Can this resolve on it's own?!


Question:

Can this resolve on it's own?

I've had a lot of problems with 3 fillings that I had done back in March. I had 3 fillings replaced with the composite ones. Ever since I got these fillings, I've had nothing but one problem after another. All 3 are now really sensitive to cold and I can hardly chew on that side of my mouth because of the pain. It only hurts when I chew. I've been back to the dentist 3 times and they've adjusted my bite. They've taken x-rays that show that everything is fine. I'm just so fed up! I did talk to another densist that said that the fillings probably need to be replaced again. Has anyone ever had this kind of problem that just resolved on it's own? Or am I doomed to have to have these fillings done all over again? I'm scheduled to go back in July for another filling on the other side of my mouth and I'm terrified that this one will do the same.

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1 month ago
Just to clarify..the pain that I have when I chew is not from the cold. It's a sharp pain like you get when you bite down on foil or something. The dentist is determined that my bite being off is what is causing the pain. But, they've "fixed" my bite twice now. What's going on? Help!


Answers:

Unfortunatley this is a common problem with composite restorations. Sometimes symptoms will reslove on their own. I hate when people come in after fillings and the dentist says, oh, well the x-ray looks great, I really don't see anything. And the patient says, but I know something is not right, it should not be this painful when I eat. So then comes the bite paper and the drill....I would say 9 out of 10 times the dentist is taking the tooth completely out of occlusion (Meaning that when you bite down that tooth has no forces being put on it).
Ok I'm sorry, but a person knows if their bite is "high." When you bite down if it feels like you're literally biting on something, or one side meets before the other, then yes, the bite is high and it should be adjusted.
For some reason, dentist do not explain to patients what may occur after the composite fillings are placed. There are more differences in composite and amalgam fillings other than their color. Amalgam fillings last much longer, its easier to be sure margins are sealed and can withstand more biting pressures as opposed to composites.
(Huge differnce in their particle sizes and the way inwhich they stay in. Amalgams are held in by retention and composites by a bonding agent)
I would wait and see if the symptoms do not subside, maybe even a month. But teeth do not like to be worked on, at all. If you go in and remove the old filling, and replace it, anything is bound to happen. ANYTIME a tooth gets worked on, there is the potential for the nerve to become inflamed. Thus resulting in irreversible pulpitits, you would then need a root canal.
Try to hang in there, in the meantime, I wouldn't recommed having the other restorations placed until the symptoms have subsided on the other side.
Be sure to explain to the dentist your concern prior to having the other restorations placed. He may decide to put a sedative base under the restoration if you opt to have composite placed again.
Best wishes :)




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