Post filling still hurts :(

[Ottosmomma]

I had a smallish composite placed on a back upper right molar, on the side by my tongue 12 days ago. As soon as the Novocain wore off and I tried eating bread or anything with any chrunch, it hurts. It hurts almost every time I bite something crunchy or just crusty bread or something that requires a lot of chewing force. I did have the dentist recheck it last week and it was NOT a high filling issue. He said you know give it some time to settle etc. Well I had a traumatic fully vertically cracked molar last year that completely freaked me out, and I’m anxious this could be the start of a crack, brought on by the dental treatment. I really have no way of knowing what else it could be? I will go back on Monday to have it checked. The dentist did another x Ray after the filling and said it looked normal. But I do know cracks don’t necessarily show on x rays. Could sensitivity to chewing/chrunchy foods just be the nerve healing? Or do I possibly need the filling re-done? Like maybe it didn’t bond properly. Anyone else experience this type of sensitivity? Like I said I’m going back to the dentist after the weekend, I just have a ton of anxiety about this whole thing, and regret having the filling done if it’s just going to have possibly messed up the tooth more.

 

[Enarete]

Hi there,

sorry to read about your worry, I would be freaking out as well if I had your experience with a cracked molar.

Sadly I can't tell you what is wrong with your tooth, but I do not think the placement of a filling would be a cause of the troubles, even if it might look like this for you. If your tooth needed a filling then there was decay that needed to get solved. Even if you had no troubles with it before the filling, sooner or later you would get some. I believe the simple placement of a filling shouldn't cause a tooth to crack.

May I ask you how the vertically cracked molar happened back then? Was it after a dental treatment?

All the best wishes and keep us posted

 

[Ottosmomma]

Hi there,

sorry to read about your worry, I would be freaking out as well if I had your experience with a cracked molar.

Sadly I can't tell you what is wrong with your tooth, but I do not think the placement of a filling would be a cause of the troubles, even if it might look like this for you. If your tooth needed a filling then there was decay that needed to get solved. Even if you had no troubles with it before the filling, sooner or later you would get some. I believe the simple placement of a filling shouldn't cause a tooth to crack.

May I ask you how the vertically cracked molar happened back then? Was it after a dental treatment?

All the best wishes and keep us posted

Yes it was after dental treatment although the dentist said the crack might have already been present.

 

[Ottosmomma]

Yes it was after dental treatment although the dentist said the crack might have already been present.

Hi there,

sorry to read about your worry, I would be freaking out as well if I had your experience with a cracked molar.

Sadly I can't tell you what is wrong with your tooth, but I do not think the placement of a filling would be a cause of the troubles, even if it might look like this for you. If your tooth needed a filling then there was decay that needed to get solved. Even if you had no troubles with it before the filling, sooner or later you would get some. I believe the simple placement of a filling shouldn't cause a tooth to crack.

May I ask you how the vertically cracked molar happened back then? Was it after a dental treatment?

All the best wishes and keep us posted

It just seems weird to me that I’ve had this happen -only- after dental treatment :/

 

[Dr. Daniel]

Hi,

I suggest you have a dental cleaning mainly around that tooth. It might just be some bonding left behind in the gum.

 

[Ottosmomma]

Interesting! Thanks!