AMALGAM IS KILLING ME! I can't sleep on that tooth's side...why?

Question

When I try to sleep on the side that has the bad amalgam filling, I feel like blood rushes to the side of my head and my ear and my jaw and my head throb. A few months ago my dentist grinded (grinded?) down most of the amalgam and put a crown over it. Was this the right thing to do? Shouldn't she have removed all the old amalgam?

For the record, my tooth broke while on vacation about 2 years ago (I am not going to say where) and the local dentist hand mixed the material and stuck it where my tooth was and said "that's just like having a new tooth!"

Yeah, now it's like having a new problem...uh, that I don't know how to fix...

but the ADA says I'm fine...

Answer 1

It is not the amalgam which is bothering you. Probably It is the infection in the tooth. You have not mentioned whether the tooth is root canal treated or not before getting the crowning done. In your case now you have to visit the dentist who will decide after taking the x-rays whether the tooth is infected and if it is infected and can be saved he will recommendd the Root Canal Treatment. If not saved then extraction is the option after which you can go for either crown/bridge or implants. You can find more information on dental topics in www.identalhub.com

Answer 2

go to somebody good and have a pulp test done. and an x-ray. sounds like they should have root canaled it before putting the crown on.

Answer 3

You should see your dentist and have an x-ray taken. There is probably some sort of infection going on. Also, if you don't like your dentist's work, find a different dentist.  

Answer 4

Why do you say the "the ADA says i'm fine"

did you talk to the ADA?

The debate has been going on for years about the damaging effects of the mercury in amalgam fillings.

Dentists are not allowed to "hand mix" fillings anymore. So you must have been out of the country on vacation.

That poses a real problem because you don't know what the dentist was using in his filling material.

Hopefully someone can give you better advice on whether you should remove the tooth entirely, because, at this point, you cannot go back in time and tell the dentist to do something different than they did...

good luck!