Hi, I'm deaf so please pardon my grammar if it's terrible. I had a tiny black dot on one of my teeth which turned out to be a cavity. I had it for years because my first dentist told me that it was a "pre-cavity" and that I didn't really need to have it taken care of. The tooth hurt every time I chewed food and brushed on this tooth but I didn't really complain about it to anyone because it wasn't that bad.
I moved to a different dentist to get a second opinion. On the first checkup at the new dentist office, the hygienist said that I had a cavity and needed to get rid of it. I agreed to have the cavity removed so I got a filling on Thursday, the 20th. I was given Novocaine but I still felt every damn thing. I felt the hygienist drilling on my nerve and then filled the tooth. She told me that the cavity was completely gone.
Before I got rid of the cavity, it hurt while both brushing and chewing on the tooth. Now with the new filling, it doesn't hurt at all while I brush my teeth but it hurts EVEN MORE than before the cavity was "gone" while eating. Every time I have food on this tooth, it hits my nerve. It seriously feels like I was shocked by something. The pain has WORSENED.
A friend told me that it can take up to three weeks for the pain to go away but I just have a feeling that this is permanent damage. Maybe my OCD is just making me paranoid. What could be the issue? Is it permanently damaged? How long should I wait before calling the dentist office again? It's just annoying to have to chew only on the right side of my mouth. Thanks so much for any answers!!
I moved to a different dentist to get a second opinion. On the first checkup at the new dentist office, the hygienist said that I had a cavity and needed to get rid of it. I agreed to have the cavity removed so I got a filling on Thursday, the 20th. I was given Novocaine but I still felt every damn thing. I felt the hygienist drilling on my nerve and then filled the tooth. She told me that the cavity was completely gone.
Before I got rid of the cavity, it hurt while both brushing and chewing on the tooth. Now with the new filling, it doesn't hurt at all while I brush my teeth but it hurts EVEN MORE than before the cavity was "gone" while eating. Every time I have food on this tooth, it hits my nerve. It seriously feels like I was shocked by something. The pain has WORSENED.
A friend told me that it can take up to three weeks for the pain to go away but I just have a feeling that this is permanent damage. Maybe my OCD is just making me paranoid. What could be the issue? Is it permanently damaged? How long should I wait before calling the dentist office again? It's just annoying to have to chew only on the right side of my mouth. Thanks so much for any answers!!