Why does my new filling hurt when I swallow food?!


Question:

Why does my new filling hurt when I swallow food?

I had a cavity filled last week and for the first few days it felt great. No sensitivity or pain at all. Then a couple of days ago it started being sensitive to hot and cold. And yesterday it started causing me a little discomfort, first when I was swallowing food and then later even when I was just swallowing saliva. Even if I chew on the other side, the suction that occurs when I swallow is causing a weird pain in that new filling. My mom is a retired dental assistant so I had her look at the filling to make sure everthing looked okay with it before I went back to the dentist to have him look at it, and she said it looked just fine, just to not chew on that side for a few days and let it "rest" and see if it eases up. I was just wondering if anyone else had experienced this sort of weird pain and if it went away quickly or what you found out was wrong. Thanks

Additional Details

2 weeks ago
Also, I know the sensitivity to hot and cold is normal...it's the pain when I swallow that I am wondering about. Thanks


Answers:

I had the same thing happen to me and after about 2 weeks the pain went away and never came back so give it some time.




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