Nice to find a place where people help others without asking for something in return. Thanks in advance
Anyhow,
I recently had (March 25th) 3 fillings (or so I was told) done.
I'm not entirely convinced 2 of these were necessary, so far as the possibility of remineralization is concerned. I've had this aching/throbbing pain in my jaw, teeth and gums on the side where I had three composite resin fillings done. Two were in between teeth and 1 was on top/side. This was a week ago, and it took around 1.5 hours. It seemed like a very rough procedure, and I feel perhaps much of it was not 100% necessary. I've never had such consistent oral pain. Eating makes it somewhat worse as does anything hot/cold, even moving my jaw. I have some difficulty even sleeping because it's ever present, only calming down rarely.
History:
-Went in for initial cleaning and xrays February 18th. Was told Dentist didn't have enough time to do comp check, had to schedule for a month later. The lady who cleaned my teeth I recall even saying "You may need a root canal" for almost no apparent reason....
-March 25th had 3 fillings done
-I went back 6 days after as I called and expressed concern, an xray of the fillings was taken. First was told to wait longer to see if it calms down, then was told by the dentist that there are "air bubbles" in one of the fillings (the one closes to the middle) and that it may need to be refilled, so I was scheduled for 3 weeks out to come in and supposedly do it (if pain persists? He wasn't really clear on this). He also very nonchalantly said (almost inferring) that I may very well need a root canal now, and that he's seen the nerves of teeth die from very tiny fillings before. I would like to avoid a root canal at all costs. When I asked him if he could point out the cavities on previous Xrays he pointed to the tooth closest to the middle (which I agree with?) then to other teeth he didn't even work on. Then on the other two he did he just vaguely put is finger over them and said they had blemishes...I cannot personally see anything that looks as though it's down to the dentin.
Prior to all this I only had very minor sensitivity every now and then with hot/cold and the like (maybe once a week or less). It hadn't been very sensitive since I started taking more care of my teeth. It really wasn't too bothersome and doesn't even come close to the discomfort I am experiencing now.
The work was done on 17, 18 and 19 (I believe?) The 3 back lower left (my wisdom teeth were pulled some 15 years ago, I'm 31 now)
I have the Xrays:
-First is most recent, after fillings.
-The next set is very recent.
-Second set is from about 1.5 years ago.
General opinion would be appreciated, regarding both if there are/were cavities that NEED(ed) to be filled and/or if remineralization is/was not possible. I think that if it cannot be certain the cavity is down to the dentin, I personally would much rather do all that I can to reverse it before being drilled. Air bubbles? What is he talking about. How concerned should I be, and what do you think I should do from here? I really want to keep my teeth alive at all costs (ie. not taking out the nerves/blood supply). Were these fillings poorly done, should I allow this dentist to try and refill, or should I go to another dentist (there aren't a lot of options around here).
He also said that there are 3 cavities on the upper left that need to be filled and wanted to schedule me to do those in a month +.
After fillings (air bubbles??):
Xrays 1 month before fillings:
Anyhow,
I recently had (March 25th) 3 fillings (or so I was told) done.
I'm not entirely convinced 2 of these were necessary, so far as the possibility of remineralization is concerned. I've had this aching/throbbing pain in my jaw, teeth and gums on the side where I had three composite resin fillings done. Two were in between teeth and 1 was on top/side. This was a week ago, and it took around 1.5 hours. It seemed like a very rough procedure, and I feel perhaps much of it was not 100% necessary. I've never had such consistent oral pain. Eating makes it somewhat worse as does anything hot/cold, even moving my jaw. I have some difficulty even sleeping because it's ever present, only calming down rarely.
History:
-Went in for initial cleaning and xrays February 18th. Was told Dentist didn't have enough time to do comp check, had to schedule for a month later. The lady who cleaned my teeth I recall even saying "You may need a root canal" for almost no apparent reason....
-March 25th had 3 fillings done
-I went back 6 days after as I called and expressed concern, an xray of the fillings was taken. First was told to wait longer to see if it calms down, then was told by the dentist that there are "air bubbles" in one of the fillings (the one closes to the middle) and that it may need to be refilled, so I was scheduled for 3 weeks out to come in and supposedly do it (if pain persists? He wasn't really clear on this). He also very nonchalantly said (almost inferring) that I may very well need a root canal now, and that he's seen the nerves of teeth die from very tiny fillings before. I would like to avoid a root canal at all costs. When I asked him if he could point out the cavities on previous Xrays he pointed to the tooth closest to the middle (which I agree with?) then to other teeth he didn't even work on. Then on the other two he did he just vaguely put is finger over them and said they had blemishes...I cannot personally see anything that looks as though it's down to the dentin.
Prior to all this I only had very minor sensitivity every now and then with hot/cold and the like (maybe once a week or less). It hadn't been very sensitive since I started taking more care of my teeth. It really wasn't too bothersome and doesn't even come close to the discomfort I am experiencing now.
The work was done on 17, 18 and 19 (I believe?) The 3 back lower left (my wisdom teeth were pulled some 15 years ago, I'm 31 now)
I have the Xrays:
-First is most recent, after fillings.
-The next set is very recent.
-Second set is from about 1.5 years ago.
General opinion would be appreciated, regarding both if there are/were cavities that NEED(ed) to be filled and/or if remineralization is/was not possible. I think that if it cannot be certain the cavity is down to the dentin, I personally would much rather do all that I can to reverse it before being drilled. Air bubbles? What is he talking about. How concerned should I be, and what do you think I should do from here? I really want to keep my teeth alive at all costs (ie. not taking out the nerves/blood supply). Were these fillings poorly done, should I allow this dentist to try and refill, or should I go to another dentist (there aren't a lot of options around here).
He also said that there are 3 cavities on the upper left that need to be filled and wanted to schedule me to do those in a month +.
After fillings (air bubbles??):
Xrays 1 month before fillings:
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