It often happens that after tooth it was sealed up, a toothache appears, it is very noticeable when biting. This is not surprising, since during the treatment, the tissue tooth are injured. The more severe the disease is, the greater the likelihood that there will be pain. Other factors can also be the cause of pain, so you should know what caused it and how to deal with it.
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Causes of toothache when filling
Toothache may occur as soon as the filling was made, there may be various reasons for this. If the pain does not go away for a long time or increases, it means that after the filling in the tooth, an inflammatory process has begun. You need to take this very seriously and turn to the doctor for qualified help.
The main causes of pain.
- Pulp or nerve tissue was poorly removed. Because of what there are sharp pains, and very strong. In such situation, need to go to the dentist immediately, remove the seal and repeat the procedure of sealing.
- Inflammatory processes in the tissues are also one of the causes of pain. During filling, a void is formed in the tooth and, if the procedure is performed poorly, inflammatory processes begin to occur in it. In addition to pain, the patient may experience swelling. gums. As a rule, such pains are pulsating, but they do not appear immediately, but after a short period of time when the inflammatory process is in full swing.
When pressing or biting the tooth, the pain can become cutting. Smell from the mouth, rather unpleasant. Inflammation in the tooth may be accompanied by fever and weakness in the body. To delay with a visit to the doctor is not worth it, because the infection and the inflammatory process will develop rapidly, and this will lead to tissue damage and harm to health. Go to the doctor should be immediately.
Allergic reaction, can cause painful sensations. This happens extremely rarely, but still occurs in dental practice. Allergies can occur on certain medicines and materials used in filling. This problem is fixed only in one way. The old filling is removed from the tooth and a new one is put in, only now other material is used that will not cause an allergic reaction.
If the filling of the tooth has passed normally, but after several months, pain has arisen, possibly the cause of their occurrence, this is mechanical damage to the filling. The material of which the seal is made is strong enough, but still has the properties to wear out.
If visual damage to the filling is not visible, but there is pain, you need to go to the dentist, as only the doctor will be able to establish the true cause of the pain. The doctor is able to notice even a minor crack. Unequivocally damaged seal should be replacedtherefore, the filling procedure will have to be repeated.
What tools will help get rid of the pain?
Sometimes after a visit to the dentist the patient may experience painful sensations. To endure pain is completely unnecessary, as there are many ways to get rid of it.
- If after the procedure of sealing, severe pain is felt, the easiest way take a medication with anesthetic effect.Well-proven drugs such as: Nimesil, Ketanov, Analgin. Tablets can not always act instantly, so you should not abuse a large dose of medication, you just need to wait a bit.
- No less effectively reduces pain rinsing. This procedure is often prescribed by dentists to their patients.
- You should avoid eating solid foods, as this will only increase the pain.
The pain should pass very soon, but if this does not happen and there are no obvious reasons for its occurrence, you should immediately go to the doctor. If the tooth hurts now, and a visit to the doctor, perhaps only the next day, you can use simple methods that will significantly reduce it. To do this, follow these steps:
- you need to brush your teeth and remove all food residue;
- rinse, to do this, prepare a solution of salt or chamomile;
- take a pain reliever;
- if after the above actions, the pain has not subsided, wait for the morning when you get to the dentist, you should not. Immediately call an ambulance, as the cause of severe pain may be an infection and an inflammatory process occurring in the tooth. In this case, surgery is required.
Why shouldn't I ignore pain?
Some people tend to ignore pain. They do not understand all the seriousness and the consequences that pain in a sealed tooth can entail.
The reasons for refusing to visit the doctor are different, someone is simply afraid, and someone has high hopes that it will pass or uses pain medication and folk methods of pain relief.
The consequences of such neglect of their health are very serious. An infection in the tooth can lead to infection and spread to other teeth, gums and bone tissue. Triggered inflammation can lead to a worse case, when the patient needs surgery. Such a tooth treatment will be much more painful, it will be long and expensive.
Therefore, it is best, at the first painful symptoms, to turn to a dentist, which will allow avoid negative consequences further.
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