Spot after fluoride

[Becca88]

Hi. I had a check up over a week ago. Following this, I had some discomfort near my upper teeth so plucked up the courage to make another appointment. The dentist checked my teeth and did an X-ray but couldn’t find anything. He cleaned them again and added some fluoride. It seemed to improve but the niggly pain is there again. I’ve also noticed a small dark spot appear on the tooth.

I’ve done lots of Googling and found various responses from cavities to an effect of the fluoride.

I’m feeling a bit run down with cold/flu symptoms so don’t know if that’s causing the mouth discomfort. It’s not a terrible pain. Just a dull/niggly ache.

Any advice? I’m going on holiday today and don’t know whether to waste any more of the dentist’s time.

 

[Gordon]

IF there was some early decay there then in theory a Fluoride application would cause it to remineralise and it could be a bit darker. Sounds pretty unlikely though with just a single application.
Best guess is it's a bit of staining. Early decay doesn't cause any symptoms at all...