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calg5000
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Hello Everyone, thus begins another chapter in my dental saga. I am at this point very worried about a recent dental procedure. I have very few teeth left and I am only 33. My top partial was worn so I decided to get a new set. I went to the dentist to get one tooth filled before I received my partial uppers. Upon this visit she said it is crucial to get my few incisors on the bottom filled as well so I agreed.
Now, that the Linocaine as worn off I feel a gnawing pain in this small front tooth and an increasing pressure on the tooth that has since subsided. I cannot even bite down on it anymore however I am not sensitive to hot or cold. This is complicated by the fact that these are the only teeth I have left to chew with. YIKES!
My question, could this simply be normal sensitivity from the filling? Will this go away on its own? Simple painkillers wipe it out for hours! OR am I in for root canal in order to get this fixed? The dentist did tell me the root was deep on the front and their was a risk of inflammation. I should also add that the filling was a white composite. I am scared to death because for the first time I was proactive in going to dentist and believed I was getting a filling I didn't need. Now the notion of having a root canal on this tooth feels like punishment. Please give me something positive. Thanks to everyone in advance.
Now, that the Linocaine as worn off I feel a gnawing pain in this small front tooth and an increasing pressure on the tooth that has since subsided. I cannot even bite down on it anymore however I am not sensitive to hot or cold. This is complicated by the fact that these are the only teeth I have left to chew with. YIKES!
My question, could this simply be normal sensitivity from the filling? Will this go away on its own? Simple painkillers wipe it out for hours! OR am I in for root canal in order to get this fixed? The dentist did tell me the root was deep on the front and their was a risk of inflammation. I should also add that the filling was a white composite. I am scared to death because for the first time I was proactive in going to dentist and believed I was getting a filling I didn't need. Now the notion of having a root canal on this tooth feels like punishment. Please give me something positive. Thanks to everyone in advance.
