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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 Tyler

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Nearby Tyler Hospitals *

Mother Frances Hospital Tyler
800 E Dawson St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)593-8441

Tyler ContinueCare Hospital
800 E Dawson St
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)531-4080

East Texas Medical Center Specialty Hospital
1000 S Beckham Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)596-3600

East Texas Medical Center Tyler
1000 S Beckham Ave
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)597-0351

East Texas Medical Center Rehabilitation
701 Olympic Plaza Cir
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)596-3000

Texas Spine & Joint Hospital
1814 Roseland Blvd
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)526-8754

HEALTHSOUTH Tyler Rehabilitation Hospital
3131 Troup Hwy
Tyler, TX 75701
(903)510-7000

University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
11937 US Hwy 271
Tyler, TX 75708
(903)877-3451

Laird Memorial Hospital
1612 S Henderson Blvd
Kilgore, TX 75662
(903)984-3505

East Texas Medical Center Jacksonville
501 S Ragsdale St
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903)541-5000

Mother Frances Hospital Jacksonville
2026 S Jackson St
Jacksonville, TX 75766
(903)541-4500

ETMC Henderson
300 Wilson St
Henderson, TX 75652
(903)657-7541

East Texas Medical Center Quitman
117 N Winnsboro St
Quitman, TX 75783
(903)763-6300

East Texas Medical Center Gilmer
712 N Wood St
Gilmer, TX 75644
(903)841-7100

Cozby Germany Hospital
707 N Waldrip St
Grand Saline, TX 75140
(903)962-4242

East Texas Medical Center Athens
2000 S Palestine St
Athens, TX 75751
(903)676-1000

Good Shepherd Medical Center Longview
700 E Marshall Ave
Longview, TX 75601
(903)315-2000

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