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I got my first filling in my adult teeth a few years ago in my molar. I’ve had it replaced 2 or 3 times due to pain/sensitivity. Since the last time I had it there have been some days where it’s been sensitive or painful but majority of the time fine. It became sensitive recently and I could feel part of the filling was missing. The dentist filled it back in for me 9 days ago from today. Since I had ground down the filling from eating, it now hurts to eat directly on the tooth and hard pressure on it, as well as a dark line over the filling. I could understand a few days of pain but it’s been 9 days and no improvements and this unusual line on the filling. Should I be worried?

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Asked on 17/10/2013 12:00 am

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▲ 0 ▼ ✔	Private answer Nigel , so nice to see you again . Marked as spam Posted by Dental Professional (Questions: 0, Answers: 1475) Answered on 11/11/2013 12:00 am
▲ 0 ▼ ✔	Private answer Dear Jackie, unfortunately teeth are not forever,and all dentistry eventually fails. For this reason I would not have a bridge, even though £700 is a steal. (My technician would charge me more than that for his part of the work). Your options are living with the gap, a denture of some sort, and an implant and crown. I'd see how I adapted to the gap. Marked as spam Posted by Dental Professional (Questions: 0, Answers: 1475) Answered on 06/11/2013 12:00 am
▲ 0 ▼ ✔	Private answer Dear Laura, I sometimes find that patients get sensitivity under fillings because they have a crack in the tooth that opens when they bite on it, and then they get a stab of pain as they release the bite and the crack closes up transmitting pressure to the tooth. Pain immediately after a filling can be because white fillings shrink as they set, and again this can transmit pressure to the nerve. Pain after a day or two after filling can mean small discrepancies in the bite, which is normally corrected with a slight alteration to the bite. Marked as spam Posted by Dental Professional (Questions: 0, Answers: 1475) Answered on 06/11/2013 12:00 am
▲ 0 ▼ ✔	Private answer Filled teeth are sensitive for various reasons The original decay was close to the nerve and bacteria are sealed in the tooth Repeated replacement is irritating the nerve White filling resins are irritating the nerve A metal filling in the tooth is not lined with non conductive material A white filling is not fully sealed A white filling has been set in large sections leading to flexing of the tooth The remaining tooth is fragile and flexing when chewing The bite is heavy on the new filling stressing the periodontal ligament Please have your dentist find out why sensitive Marked as spam Posted by Dental Professional (Questions: 0, Answers: 1475) Answered on 05/11/2013 12:00 am

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