Should I still be hurting?

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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?

grandpa walleye · Answer

Are these tooth shaded bonded fillings?  These are very technique sensitive and temperature sensitivity can be a problem, but by now this should have gotten better.  If the fillings ended up being close to the nerve, this would also cause this problem but here again, they should have improved.  It may be that you have one or more teeth with irreversible pulpitis.  This will not get better and will lead to eventual death of the tooth (teeth).  If this is the case, root canals would be necessary.  This needs to be followed up on by a dentist or endodontist.  good luck.

(A) · Answer

First off no dentist does 10 to 12 fillings in two visits.Just does not happen.He apparently missed one or more of them.
You may have possible vitamin C and D deficiency and that could be why your nerves are sensitive.
You may have a bacterial oral infection and need two weeks of Bactrim antibiotics.
You may have a sinus infection.Kirkland brand--Suphedrine 10mg.may help
Your neck may be dislocated pinching the nerves to the teeth.see Chiropractor

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Should I still be hurting?

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