Suggestions for Dental Pain?

I had my first Dental Crown on Monday morning. It is now Wednesday night, and my mouth is KILLING me!! (ok, not literally...) Up until now it's been a little tender, but totally tolerable... suddenly tonight the pain receptors have gone berzerk! I'm taking advil regularly... Any suggestions you might have, or explanations as to why it hurts so much more now, than it did earlier this week, would be REALLY appreciated!

Suggestions for Dental Pain?
keep taking the advil, time will heal the pain. a crown is not immediately accepted by your mouth or body. Drink a shot of whiskey before bed to help you sleep.
Reply:use clove oil
Reply:teeth are bizarre. Call your dentist tomorrow and demand some pain medication. It should be getting better instead of worse.
Reply:this is a family secret ..when we get dental pain we all smear do do on our cheeks, then chant to the pooh master " mikalika hi mikahinnie ho",then dance to the macarena....drink at least 1020 pints of urine from a grandmother baboon butt...then last but not least you must call the tooth fairy and fart in her mouth....twice,when you wake you should be cured.
Reply:There can be a few reasons why you are in pain.





1. Your crown is a little high. You will know this because when you really gently close your teeth together you will feel your crowned tooth touch before the others and when you press on the crown your tooth will feel a little bruised. That will explain why it was tender at first. If that is the case adjusting the bite of the crown may help... not ideal for the crown but it will make you feel much better almost straight away.





2. certain types of cement have higher chance of sensitivity. The main reason is that the layer of tooth under your enamel (dentine) is very porous; it has microscopic tubes running through it to the nerve; and when you cut away the enamel you expose these tubes and if they arn't sealed the resin cement usually leads to senstivity. If this is the case "wait for up to six weeks to determine whether the sensitivity resolves by itself. In many cases, it does. In some patients, the pain only worsens and the crowns must be removed" you then may require a temporary crown again with a different type of cement called ZOE which helps to sooth the nerve.... but the dentist will decide that :)





3. The nerve in your tooth was traumatised by the preparation of your crown or a really deep filling before you had it fixed and it may be starting to kick the bucket. If this is the case you will get a constant throbbing ache, the tooth will also be tender when you press on it. The pain will feel like its going to other parts of your jaw.... maybe you needed a root canal before you had the crown... if you do need one you can still get one through the crown but that will mean cutting a hole through the top of your lovely new crown and all porcelain crowns become weakened quite alot; but metal fused ones are relatively ok.





Ultimately I think you need to wait a little longer for it to settle than 3 days but yea I'd call up the dentist and get them to have a look at it... If it really needs a root canal... which they may suggest ask for antibiotics first to be sure; as antibiotics will stop the pain if it needs a root canal. if it doesn't settle it may be something else. If it does then you need root canal... or it could be a conicidence

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