Filling problem..any one with dental experience?
my partner had a single amalgam filling on a molar and he had it seven weeks ago and it still hurts to chew on but particularly the first bite. after this the pain reduces but is still there, if he chews harder things such as nuts the pain intensifies. Any ideas?
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Sensitivity to temperature, especially cold is very common with amalgam fillings for about a month after they are placed. Once they corrode a little and "self-seal" this fades away usually for around 20 years.
If a tooth hurts to biting pressure, I find this is much more of a problem. Perhaps the filling has gotten too close to the nerve. Usually there should be nice hard dentin between the filling and the nerve. If this dentin is too thin, every time you bite down, the pressure flexes this thin bridge of dentin towards the nerve. Result is pain.
Or if the tooth has cracked, the pressure of biting down causes the crack to flex open. Result is pain.
If it is a case of the filling being to close to the nerve, there is a very good chance that this tooth will need a root canal and a crown to stop the pain. In the case of a fracture, a root canal and crown may or may not fix the problem, it all depends on the location and nature of the fracture.
Best case scenario is that the amalgam filling is a little high. Perhaps adjusting the bite on the filling will stop this problem.
You should have your partner go back to the dentist and let them have a look.
If a tooth hurts to biting pressure, I find this is much more of a problem. Perhaps the filling has gotten too close to the nerve. Usually there should be nice hard dentin between the filling and the nerve. If this dentin is too thin, every time you bite down, the pressure flexes this thin bridge of dentin towards the nerve. Result is pain.
Or if the tooth has cracked, the pressure of biting down causes the crack to flex open. Result is pain.
If it is a case of the filling being to close to the nerve, there is a very good chance that this tooth will need a root canal and a crown to stop the pain. In the case of a fracture, a root canal and crown may or may not fix the problem, it all depends on the location and nature of the fracture.
Best case scenario is that the amalgam filling is a little high. Perhaps adjusting the bite on the filling will stop this problem.
You should have your partner go back to the dentist and let them have a look.
I'd advise him to go back and see his dentist as the filling might be to high and your B/F is putting extra pressure on the tooth each time he's biting down.
Or he may well have a crack in the tooth, either way he should go back and see his dentist as he should not be experiencing pain seven weeks on!
Or he may well have a crack in the tooth, either way he should go back and see his dentist as he should not be experiencing pain seven weeks on!
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me-dental nurse
Go back to the dentist. There is probably an infection under the filling.
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