https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1977563 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:56:59 +0000 creativemomma15 1977563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies for all your advice! I went back in to the dentist today and he said I have tmd that was irritated by a long appointment. We had previously talked about how I can grind my teeth at night and cause pain sometimes and basically the pain is all from that. He recommended a mouth guard but I don't have the money for it right now. I'm going to look into an OTC option until we might have the extra money for a professional one. Thanks again for your advice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974765 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 22:56:43 +0000 maddyz 1974765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had the bite on a crown fixed a year and a half after I got it. It was instant relief. I didn't think it was fixable, but it was so easy to fix. Tough Patton is the worst. Keep going back until it's better.</p> <p>Also I get super tense post dental work and find getting a massage to be helpful with healing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974688 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:26:53 +0000 catlady 1974688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just went back in to the dentist for something similar, a filling that hurt a week after it was done. My dad is my dentist and he said many of the same things that @MamaPhoenix said. If your fillings were on top and the pain is on the bottom, it sounds like your bite is off. In my case, my nerve was inflamed or something, so it was only hurting when I flossed between the teeth. I had to get a sedative temp filling for awhile to calm it down and then my dad will replace it with a permanent one again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974679 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:16:00 +0000 Mama Bird 1974679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is it a white filling by any chance? I've always had regular amalgam fillings, and no pain at all post filling. One time my dentist decided to do a white filling so it's less obvious, and it hurt for days afterward. I read up on it and this seems to be a common problem, like @MamaPhoenix: says. Or it could be that your bite is off or something... in that case you'd unfortunately need to go in to get the filling leveled a bit, but it's quick and doesn't hurt. Hopefully it's something simple like that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974666 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 21:05:56 +0000 mediagirl 1974666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@creativemomma15: the last time I had a filling, my tooth hurt for weeks, it could have been over a month, before it felt better. The bite problem could be part of it, too. When does it hurt - at all times or when eating/drinking? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974653 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:54:28 +0000 yellowbird 1974653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@creativemomma15: it really could depend on a number of things. Some people have super sensitive teeth, and some post operative sensitivity can be normal up to two months post filling. Especially if they were deep and you are sensitive to cold. If it's just pain on biting, your bite may be high still and that could be the issue. </p> <p>If it's waking you up at night, throbbing constantly, etc you may have a bigger issue going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974649 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:52:45 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1974649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@creativemomma15: don't feel stupid! tooth pain is nothing to mess with or ignore. you paid them for this procedure, so they have to do it right. just call them and tell them it still hurts. i actually think if the pain is from your bite being off, it should go away within a day of getting it filed down - enough time for residual pain from before you had it filed down, to go away. if they hit a nerve, i doubt you'd feel pain on all three teeth...just one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974645 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:51:28 +0000 MamaPhoenix 1974645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@creativemomma15: If your still having pain after a filling was done than there is still a problem. Sometimes that bacteria that causes the cavity can leak into the nerve. Removing the decay but leaving the nerve than sealing it with a filling will cause continued pain. You might need a root canal. If it just one tooth or is the pain coming from many teeth. Tap each tooth with the handle of a metal butter knife and see if the percussion causes more pain. Are you getting pain when you have something cold and hot or just cold? was the fillings you received white? It has been noted that white fillings can cause some sensitivity in the teeth after fillings. A tooth paste like sensodyne repair and protect every day will help with that. Last but not least your bite could still be off. Sometimes the fillings can be a little high and need to be taken down a bit. Its hard to tell how much the patient needs taken off the filling because they say it all feels the same when frozen. Patients often notice after freezing comes out. I work in Dentistry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974640 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:47:44 +0000 creativemomma15 1974640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SleepyMonkey: I'm wondering if my bite is still off too but I honestly feel like an idiot having I go back in again! I don't know if I should wait a little longer to see if it adjusts or suck it up and call again. The numbing wore off halfway through and they finished the last filling without novacaine so that hurt a lot but who knows. If they hit a nerve, how long would it take for it to feel normal again? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974627 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:39:55 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1974627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hmm, that might mean that your bite is still off...does it hurt more after you've eaten a meal? if yes, then maybe they haven't filed down your fillings enough, so all the force when you chew is being concentrated in those few spots instead of being evenly distributed across all your teeth. that actually did happen to me once, and once it was filed down, it was fine. thats all i can think of...either that, or they hit a nerve while drilling? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974624 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:35:54 +0000 creativemomma15 1974624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Ugh, I've never had pain like this before either… I just really hope it goes away, I got myself totally worked up about going in the first place. </p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: I've never had pain post-fillings either… My fillings were all on the top, but right now my pain is in my bottom teeth almost like I have been clenching them all day. I have had sensitivity when I eat too, but the sensitivity is in the teeth that were filled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974618 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:33:17 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1974618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my teeth never hurt post-fillings either...what kind of pain is it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974610 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:23:33 +0000 blackbird 1974610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never had a filling hurt that long after unless they knicked my gums </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cavities-fillings-pain#post-1974608 Sun, 07 Dec 2014 20:22:09 +0000 creativemomma15 1974608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just had 3 fillings done on Tuesday night and I am still having pain from it. I was in yesterday for them to adjust my bite some and that felt better… Shouldn't my pain be gone by now? How long should my mouth hurt from this?</p> <p>I will admit, I was SUPER stressed and anxious about the fillings so I know that didn't help but I just want to feel better at this point and I don't want to go back again! Any ideas? </p>