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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 Round Rock

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Nearby Round Rock Hospitals *

St David's Round Rock Medical Center
2400 Round Rock Ave
Round Rock, TX 78681
(512)341-1000

Scott & White University Medical Campus
300 University Blvd
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512)509-0100

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
1401 Medical Pkwy
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512)528-7000

Seton Northwest Hospital
11113 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78759
(512)324-6000

St David's Georgetown Hospital
2000 Scenic Dr
Georgetown, TX 78626
(512)943-3000

North Austin Medical Center
12221 Mo Pac Expy N
Austin, TX 78758
(512)901-1000

HEALTHSOUTH Surgical Hospital of Austin
6818 Austin Center Blvd
Austin, TX 78731
(512)346-1994

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
4900 Mueller Blvd
Austin, TX 78723
(512)324-0000

Cornerstone Hospital of Austin
4207 Burnet Rd
Austin, TX 78756
(512)706-1900

Austin State Hospital
4110 Guadalupe St
Austin, TX 78751
(512)452-0381

Heart Hospital of Austin
3801 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78756
(512)407-7000

Seton Medical Center Austin
1201 W 38th St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)324-1000

Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
3501 Mills Ave
Austin, TX 78731
(512)324-2000

St David's Medical Center
919 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)476-7111

Austin Lakes Hospital
1025 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5800

Cornerstone Hospital of Austin at St David's
1005 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5470

St David's Rehabilitation Center
1005 E 32nd St
Austin, TX 78705
(512)544-5100

Seton Medical Center Williamson
201 Seton Pkwy
Round Rock, TX 78665
(512)324-4000

University Medical Center Brackenridge
601 E 15th St
Austin, TX 78701
(512)324-7000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin
1215 Red River St
Austin, TX 78701
(512)474-5700

Johns Community Hospital
305 Mallard Ln
Taylor, TX 76574
(512)352-7611

Austin Surgical Hospital
3003 Bee Caves Rd
Austin, TX 78746
(512)314-3800

St David's South Austin Hospital
901 W Ben White Blvd
Austin, TX 78704
(512)447-2211

The Oaks Treatment Center
1407 W Stassney Ln
Austin, TX 78745
(512)464-0400

Texas NeuroRehab Center
1106 W Dittmar Rd
Austin, TX 78745
(512)444-4835

Seton Southwest Healthcare Center
7900 FM 1826
Austin, TX 78737
(512)324-9000

Lakeside Hospital at Bastrop
3201 E Highway 71
Bastrop, TX 78602
(512)321-8200

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