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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 San Antonio

  • In case of Emergency, call 911
  • San Antonio Police Department (210)207-7273

Nearby San Antonio Hospitals *

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa City Centre & Children's Hospital
333 N Santa Rosa St
San Antonio, TX 78207
(210)704-2011

Nix Medical Center
414 Navarro St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)271-1800

Baptist Medical Center
111 Dallas St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)297-7000

Select Specialty Hospital San Antonio
111 Dallas St
San Antonio, TX 78205
(210)297-7170

Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
1310 McCullough Ave
San Antonio, TX 78212
(210)757-2200

TexSAn Heart Hospital
6700 IH-10 W
San Antonio, TX 78201
(210)736-6700

San Antonio State Hospital
6711 S New Braunfels Ave
San Antonio, TX 78223
(210)532-8811

Texas Center for Infectious Disease
2303 SE Military Dr
San Antonio, TX 78223
(210)534-8857

Promise Hospital of San Antonio
7400 Barlite Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210)921-3550

Southwest General Hospital
7400 Barlite Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224
(210)921-2000

Southeast Baptist Hospital
4214 E Southcross Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78222
(210)297-3000

Nix Specialty Health Center
4330 Vance Jackson Rd
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210)341-2633

Texas Specialty Hospital
7310 Oak Manor Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)308-0261

Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
7700 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-7000

Methodist Hospital
7700 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-4000

Northeast Baptist Hospital
8811 Village Dr
San Antonio, TX 78217
(210)297-2000

University Health System San Antonio
4502 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)358-4000

Kindred Hospital San Antonio
3636 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0616

South Texas VA Healthcare System
7400 Merton Minter Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)617-5300

St Luke's Baptist Hospital
7930 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)297-5000

Warm Springs San Antonio Rehabilitation Hospital
5101 Medical Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0100

Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital
8026 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)575-8110

Wilford Hall Medical Center
2200 Bergquist Dr
San Antonio, TX 78236
(210)292-7100

Southwest Mental Health Center
8535 Tom Slick Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)616-0300

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center
2827 Babcock Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)705-6300

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Rehabilitation Hospital
2827 Babcock Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)705-6100

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Institute of San Antonio
9119 Cinnamon Hill
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)691-0737

LifeCare Hospitals of San Antonio
8902 Floyd Curl Dr
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)690-7000

Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital Northwest
9150 Huebner Rd
San Antonio, TX 78240
(210)575-5000

COMPASS Hospital at San Antonio
14743 Jones Maltsberger Rd
San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)402-0029

Mission Vista Behavioral Health Center
14747 Jones Maltsberger Rd
San Antonio, TX 78247
(210)497-0004

Northeast Methodist Hospital
12412 Judson Rd
Live Oak, TX 78233
(210)757-7000

Laurel Ridge Treatment Center
17720 Corporate Woods Dr
San Antonio, TX 78259
(210)491-9400

Spine Hospital of South Texas
18600 Hardy Oak Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78258
(210)404-0800

North Central Baptist Hospital
520 Madison Oak Dr
San Antonio, TX 78258
(210)297-4000

Connally Memorial Medical Center
499 10th St
Floresville, TX 78114
(830)393-1300

Christus Santa Rosa New Braunfels
600 N Union Ave
New Braunfels, TX 78130
(830)606-9111

South Texas Regional Medical Center
1905 Hwy 97 E
Jourdanton, TX 78026
(830)769-3515

Guadalupe Regional Medical Center
1215 E Court St
Seguin, TX 78155
(830)379-2411

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