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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 Strongsville

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Nearby Strongsville Hospitals *

Southwest General Health Center
18697 Bagley Rd
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
(440)816-8000

Parma Community General Hospital
7007 Powers Blvd
Parma, OH 44129
(440)743-3000

Fairview Hospital
18101 Lorain Ave
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216)476-7000

St John West Shore Hospital
29000 Center Ridge Rd
Westlake, OH 44145
(440)835-8000

Lakewood Hospital
14519 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216)521-4200

Medina General Hospital
1000 E Washington St
Medina, OH 44256
(330)725-1000

NorthCoast Behavioral HealthCare North
1708 Southpoint Dr
Cleveland, OH 44109
(216)787-0500

MetroHealth Medical Center
2500 Metrohealth Dr
Cleveland, OH 44109
(216)778-7800

NorthCoast Behavioral HealthCare South
1756 Sagamore Rd
Northfield, OH 44067
(330)467-7131

Lutheran Hospital
1730 W 25th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216)696-4300

Grace Hospital
2307 W 14th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216)687-1500

EMH Regional Medical Center
630 E River St
Elyria, OH 44035
(440)329-7500

Marymount Hospital
12300 McCracken Rd
Garfield Heights, OH 44125
(216)581-0500

Kindred Hospital Cleveland Gateway
2351 E 22nd St
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216)592-2830

St Vincent Charity Hospital
2351 E 22nd St
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216)861-6200

Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation
2801 Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Cleveland, OH 44104
(216)721-5400

University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center
44 Blaine Ave
Bedford, OH 44146
(440)735-3900

Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44195
(216)444-2200

Kindred Hospital Cleveland
11900 Fairhill Rd
Cleveland, OH 44120
(216)721-8120

Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216)844-3971

University Hospitals Case Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216)844-1000

Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
10701 East Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216)791-3800

South Pointe Hospital
20000 Harvard Rd
Warrensville Heights, OH 44122
(216)491-6000

WRH Health System
195 Wadsworth Rd
Wadsworth, OH 44281
(330)334-1504

Allen Community Hospital
200 W Lorain St
Oberlin, OH 44074
(440)775-1211

Huron Hospital
13951 Terrace Rd
East Cleveland, OH 44112
(216)761-3300

Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
1900 23rd St
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
(330)971-7000

Hospital for Orthopaedic & Specialty Services
254 Cleveland Ave
Amherst, OH 44001
(440)988-6000

Specialty Hospital of Lorain
254 Cleveland Ave
Amherst, OH 44001
(440)988-6029

Lodi Community Hospital
225 Elyria St
Lodi, OH 44254
(330)948-1222

Community Health Partners Regional Medical Center
3700 Kolbe Rd
Lorain, OH 44053
(440)960-4000

Summa Health St Thomas Hospital
444 N Main St
Akron, OH 44310
(330)375-3000

Akron General Medical Center
400 Wabash Ave
Akron, OH 44307
(330)344-6000

Select Specialty Hospital Akron
400 Wabash Ave
Akron, OH 44307
(330)344-6910

Children's Hospital Medical Center
One Perkins Sq
Akron, OH 44308
(330)543-1000

Summa Health Akron City Hospital
525 E Market St
Akron, OH 44304
(330)375-3000

Select Specialty Care Hospital Akron City
525 E Market St
Akron, OH 44304
(330)375-6500

Barberton Citizens Hospital
155 Fifth St NE
Barberton, OH 44203
(330)615-3000

Regency Hospital of Akron
155 Fifth St NE
Barberton, OH 44203
(330)861-2065

Euclid Hospital
18901 Lake Shore Blvd
Euclid, OH 44119
(216)531-9000

Hillcrest Hospital
6780 Mayfield Rd
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
(440)312-4500

University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center
27100 Chardon Rd
Richmond Heights, OH 44143
(440)585-6500

Edwin Shaw Hospital for Rehabilitation
1621 Flickinger Rd
Akron, OH 44312
(330)784-1271

Windsor-Laurelwood Hospital
35900 Euclid Ave
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440)953-3000

LakeWest Hospital
36000 Euclid Ave
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440)953-9600

Regency Hospital of Ravenna
6847 N Chestnut St
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)296-2350

Robinson Memorial Hospital
6847 N Chestnut St
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)297-0811

Dunlap Community Hospital
832 S Main St
Orrville, OH 44667
(330)682-3010

Wooster Community Hospital
1761 Beall Ave
Wooster, OH 44691
(330)263-8100

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