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Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest city in the United States. Once heavily dependent on the oil industry, economic downturn and subsequent diversification efforts created an economic base in the energy, finance, aviation, telecommunications and technology sectors. The Tulsa Port of Catoosa, at the head of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, is the most inland river port in the U.S. with access to international waterways. Two institutions of higher education within the city operate at the NCAA Division I level, Oral Roberts University and the University of Tulsa.
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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 Tulsa

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Nearby Tulsa Hospitals *

Hillcrest Specialty Hospital Riverside Campus
744 W 9th St
Tulsa, OK 74127
(918)599-4001

Oklahoma State University Medical Center
744 W 9th St
Tulsa, OK 74127
(918)587-2561

Hillcrest Specialty Hospital Utica Campus
1125 S Trenton St
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918)579-7300

Kaiser Rehabilitation Center
1125 S Trenton St
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918)579-7100

Select Specialty Hospital Tulsa
1125 S Trenton Ave
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918)579-7300

Parkside Psychiatric Hospital & Clinic
1620 E 12th St
Tulsa, OK 74120
(918)582-2131

Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
6901 S Olympia Ave
Tulsa, OK 74132
(918)388-5701

Children's Medical Center
1120 S Utica Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918)579-3722

Hillcrest Medical Center
1120 S Utica Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918)579-1000

Continuous Care Center of Tulsa
1923 S Utica Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918)744-3044

St John Medical Center
1923 S Utica Ave
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918)744-2345

Select Specialty Hospital Tulsa Riverside
744 W 9th St
Tulsa, OK 74127
(918)599-4604

Meadowbrook Specialty Hospital
3219 S 79th East Ave
Tulsa, OK 74145
(918)663-8183

Saint Francis Hospital
6161 S Yale Ave
Tulsa, OK 74136
(918)494-2200

Laureate Psychiatric Clinic & Hospital
6655 S Yale Ave
Tulsa, OK 74136
(918)481-4000

Shadow Mountains Behavioral Health
6262 S Sheridan Rd
Tulsa, OK 74133
(918)492-8200

Oklahoma Surgical Hospital
2408 E 81st St
Tulsa, OK 74137
(918)477-5000

Brookhaven Hospital
201 S Garnett Rd
Tulsa, OK 74128
(918)438-4257

Southwestern Regional Medical Center
10109 E 79th St
Tulsa, OK 74133
(918)286-5000

Saint Francis South
10501 E 91st St
Tulsa, OK 74133
(918)307-6000

SouthCrest Hospital
8801 S 101st East Ave
Tulsa, OK 74133
(918)294-4000

Continuous Care Center Sapulpa
1004 E Bryan Ave
Sapulpa, OK 74066
(918)227-8360

St John Sapulpa
1004 E Bryan Ave
Sapulpa, OK 74066
(918)224-4280

St John Owasso
12451 E 100th St N
Owasso, OK 74055
(918)274-5000

Bailey Medical Center
106th St N & Garnett Rd
Owasso, OK 74055
(918)376-8000

Claremore Indian Hospital
101 S Moore St
Claremore, OK 74017
(918)342-6200

Claremore Regional Hospital
1202 N Muskogee Pl
Claremore, OK 74017
(918)341-2556

Cleveland Area Hospital
1401 W Pawnee St
Cleveland, OK 74020
(918)358-2501

Bristow Medical Center
700 W Seventh St
Bristow, OK 74010
(918)367-2215

Drumright Regional Hospital
610 W Bypass
Drumright, OK 74030
(918)382-2300

George Nigh Rehabilitation Institute
900 E Airport Rd
Okmulgee, OK 74447
(918)756-9211

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