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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 Wichita

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Nearby Wichita Hospitals *

Select Specialty Hospital Central Wichita
929 N Saint Francis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316)268-5593

Via Christi Regional Medical Center St Francis
929 N Saint Francis St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316)268-5000

Wesley Medical Center
550 N Hillside St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316)962-2000

Via Christi Regional Medical Center St Joseph Campus
3600 E Harry St
Wichita, KS 67218
(316)685-1111

Robert J Dole VA Medical Center
5500 E Kellogg Dr
Wichita, KS 67218
(316)685-2221

Galichia Heart Hospital
2610 N Woodlawn St
Wichita, KS 67220
(316)858-2610

Via Christi Rehabilitation Center Our Lady of Lourdes Campus
1151 N Rock Rd
Wichita, KS 67206
(316)634-3400

Wichita Specialty Hospital
8080 E Pawnee St
Wichita, KS 67207
(316)682-0004

Wesley Rehabilitation Hospital
8338 W 13th St
Wichita, KS 67212
(316)729-9999

Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center
2770 N Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67226
(316)634-0090

Kansas Spine Hospital
3333 N Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67226
(316)462-5325

Kansas Heart Hospital
3601 N Webb Rd
Wichita, KS 67226
(316)630-5000

Newton Medical Center
600 Medical Center Dr
Newton, KS 67114
(316)283-2700

Prairie View Inc
1901 E First St
Newton, KS 67114
(316)284-6400

Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital
720 W Central Ave
El Dorado, KS 67042
(316)321-3300

Sumner Regional Medical Center
1323 N A St
Wellington, KS 67152
(620)326-7451

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