WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER FILLINGS
After getting fillings your lips and tongue may feel numb for a few hours after your
appointment due to the dental freezing if applicable. Please avoid hot beverages
and chewing until after the numbness has subsided. You may eat food as soon as
the anesthetic wears off. Eating or chewing while still numb can cause you to rip up
your cheek or gum because you do not feel it.
Your tooth may be sensitive if the filling was quite deep, and you may need to give it
time to heal on its own. If the tooth continues to hurt after a few days, a root canal
may be required.
After your appointment it is normal to experience temperature and pressure
sensitivity. If a filling is too high it may cause pain upon taking a bite. You may need
a filling adjustment so please contact our dental office to book an appointment. The
need for a filling adjustment is quite normal as sometimes even when the bite is
adjusted by the dentist at the end of your filling appointment, you may not feel if it is
high or cannot tell until once you leave the office. Most of the time, your teeth will
adjust but if it feels high or off it will need to be looked at for a further adjustment or
further examination.
Once in a while a tooth may fracture when getting a filling but this can be corrected
with a new filling or crown
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