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Deep fillings pain??

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Alwaysanxiety2

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So i have always been scared about appointments but went and I had a silver filling pout in my wisdom tooth today that was apparently very deep along with composite bonding on several teeth on the bottom row next to it (right side) but I’m in a lot of pain now the numbing has worn off in my gum and jaws but also pain in the right side of my head is that normal? the dentist never mentioned anything about what the pain would be like. Also when he was polishing a lot of liquid got accidentally shot up my nostrils would that be water? Kind of worried about that too. Never had a filling be so painful after it hurt even when he was drilling the tooth so any advice about this would be great
 
NAD but deep fillings close to the nerve can jar it up a bit and it can take a couple of weeks for them to calm down but if nothing has changed after 3-4 weeks call your dentist.

The liquid in my experience is water. I had a filling revision yesterday as part of it had come off and it hurt a tiny amount and I had a twinge a couple of times in the afternoon so it can happen. Fine today.

When I had a root canal and a deep molar filling, my jaw hurt because I'd been holding my mouth open for a long time to have them done. I don't have a large mouth and suffer from bruxism so my jaw hinges hurt after stuff like that. Again, your jaw gets jarred up by the drill because of the vibrations. It should settle but definitely talk to your doctor in a couple of weeks.
 
@dentalnelly thanks the appointment was an hour but the pain comes and goes hopefully it clears up
 
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