Thanks for the reply. Last night I had to get up in the middle of the night and take some aspirin, because my teeth were bothering me.
The last fillings I had were also white fillings, and I was sensitive to cold for quite a long time. I started using Sensodyne last time, and that seemed to help.
Could another possibility be, that my bite is off?
I might need to just make another appointment and go see him, but the last thing I want is a root canal.
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Originally posted by popo
A couple of things here.
1) I question the use of a white filling in a tooth that has had a pulp cap. If it were my mouth, I'd get a silver filling in that situation. They generally cause less sensitivity. The only time a case can be made for a white filling is for esthetics (very legitimate IMO) and if a tooth is cracked. If there's any reason to beieve that a tooth will be sensitive, go with a silver filling.
2) Antibiotics will do absolutely nothing in this stuation. Zero. Zilch. Useless. No reason to give it to you other than to ease your mind.
Before you do anything drastic like a root canal, ask for him to replace the white filling with a temporary filling. Leave it in for 4-6 weeks. If it feels better, put in a silver filling. If not, then a root canal may be the only option.
But for future ref, a tooth can cause sensitivity for a week or 2 after a filling is placed. The thing is, it should get better after that.
Lemme know how things go.
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