White fillings - pain when biting?

[8Ace]

Feeling fed up with my teeth at the moment. I went to the dentist a while ago and was told I needed a filling. Tooth was asymptomatic and hole was subsequently filled with white stuff.

Sine then the bd thing hurts every time I bite on something hard. I had an amalgam filling replaced in the other side a few years ago and they put the white stuff in there too. Guess what? It's not so bad but it does make eating hard stuff painful and annoying. Anything harder than a nut will cause pain, so it's something I experience pretty regularly.

My dentist doesn't particularly inspire me with confidence, so I'd like tp put this forward to the PH council and get their views. Are there issues with white fillings and sessitivity? Would a return to amalgam sort it out? Is it something I just have to live with or what?

TIA, etc.

[lemonslap]

I have about 10 white fillings and no pain issues... However I don't really suffer from tooth pain so may not be the best judge, only knew a wisdom had gone bad by the smell and feeling unwell due to the infection.

[grumbledoak]

I have two fillings, both white, no pain. I would find another dentist.

[MentalSarcasm]

How long is a "while"? All my fillings are white ones. Had one bad one a few years ago where it was still quite painful after two weeks when eating. I was terrified of going back to the previous dentist had said it would "need a root canal" if it was still sore after a week.

I swapped to a new practice and got to see a new dentist within 3 days of signing up. After hitting it with a piece of metal he was certain it wasn't a root canal issue, and advised that I used sensitive toothpaste and just give it time as it could take a month to settle.

Tooth did indeed settle down after another 2 or so weeks, whether it was the sensitive toothpaste or just being patient I have no idea, but I was very glad I didn't go back to the bloke who did the job in the first place!

(Should also point out that I'm really bad with dentists and specifically asked for one who was good with nervous patients when I signed up for the new one, it's possibly just the reassurance that there wasn't a problem that meant it got better!)

[8Ace]

MentalSarcasm said:

How long is a "while"? All my fillings are white ones. Had one bad one a few years ago where it was still quite painful after two weeks when eating. I was terrified of going back to the previous dentist had said it would "need a root canal" if it was still sore after a week.

I swapped to a new practice and got to see a new dentist within 3 days of signing up. After hitting it with a piece of metal he was certain it wasn't a root canal issue, and advised that I used sensitive toothpaste and just give it time as it could take a month to settle.

Tooth did indeed settle down after another 2 or so weeks, whether it was the sensitive toothpaste or just being patient I have no idea, but I was very glad I didn't go back to the bloke who did the job in the first place!

(Should also point out that I'm really bad with dentists and specifically asked for one who was good with nervous patients when I signed up for the new one, it's possibly just the reassurance that there wasn't a problem that meant it got better!)

It's been about 9 months since the original filling but since I've moved house I need to find another dentist anyway. I have reasonably sensitive teeth; I cannot crunch an ice cube like some folk but this is a different matter entirely. Sensitive toothpaste helps with eating cold stuff but does nowt with this.

[five5]

8Ace said:

It's been about 9 months since the original filling but since I've moved house I need to find another dentist anyway. I have reasonably sensitive teeth; I cannot crunch an ice cube like some folk but this is a different matter entirely. Sensitive toothpaste helps with eating cold stuff but does nowt with this.

I'm having similar problems after a replaced filling, I'm pretty sure my tooth is cracked and hence the pain. Worth checking out?

[8Ace]

five5 said:

I'm having similar problems after a replaced filling, I'm pretty sure my tooth is cracked and hence the pain. Worth checking out?

Would make sense - pressure makes the crack open a bit (oo-er) and hence soreness... Will look into it.