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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 Clemente

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Nearby San Clemente Hospitals *

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center San Clemente
654 Camino De Los Mares
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949)496-1122

Mission Hospital Laguna Beach
31872 Coast Hwy
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949)499-1311

Children's Hospital of Orange County at Mission
27700 Medical Center Rd
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)364-1400

Mission Hospital
27700 Medical Center Rd
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
(949)364-1400

Saddleback Memorial Medical Center Laguna Hills
24451 Health Center Dr
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
(949)837-4500

Kaiser Permanente Orange County Irvine Medical Center
6640 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92618
(949)932-5000

Fallbrook Hospital
624 E Elder St
Fallbrook, CA 92028
(760)728-1191

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
One Hoag Dr
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949)764-4624

College Hospital Costa Mesa
301 Victoria St
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949)642-2734

Inland Valley Medical Center
36485 Inland Valley Dr
Wildomar, CA 92595
(951)677-1111

Tustin Hospital & Medical Center
14662 Newport Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
(714)838-9600

Tri-City Medical Center
4002 Vista Way
Oceanside, CA 92056
(760)724-8411

Coastal Communities Hospital
2701 S Bristol St
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714)754-5454

HEALTHSOUTH Tustin Rehabilitation Hospital
14851 Yorba St
Tustin, CA 92780
(714)832-9200

Rancho Springs Medical Center
25500 Medical Center Dr
Murrieta, CA 92562
(951)696-6000

Western Medical Center Santa Ana
1001 N Tustin Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)953-3500

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical Center
17100 Euclid St
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)966-7200

Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
9920 Talbert Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)378-7000

Chapman Medical Center
2601 E Chapman Ave
Orange, CA 92869
(714)633-0011

HealthBridge Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
393 S Tustin St
Orange, CA 92866
(714)289-2400

Kindred Hospital Santa Ana
1901 N College Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92706
(714)564-7800

Children's Hospital Orange County
455 S Main St
Orange, CA 92868
(714)997-3000

St Joseph Hospital
1100 W Stewart Dr
Orange, CA 92868
(714)633-9111

Huntington Beach Hospital
17772 Beach Blvd
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714)843-5000

Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center
12601 Garden Grove Blvd
Garden Grove, CA 92843
(714)537-5160

University Of California Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Dr
Orange, CA 92868
(714)456-7890

Corona Regional Medical Center Rehabilitation
730 Magnolia Ave
Corona, CA 92879
(951)736-7200

Corona Regional Medical Center
800 S Main St
Corona, CA 92882
(951)737-4343

Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center
441 N Lakeview Ave
Anaheim, CA 92807
(714)279-4000

Kindred Hospital Westminster
200 Hospital Cir
Westminster, CA 92683
(714)893-4541

Western Medical Center Anaheim
1025 S Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714)533-6220

Menifee Valley Medical Center
28400 McCall Blvd
Sun City, CA 92585
(951)679-8888

Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
354 Santa Fe Dr
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760)633-6501

Encinitas Nursing & Rehabilitation
900 Santa Fe Dr
Encinitas, CA 92024
(760)753-6423

Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
10800 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92505
(951)353-2000

Anaheim Regional Medical Center
1111 W La Palma Ave
Anaheim, CA 92801
(714)774-1450

Placentia-Linda Hospital
1301 N Rose Dr
Placentia, CA 92870
(714)993-2000

Vista Hospital of Riverside
2224 Medical Center Dr
Perris, CA 92571
(951)436-3535

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