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Problems With Dental Fillings

Introduction

Tooth sensitivity following placement of a filling is fairly common. A tooth may be sensitive to pressure, air, sweet foods, or temperature. Usually, the sensitivity resolves on its own within a few weeks. During this time, avoid those things that are causing the sensitivity. Pain relievers are generally not required.

Contact your dentist if the sensitivity does not subside within 2 to 4 weeks or if your tooth is extremely sensitive. He or she may recommend you use a desensitizing toothpaste, may apply a desensitizing agent to the tooth, or possibly suggest a root canal procedure.

Pain Around Fillings

There are several explanations for pain around fillings, each resulting from a different cause.

  1. Pain when you bite. With this type of pain, the pain occurs when you bite down. The pain is noticed soon after the anesthesia wears off and continues over time. In this case, the filling is interfering with your bite. You will need to return to your dentist and have the filling reshaped.
  2. Pain when your teeth touch. This pain is a very sharp pain that occurs only when your teeth touch. The pain is likely caused by the touching of two different metal surfaces (for example, the silver amalgam in a newly filled tooth and a gold crown on another tooth with which it touches). This pain should resolve on its own within a short period of time.
  3. "Toothache-type" pain. If the decay was very deep to the pulp of the tooth, this "toothache" response may indicate this tissue is no longer healthy. If this is the case, "root canal" treatment will be required.
  4. Referred pain. With this type of pain, you experience pain or sensitivity in other teeth besides the one that received the filling. With this particular pain, there is likely nothing wrong with your teeth. The fill...

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Emergency Contact for Port Charlotte

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Nearby Port Charlotte Hospitals *

Fawcett Memorial Hospital
21298 Olean Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
(941)629-1181

Peace River Medical Center
2500 Harbor Blvd
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
(941)766-4122

Charlotte Regional Medical Center
809 E Marion Ave
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941)639-3131

Riverside Behavioral Center
733 E Olympia Ave
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941)637-2474

Englewood Community Hospital
700 Medical Blvd
Englewood, FL 34223
(941)475-6571

Venice Regional Medical Center
540 The Rialto
Venice, FL 34285
(941)485-7711

De Soto Memorial Hospital
900 N Robert Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863)494-3535

Cape Coral Hospital
636 Del Prado Blvd
Cape Coral, FL 33990
(239)574-2323

Lee Memorial Hospital
2776 Cleveland Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239)332-1111

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota
6400 Edgelake Dr
Sarasota, FL 34240
(941)921-8600

Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center
2727 Winkler Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33901
(239)939-1147

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
5731 Bee Ridge Rd
Sarasota, FL 34233
(941)342-1100

Gulf Coast Hospital
13681 Doctors Way
Fort Myers, FL 33912
(239)768-5000

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
8330 Lakewood Ranch Blvd
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941)782-2100

HealthPark Medical Center
9981 S Health Park Dr
Fort Myers, FL 33908
(239)433-7799

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
1700 S Tamiami Trl
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941)917-9000

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