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youch
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Hi guys - I've been lurking here awhile. So, I've always had a dental phobia and forced myself to the dentist despite it - all of my permanent teeth came in with deep grooves (thanks genetics) and were filled almost immediately - I'm now at the age where those fillings are failing. And a trip to the dentist ends up costing me thousands of dollars to fix them. So, my last trip (two weeks ago) he took out two fillings that seemed to have cavities under them - one was so large that he recommended a root canal (which I had this week) and when he took the other off he found a cavity in the tooth next to it too - so I ended up leaving with temp fillings and impressions made for inlays/onlays. The temp hurt and I should've gone back right away, but stuck it out, trying to make it until my next appointment - I finally broke down after a week and went back (in my case, any time they drill/etc I end up w/ pain for a few days/weeks in the surrounding gums) and thankfully the restorations were ready to go in. The pain already feels better, but my question is this - for anyone who has had a "high" filling - how long after it was fixed did it hurt? Was there a healing period or did it get better quickly. I should invest in ibuprofen stock, I've taken so much, and I haven't slept well at night for weeks due to the pain. We won't even mention the sticker shock. I've never had this much work done at once, and honestly never had this much of a toothache in my life (from the WORK not the teeth themselves) - and wondering if anyone had experienced it and when it should chill out.