If you have a cavity, seeing your Kingsport dentist for treatment and a tooth-colored filling is important. After treatment, you may experience mild soreness for a day or two, but you should not feel pain.
If your discomfort does not ease by the second day, I recommend calling my office to speak with a knowledgeable dental professional.
Below, I outline a few common reasons you might experience discomfort and how to address these issues.
Reasons You Might Have Post-Filling Pain
Some patients have sensitive dentin with no underlying cause. However, if you commonly experience tooth pain after a filling, it may be due to the following reasons.
- High Filling or Malocclusion — A high filling or upper and lower teeth that don’t line up means your newly filled tooth will make frequent and singular contact with other teeth when chewing, which is stressful for one tooth. This can cause pain or discomfort following cavity treatment.
- Nerve Involvement—Filling your tooth can aggravate surrounding nerves, leading to post-treatment pain.
- Allergy or Reaction—Sometimes, a tooth reacts to an ingredient in the filling material. This is more common in silver amalgam than in tooth-colored fillings.
I aim to diagnose why you feel pain and correct it. Dental fillings should not be painful!
Lower Your Tooth Decay Risks
Of course, it’s always best to present with a clean bill of dental health and not need treatment. To help achieve this, I recommend visiting my office twice yearly for checkups and teeth cleanings, implementing an excellent oral care routine between visits, and reporting oral health changes to my office as soon as you notice them.
You can significantly lower your risks through your healthy habits and regular checkups in my dental office!
Is It Time for Your Next Dental Checkup in Kingsport, TN?
If you are looking cosmetic dentistry in Kingsport, my team and I welcome you to our practice. Call our dental office today at (423) 239-8021 to get started. For urgent needs, remember we also serve as your emergency dentist in Kingsport.