Is it normal to have pain after filling?

Misty,

That is really weird. i am having the exact same thing, although I only had one tooth refilled after losing the filling. It's been concerning me that it's infected, but it's not always painful...I'm sorry, I'm not much help. I just had to write to say I have the same problem.
Let me know if you hear anything else.
A.

I've had fillings and had minor pain and sensitivity for quite a while. My dentist said the more I eat and chew on things, the better it should get. He was right, but it took longer than I wanted!

If the filling is not correctly shaped for your bite you could experience pain. I'd go back for another check with the dentist. You could also have pain related to a receeding gum line, among other things. The dentist can confirm that, too. I have the same problem, that became more noticeable after similar dental work to yours. I had two old fillings replaced and have a hairline crack along another filling that the dentist says is still intact enough to keep, as well as some gum recession. Between those issues chewing, temperature and sometimes sugar can cause pain. Theradent mouth rinse (available at Walgreen's), Pronamel toothpaste, ACT dental rinse alternated with Listerine and REACH Cleanpaste dental floss work well together for minimizing sensitivity.

SAHM of seven with few dental problems until my late 40's

I had this happen, and yes, it can simply be from a misshaped filling. Continue going in until they get it right. It might also be from infection. Watch it carefully. If they did not get all the cavity out of the one tooth and they filled it, it may be infection under the filling.

You might try brushing your teeth with 100% pure activated charcoal powder (tastless, but kinda gritty, takes getting used to) you can find it at your local pharmacy or at www.buyactivatedcharcoal.com It can help draw out infections of all sorts from various body tissues (I'm not sure how it works on teeth/bone though).

Lasly, your teeth may just need to get used to the new filling.

Good luck!

I had the same thing happen to me. I had an old filling that the dentist said needed to be replaced. The next couple of days it would hurt whenever I put pressure on it. I went back and they reshaped it and said that would take care of it. The next day it still hurt whenever I chewed...and only got worse. I went back again....and non-polietly requested a different dentist (a toothache turned me into a barracuda). He said it was infected. After a course of antibiotics I ended up needed a root-canal. Needless to say I never went back to that office again.

Misty,
I've had MANY fillings in the last year and I had the same problems. If the "bite" is off, they reshape the tooth a bit. I found that each time they adjusted the bite it would take a good 2-3 weeks for it to stop hurting, sometimes longer. I would avoid chewing on that side and that seemed to help recover faster. If after a month it still hurts though, I'd go in and have it adjusted again. My last one finally stopped hurting after a month! Good luck.

First do not chew gum for awhile.

And have another dentist check your teeth and a bone specilist check to see if the dentist or / broke a bone or jaw or left a sliver of tooth in a tooth or mouth or ?
D.

Hi Misty - I had a filling replaced last year that hurt similar to yours. My dentist said that it could take a while to heal because it is like major dental work even though it was just replacing a filling. Anyway, after about two or three weeks when it was still bugging me he gave me a script for a light steroid to help with the healing. It helped some and along with advil it slowly got back to normal except for a small twinge when I chewed gum. I asked my docotor about it and he said it could take months for it to go back to normal. It did finally get better but it did take a good few months. Sorry that this probably not what you wanted to hear. I would make sure to have your bite checked out if it feels weird as this too can cause issues. Also if I would talk to the dentist again if you are still concerned about it and ask him to make sure it isn't cracked or anything. I tend to worry about everything so I like to make sure that there is nothing wrong before I just sit around and pop advil daily. It just may take some time to heal. Good luck.
C.

If the filling was high or mishaped as they called it. It has now been bruised into the gum tissue so it will take some time to heal. I would take some Ibuprofen so that it doesn't hurt so much. The more it hurts the more you will actually touch it or use it. I used to work in a dental office and I am a Registered dental assistant. If it doesn't get better by next week it might actually be a cracked tooth. If I can be of more help ask me.
J.

Hi Misty - I was having a similar issue with a filling. I went back in had them 'shave' it down but that still didn't help except that it was more painful. It hurt every time I chewed on that side. I waited until my next check up (which I probably shouldn't have) and what they ended up doing was removing the filing and putting in a new one. The first one they put in was the white filing (not sure of technical name) and I think that I was having a reaction to that...that's my theory anyway. All my other filings are silver with no issues and my DH had the same issue with his white filings. Does yours happen to be white - maybe it's the same thing? Just a thought - hope it gets better!!
K.

I had pain after a filling about 3 years ago. It didn't bother me unless i chewed gum or ate on that side. I questioned the dentis and gor a very rude response from her so I changes dentisits. I asked my new dentist and he suggested using sensitive toothpase. I used the crest sensitive and it eventually went away. He really could give me no explaniation for the pain since my filling looked good. I was on that toothpaste for about a year before i was totally pain free and now back on regulat toothpaste.

I agree with Joelle and I am also a Registered Dental Assistant. From being too high it, more than likely, bruised the fibers that attach your tooth to the gum and it could just be slightly swollen, out of the socket. We recommend to our patients to take ibuprofen or Advil (if you can) religiously for the next couple of days every 6 to 8 hours to reduce the inflammation and help it to heal. On Monday if it is still bothering you it may need to be adjusted again. If it is cracked you will usually get a sharp jolt when you are biting or chewing, with some throbbing afterward. If it gets worse and not better you need to see your dentist again.

Do you have any sinus problems? I have a filling in one of my top molars and I was having pain off and on and thought the filling was failing. After having it checked a couple times by the dentist it dawned on me that it always hurt when I had a cold, allergies or a sinus infection. Your sinuses are right above your top teeth so when they become inflamed it puts pressure on your top teeth and cause pain. Something to consider....

Your fillings may been closer to the nerve in your teeth, if so they will be sensitive for a while but also you may have a high spot on your fillings/filling that just simply needs to be polished down (which they may have done that today)if you have (Silver fillings)one way to tell if the fillings are too high is if you can see a shiny spot on the actual filling, if you do then go back and have them polish the fillings again it will not take very much time to do your upper teeth are putting too much pressure on the lower teeth and causing discomfort.
The only other thing is if you could have cracked the new filling (Silver filling) but if you were just in the dentist office today most likely not.
If the pain gets extremely painful or if you notice swelling around your jaw line or like a (Pipple) in between your gums around those teeth and cheek then you need to call the dentist for infection reasons but once again this is probably not the case.
Hope you start to feel better and just try to give it some time and try to keep cold things away from those teeth.

Hi Misty:
Do feel like your "bite" is off? When I had some dental work a few years ago, the new crown didn't fit quite right for my bite and this caused pain in my whole jaw and even into my ear. Another idea I had was: do you grind your teeth at night while you sleep? If you do, this might also cause your new dental work to ache. You could try dental mouth guard. You can get them at the grocerty store. You heat it up, it gets soft and then forms to your bite. Just a few thoughts that might help!

S.

I had a filling in my lower left back molar on the bottom and it was sore or sensitive and bothered me for maybe like 2 years on and off. It was weird it wasn't painful but definately bothersome.