bit of a big cavity dentist prof help? Ok so I got 3 fillings done, one of them was a big one 3 surfaces and had a old silver filling on it. Well I had biting problems with it before and my dentist filed it down. Now that fixed the "bite" issue where it hurt a little but it didn't fix the biting foods issue. I've read questions just like mine where people said their pain has gone away, but the issue is my moms dental plan expired and i was on it but not anymore because i'm turning 23 and the cut off is 21 (so I was lucky to get added to her benefits) and so I can't really afford to go in and couldn't for about 2 years (hence the big cavity or bigger than the other two, which were 2 surfaces and one which was developing) and was only on her plan for a year.
Yeah, procrastination, stupid, but I'm wondering because the filing of the tooth down fixed te biting problem (I take it it was uneven because of the filling placed there and now it's relatively even) does this mean more filing down must be done or will this go away? I have cold sensitivity and my dentist warned me about it which I can deal no problem but I'm wondering if the unable to chew on my left side because it's painful will subside? It's been two weeks and now my right side begins to hurt with hard meats like steak and what not, seriously. I had cavities there but this just started and my assumptions are because the right side of my mouth has been doing all the work (the work of 2 jobs so to speak) and the teeth are sore from the stress of having to do all the chewing work. Any dentist professionals or rather the dentist informed that can help me out here? Don't think it's a crack because when he filled it and filed it down he didn't mention anything about it and I imagine he would have caught it too while drilling the filling out and filing a second time (when i got the other 2 done). He did say the filling with the silver removed had "quite a bit of decay" but nothing that suggested it was close to the root of the tooth.
Yeah, procrastination, stupid, but I'm wondering because the filing of the tooth down fixed te biting problem (I take it it was uneven because of the filling placed there and now it's relatively even) does this mean more filing down must be done or will this go away? I have cold sensitivity and my dentist warned me about it which I can deal no problem but I'm wondering if the unable to chew on my left side because it's painful will subside? It's been two weeks and now my right side begins to hurt with hard meats like steak and what not, seriously. I had cavities there but this just started and my assumptions are because the right side of my mouth has been doing all the work (the work of 2 jobs so to speak) and the teeth are sore from the stress of having to do all the chewing work. Any dentist professionals or rather the dentist informed that can help me out here? Don't think it's a crack because when he filled it and filed it down he didn't mention anything about it and I imagine he would have caught it too while drilling the filling out and filing a second time (when i got the other 2 done). He did say the filling with the silver removed had "quite a bit of decay" but nothing that suggested it was close to the root of the tooth.