In pain from replacement of filling done 2 months ago. Doctor also suggests a crack.

Question

Short version

Any chances the drilling of the old filling caused the crack?

More in depth

x-ray done with cleaning and no mention of crack (this was done before the filling)

2 month and around 1 week today I had an 10 year old filling replaced that was never bothering me. Went in after a week because it was bothering me and he adjusted.

Went to see him on monday to determine that we are going to replace the new one with another new one. Yay more drilling. He than suggests that the pain could be caused by a small crack in the tooth. I'm curious how this crack came to be. When the Secretary called to confirm the appointment I asked what we would be doing and how the crack came to be. She gave me an example that pizza crust could do that. I'm thinking in my mind if my tooth was sore all this time there no reason why i would be chewing with that side and x-rays were done prior to the filling with no mention of a crack.

I hope i dont need a crown because i never new what they were and i dont want to find out.

Answer 1

No , it may be that your cavity was very deep and near your nerve