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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 Royal Oak

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Nearby Royal Oak Hospitals *

Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
10300 W Eight Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248)398-3200

DMC Surgery Hospital
30671 Stephenson Hwy
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248)733-2200

St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Oakland Center
27351 Dequindre Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248)967-7000

William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
3601 W Thirteen Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248)898-5000

Oakland Regional Hospital
22401 Foster Winter Dr
Southfield, MI 48075
(248)423-5100

Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital
21230 Dequindre Rd
Warren, MI 48091
(586)427-1000

St John Providence Hospital Southfield
16001 W Nine Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
(248)849-3000

Select Specialty Hospital Northwest Detroit
6071 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235
(313)966-6740

Sinai-Grace Hospital
6071 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235
(313)966-3300

Straith Hospital For Special Surgery
23901 Lahser Rd
Southfield, MI 48033
(248)357-3360

St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Macomb Center
11800 E Twelve Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48093
(586)573-5000

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Warren Campus
13355 E Ten Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48089
(586)759-7300

Henry Ford Hospital
2799 W Grand Blvd
Detroit, MI 48202
(313)916-2600

William Beaumont Hospital Troy
44201 Dequindre Rd
Troy, MI 48085
(248)964-5000

Botsford Hospital
28050 Grand River Ave
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
(248)471-8000

John D Dingell VA Medical Center
4646 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)576-1000

Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St Antoine Blvd
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-3000

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(800)527-6266

Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-5437

Harper University Hospital
3990 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-8040

Hutzel Women's Hospital
3980 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-7555

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
261 Mack Blvd
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-1203

St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
44405 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)858-3000

Select Specialty Hospital Pontiac
44405 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)452-5202

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
15855 Nineteen Mile Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48038
(586)263-2300

St John Hospital & Medical Center
22101 Moross Rd
Detroit, MI 48236
(313)343-4000

POH Regional Medical Center
50 N Perry St
Pontiac, MI 48342
(248)338-5000

Havenwyck Hospital
1525 University Dr
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
(248)373-9200

Doctors' Hospital of Michigan
461 W Huron St
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)857-7200

St Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
36475 Five Mile Rd
Livonia, MI 48154
(734)464-4800

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center
1101 W University Dr
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248)652-5000

Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe Campus
468 Cadieux Rd
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
(313)343-1000

Garden City Hospital
6245 N Inkster Rd
Garden City, MI 48135
(734)421-3300

Henry Ford Cottage Hospital
159 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
(313)640-1000

Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center
18101 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124
(313)593-7000

Hawthorn Center
18471 Haggerty Rd
Northville, MI 48168
(248)349-3000

Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center
1000 Harrington Blvd
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)493-8000

Henry Ford Macomb Mount Clemens
215 North Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)466-9300

Select Specialty Hospital Macomb
215 North Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)307-9000

St John North Shores Hospital
26755 Ballard Rd
Harrison Township, MI 48045
(586)465-5501

Vibra Hospital of Southeast Michigan
26400 W Outer Dr
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
(313)594-6000

Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital
30901 Palmer Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734)367-8400

Oakwood Annapolis Hospital
33155 Annapolis Rd
Wayne, MI 48184
(734)467-4000

Oakwood Heritage Hospital
10000 Telegraph Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
(313)295-5000

St John Providence Park Hospital
47601 Grand River Ave
Novi, MI 48374
(248)465-4100

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
2333 Biddle Ave
Wyandotte, MI 48192
(734)246-6000

Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
1 William Carls Dr
Commerce, MI 48382
(248)937-3300

Harbor Oaks Hospital
35031 23 Mile Rd
New Baltimore, MI 48047
(586)725-5777

Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
5450 Fort St
Trenton, MI 48183
(734)671-3800

Forest Health Medical Center
135 S Prospect St
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
(734)547-4700

Select Specialty Hospital
5301 E Huron River Dr
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734)712-0103

St John Brighton Hospital
12851 E Grand River Ave
Brighton, MI 48116
(810)227-1211

St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital
5301 McCauley Dr
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734)712-3456

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2215 Fuller Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734)769-7100

University of Michigan Health System
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734)936-4000

C S Mott Children's Hospital
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734)936-4000

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