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Is it possible to screw up fillings?

  • 01-09-2014 1:43pm
    #1
    dealhunter1985
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    I went to a new dentist about 6 weeks ago and got 4 fillings done.
    Each one of them is extremely sensitive now and its very uncomfortable when eating. I didn't feel hugely confident in the dentist either. Not sure why.. Just a feeling I got..

    I had 2 fillings done with my previous dentist and have had no issues whatsoever. A little sensitivity at first which cleared after a couple of days.

    I would have thought a filling is a fairly basic procedure. Could it be that my new dentist has simply done a poor job?


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  • #2
    lazygal
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    Did the dentist say what type of fillings they were? I had four very deep fillings (two of which were on teeth beside each other) and the dentist warned me that sensitivity would be par for the course - she showed me the xrays before and after so I could see how much work she had done. I also had a fifth small filling and had no sensitivity whatsoever. I had a cleaning recently to finish off this course of treatment and the plaque buildup being cleared got rid of the last of the sensitivity. Any dentist will tell you that once you treat a tooth to fill it a side effect can be sensitivity. Mine cleared completely after a few weeks.


  • #3
    dealhunter1985
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    They were the white fillings that dentists seem to be using these days..
    They were deep.. But so were the other 2 that I got done by my previous dentist with which I have had no issues.


  • #4
    Kevo
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    Were the previous fillings amalgams or white fillings?

    I changed dentist a while back to get one amalgam replaced with a white resin as it was kind of visible. The tooth became very sensitive for several months and then eventually felt normal again. I had planned on swapping my other amalgams for white resins but have changed my mind now


  • #5
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
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    Yippee I get to use my new sticky :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057273551


  • #6
    dealhunter1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 523 ✭✭✭dealhunter1985


    Kevo wrote: »
    Were the previous fillings amalgams or white fillings?

    I changed dentist a while back to get one amalgam replaced with a white resin as it was kind of visible. The tooth became very sensitive for several months and then eventually felt normal again. I had planned on swapping my other amalgams for white resins but have changed my mind now


    Good to know. Maybe in a few months the sensitivity will reduce for me aswell.
    If I recall correctly, I think 2 of the 4 fillings had been filled before with amalgam.


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