Hi all. Been dealing with this and it's really stressing me out. Any help would be awesome.
My lower right incisor was knocking against the top teeth after my wisdom teeth were removed, so my dentist filed a millimetre off the top. It stung, and kept stinging for a day afterwards, but died down soon after. After a while, the front tooth next to it began doing the same thing (knocking against my top teeth), so my dentist filed that down too, but in doing so, accidentally ground down the incisor again. It was only for a second when he slipped over, but there was immediate pain. It went, and then came back perhaps an hour later. The pain has since grown, and my tooth feels very sensitive and cold, like when you drink ice water. Immediately after the grinding, the tooth felt hot/cold. Now it's mainly just a cold pressure. It's just on that tooth, and it has been perhaps twice as long since the pain died down the last time. I've tried drinking water, and it only gets super cold on the incisor.
Do I have permanent nerve damage? Would I know if my inner enamel was completely exposed? Will the pain die down? What should I do?
I can't find anything on the internet (typing grind comes up with grinding teeth at night - typing filing teeth comes up with stories about fillings), and I don't want to go back to my dentist without cause and pay more. Any help would be super. I am having terrible anxiety about now having to live my life with an exposed nerve or something, and feeling the sensitivity forever.
My lower right incisor was knocking against the top teeth after my wisdom teeth were removed, so my dentist filed a millimetre off the top. It stung, and kept stinging for a day afterwards, but died down soon after. After a while, the front tooth next to it began doing the same thing (knocking against my top teeth), so my dentist filed that down too, but in doing so, accidentally ground down the incisor again. It was only for a second when he slipped over, but there was immediate pain. It went, and then came back perhaps an hour later. The pain has since grown, and my tooth feels very sensitive and cold, like when you drink ice water. Immediately after the grinding, the tooth felt hot/cold. Now it's mainly just a cold pressure. It's just on that tooth, and it has been perhaps twice as long since the pain died down the last time. I've tried drinking water, and it only gets super cold on the incisor.
Do I have permanent nerve damage? Would I know if my inner enamel was completely exposed? Will the pain die down? What should I do?
I can't find anything on the internet (typing grind comes up with grinding teeth at night - typing filing teeth comes up with stories about fillings), and I don't want to go back to my dentist without cause and pay more. Any help would be super. I am having terrible anxiety about now having to live my life with an exposed nerve or something, and feeling the sensitivity forever.