When a tooth hurts very much, then a person will have to ask the dentist for help in the hope that soon all his sufferings will end. But there are such situations that even after filling painful to press a tooth.
It should be understood that the impact of the drill on the tooth enamel and dentin is still a small surgical operation. Therefore, it is only natural that minor painful sensations may appear while the body is recovering from it. But not always this state is harmless.
Therefore, we will try to figure out in which cases it is possible not to worry about anything, and when urgent medical help is required.
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Why can a tooth ache after treatment?
Filling the dental canal is not easy. First dentist cleans the carious dental cavityafter which everything dries thoroughly, and only then the filling of the cleaned cavity begins. Such a process may be accompanied by pain, which may be acute or aching.
If a toothache has arisen after pulpitis, it means that the dentist did not properly treat. It is possible that the channel was poorly cleaned. Acute pulpitis occurs if a small piece of the affected tooth was left during treatment. If, after treatment, it is painful to press a tooth, it means that the dental canal was not completely dried or dried out before applying the adhesive. In this case nerve endings irritate, resulting in inflamed pulp.
A filled tooth may hurt in the following cases:
- after caries treatment, when a permanent filling is established;
- when the channel was treated and a temporary or permanent filling was made.
Most dentists with caries tend not to remove the nerve from the canal. But sometimes there are such situations that medical errors occur during treatment. Consider the most common error, resulting in a tooth hurts after filling.
Misdiagnosis
In this case, only the attending physician is to blame, because he could not properly understand what the patient was worried about - chronic pulpitis or deep caries, the symptoms of which are very similar. If the dentist made a mistake and put a filling in chronic pulpitis, then in this case the tooth will be sick long and hard. If not to treat canals, the risk of complete loss of a tooth increases.
Overheating tooth
This problem is still relevant in many clinics when the dentist does not provide air-water cooling of the area being treated or is not fully functional. If the drill has led to overheating of hard tissues, then the probability of burning and pulp necrosis is high, causing painful sensations.
Overbite filling
Sometimes such situations happen that after the treatment of a tooth it is painful to press it. This is explained by the fact that caries is usually treated under anesthesia, and because of severe numbness, the patient cannot immediately determine whether the seal interferes with it or not. If a cured tooth hurts precisely as a result of pressure, there is a feeling that the filling is too high, you should immediately contact a dentist.
Polymerization stress
Modern light fillings have a negative quality - they cause the so-called polymerization stress, which is a shrinkage of the fillings.When a material hardens under the influence of a special lamp, it begins to lose volume, causing stress on the walls of the tooth. A large layer of superimposed filling contributes to a strong manifestation of such stress. All this leads to the fact that after installing the fillings, the tooth begins to hurt badly and may not even go away at all.
What can be pain after filling?
Pain when pressing on sealed tooth. As soon as the dentist installs a temporary filling, then after a few hours pain may occur when pressing on the tooth. It is especially noticeable during the meal. If the painful syndrome is not the result of a medical error in the treatment, then most likely it’s tissue reactionsurrounding the dental root, on the processing and expansion of the channels, the removal of the "nerve" or on the filling material. Such pain can last 5 - 7 days, sometimes even 2 - 3 weeks, gradually decreasing.
Aching pain after treatment. After the canal is filled, the tooth may ache for a while after undergoing anesthesia. If it lasts more than 2 hours and does not subside, but only intensifies, then an urgent help of a doctor will be required.
Why else can a tooth ache under the filling?
If you put a seal, and the tooth hurts when pressed, then this can give the following reasons:
- When placing a seal in the canal, the material went beyond the root. Because of such an error, pain occurs when pressing on the tooth and lasts a very long time.
- The channel is not sealed to the top, although it must be completely filled with material. As a result of such an error, a certain area is empty, in which microbes begin to accumulate, causing inflammation in the root. The aching pain under the filling may occur immediately or after a while. In this case, it is necessary to re-tooth and reseal the canal.
- Break off the tool in the channel. A complication occurs if a piece of a dental instrument with an infection source, for example, an inflamed "nerve" or bacteria not washed out from the channel, was left in the canal. The pain appears immediately or after a few weeks.
- Poorly processed feeds. Because of his lack of professionalism or the complex structure of the canal, the doctor may not completely clear them. If an untreated area remains inside the root, then there is a great risk that the tooth will ache or ache under the filling.
Ways to eliminate pain
If, after treatment, the nerve in the tooth under the filling continues to hurt, you can use the following guidelines:
- the oral cavity should be rinsed with brine;
- a cotton swab dipped in valerian or sea buckthorn oil should be applied to the sore spot, but care must be taken as it is possible to get a burn on the gum;
- after eating, rinse the mouth with a solution of salt and iodine;
- a piece of bandage moistened with clove oil and treated sore point.
If the pain is caught far from home, then you can purchase painkillers. But they should be taken with caution and it is not recommended to exceed the required dosage in order to avoid side effects of such a chemical preparation.
The pain can be calmed by massage. To do this, massage the points on the hand from the side of the whining tooth, located between the index finger and the thumb. Nerve massage is also recommended. The middle finger is placed on the cheek in the area of the diseased tooth, and the thumb is placed on the point located at the lower cheekbone. After that, for two minutes, carry out circular movements, strongly pressing on these places with your fingers.
If two weeks have passed after the treatment, and the pain continues to disturb, the temperature starts to rise, swelling of the gums appeared, you should immediately contact the dental clinic.
Thus, a tooth under the filling can hurt for various reasons. This can be either a medical mistake or a reaction of the disturbed tissue to the manipulations.If the pain syndrome does not pass for quite a long time, then you should seek medical help.