Are fillings supposed to feel this way?

Question

I got two fillings yesterday (my first) and I am having a difficult time adjusting. Those two teeth are SUPER sensitive to cold and it hurts to brush...is this normal? Will that decrease with time? Also, they used silver and my mouth constantly has that metal taste in it...will that go away? Because they don't indent like a natural tooth, it feels like I constantly have something in my teeth...

I'm just going to have to get used to this, aren't I????

Answer 1

i have a good amount of silver fillings....

they were very awkward at first, i totally get where you're coming from.

i dont even notice them now...

the taste will eventually go away, also the feeling like something is in your teeth will do away too after you eat and wear them down a bit...

i've always had sensitive teeth and i still cant get anything hot or cold on my fillings...or any of my other teeth...

i would probably say that your metal filling will always be somewhat sensitive since its basically metal touching the nerves in your mouth which will conduct the hot or cold to the nerves...

Answer 2

What you are experiencing is normal..but I would be a bit concerned about the pain you feel when you brush. Is it by the gum line where they make your gums sensitive? If so....that will heal in time. Being sensitive to hot and cold...well get used to that. the metal taste will go away. If you biting pattern feels funny...that you should get checked out. it is hard sometimes to know if they filed the filling down enough when your mouth is numb. So don't get used to a strange bite feeling...go back to the dentist and let them fix that.(if you are experiencing that). The other stuff...will normalize in time.

Answer 3

Hello...First, be overly sensitive to heat and cold with a new filing can indeed be normal. When a filing is so deep it contacts or penetrates the middles layer of the tooth body, the Dentin, the tooth will be more likely to respond to heat and cold. The Dentin is the layer that is the tooth's insulation layer so once it has been reduced it will take time to rebuild...The Pulp Chamber, the covering that surrounds the tooth's nerve will actually shrink a bit from the cold and heat shock...The shrinking space will be refilled with a new layer of dentin, but as I said it will take a little time for that to happen.....Also, if the tooth feels thick when you chew, that is more than likely because the filing isn't quiet balanced in, meaning that when you chew down the filing is coming into contact before the other teeth...that's called being "to high"...your DDS can easily adjust the filing balance and needs to do so as a filing that is left to high can cause problems from the bumping. Good luck and I wish you well.