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Should I still be hurting?
This is a question for people trained in dental medicine, not armchair medics ;)
At the end of december, my new dentist told me I needed to have all of my fillings redone, which totaled between 10-12 fillings. He did these over the course of 2 visits, before the new year. This was followed by constant and intense pain. I had revisited mid-february and he told me that it was alright for me to still be feeling pain at that point. It is now a week into March, and my teeth are still hurting.
Hot/Cold/Firm Textured food hurts my teeth, as does breating in with my mouth or holding my mouth open for an extended period (the temp of the air can cause pain)... the pain is intense and will take several minutes to 'calm down', unless it sparks a 'flare'...
I will also get 'flares' where my teeth will sponatneously hurt, intensely, for an extended period, between 20 minutes to several hours.
Tapping my teeth with my fingernails does not cause pain, until the change in temperature affects them.
The pain is so intense it inhibits my ability to eat, and wakes me up in the middle of the night when my ibuprofun/naproxin peters out.
I understand some tooth trauma can irritate nerves, but I am starting to lose my sense of humor with this constant level of pain after 2 and a half months of this.
Are there any dental professionals who can tell me if this is still acceptable or if there is something wrong?
