out. Had two injections as it was very painful. The dentist filed down the tooth after so that it wouldn't come out again.

Since this, every time I bite on anything (not specifically cold or hot) it hurts, sometimes very mild discomfort, other times a proper tweak of pain. Can anyone tell me why this might have happened? I presume I'll have to go to another dentist, just wondering what to expect money wise as I doubt my medical card will cover this

When a tooth is tender to bite on, there are a few possible causes.

A high bite on a filling, make sure that your dentist checks this again.

A periodontal abscess (gum abscess) basically a localized acute gum infection. Do you have gum problems anyway? It is possible to get localized gum issues from a poorly contoured filling too. Check this...

A dead or dying tooth. Was it a big filling? If so the nerves and blood vessels may be dead or dying. A electric & cold test along with a clinical and X-ray exam should shoe this. If so, you need a root canal or extraction.

Good luck,
Os

boomkatalog

Its definitely not too high, when I put my teeth together there's a gap between this one and the bottom row now (there wasn't before). I had no pain before getting the filling, despite the hole in my tooth, and don't have any gum problems. If it was a rotten tooth or decayed, surely I would have had pain before getting the filling? I'm not in any general pain, and there's no pain when chewing once I don't use this particular tooth.

Oral Surgeon

boomkatalog wrote: »

Its definitely not too high, when I put my teeth together there's a gap between this one and the bottom row now (there wasn't before). I had no pain before getting the filling, despite the hole in my tooth, and don't have any gum problems. If it was a rotten tooth or decayed, surely I would have had pain before getting the filling? I'm not in any general pain, and there's no pain when chewing once I don't use this particular tooth.

Shouldn't really be a gap but...
Decayed teeth don't necessarily cause pain as the soft decayed dentine can insulate the nerve of the tooth from hot and cold stimulus or shield it from irritation. Once this is removed by the dentist, it may then become symptomatic, important to remember that in most cases the dentist has not caused this...

Forgot to mention a cracked tooth as a possibility...

Oral Surgeon

boomkatalog wrote: »

Its definitely not too high, when I put my teeth together there's a gap between this one and the bottom row now (there wasn't before). I had no pain before getting the filling, despite the hole in my tooth, and don't have any gum problems. If it was a rotten tooth or decayed, surely I would have had pain before getting the filling? I'm not in any general pain, and there's no pain when chewing once I don't use this particular tooth.

Shouldn't really be a gap but...
Decayed teeth don't necessarily cause pain as the soft decayed dentine can insulate the nerve of the tooth from hot and cold stimulus or shield it from irritation. Once this is removed by the dentist, it may then become symptomatic, important to remember that in most cases the dentist has not caused this...

Forgot to mention a cracked tooth as a possibility...