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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 Warren

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Nearby Warren Hospitals *

Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital
1350 E Market St
Warren, OH 44482
(330)841-9011

Mahoning Valley Hospital Trumbull Campus
1350 E Market St
Warren, OH 44482
(330)675-5555

St Joseph Health Center
667 Eastland Ave SE
Warren, OH 44484
(330)841-4000

Forum Health Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
8747 Squires Ln NE
Warren, OH 44484
(330)841-3700

Belmont Pines Hospital
615 Churchill Hubbard Rd
Youngstown, OH 44505
(330)759-2700

Spring Harbor Hospital
123 Andover Rd
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207)761-2200

Forum Health Northside Hospital
500 Gypsy Ln
Youngstown, OH 44501
(330)884-1000

Select Specialty Hospital Youngstown
1044 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, OH 44504
(330)480-2349

St Elizabeth Health Center
1044 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, OH 44501
(330)746-7211

Sharon Regional Health System
740 E State St
Sharon, PA 16146
(724)983-3911

UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley
2200 Memorial Dr
Farrell, PA 16121
(724)981-3500

St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
8401 Market St
Boardman, OH 44512
(330)729-2929

Mahoning Valley Hospital Boardman Campus
8064 South Ave
Boardman, OH 44512
(330)480-1250

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

Salem Community Hospital
1995 E State St
Salem, OH 44460
(330)332-1551

UPMC Horizon Greenville
110 N Main St
Greenville, PA 16125
(724)588-2100

University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center
13207 Ravenna Rd
Chardon, OH 44024
(440)269-6000

Alliance Community Hospital
200 E State St
Alliance, OH 44601
(330)596-6000

Jameson Hospital North Campus
1211 Wilmington Ave
New Castle, PA 16105
(724)658-9001

University Hospitals Extended Care Campus
12340 Bass Lake Rd
Chardon, OH 44024
(440)285-4040

Jameson Hospital South Campus
1000 S Mercer St
New Castle, PA 16101
(724)658-9001

Glenbeigh Hospital
2863 State Route 45
Rock Creek, OH 44084
(440)951-7000

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