My girlfriend doesn't believe me when I say that putting aluminum foil in your mouth causes extreme pain if you have fillings. This is true, right? And how extreme is the pain?
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Good question!\n\n  When you have amalgam (metal) fillings , and you bite on aluminum foil, it creates direct-current electricity called "galvanism". Galvanism in this case is cause by two dislike metals coming into direct contact with one another. The metal itself is an excellent conductor of electricity, sending the electrical shock to the nerve of the tooth (teeth). OUCH! I have done this by accident, it is such a jarring pain that I wouldn't do it on purpose if you paid me to! ;)  If she has metal fillings and refuses to believe you about the pain it causes to bite on foil, offer her a piece to chew. She will soon be a believer! (It won't work unless she has metal fillings)It's kinda mean, but it won't cause damage to her. Just shock her a good one!
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Hi sweetie, well first of all I'm glad your mum took you to the dentist today and well done for getting a big filling done - I bet it wasn't as bad as you expected, was it? It's quite common for your teeth to hurt a bit after they've had fillings put in them, especially if the filling is big like yours. It can take up to a week for the pain to go completely, but the important thing is - the pain should get better, not worse. If it gets worse, you need to go back to the dentist. When I had a really big filling done recently it hurt for about a week, I found that rinsing my mouth regularly with warm salty water helped. I hope it feels better soon, and at least now you know the hole in your tooth is sorted. Now just take good care of your teeth and hopefully it won't happen again!
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Medical grade Tea tree oil + tooth = no pain. Any questions?\nSeriously I have used it for years and never had a toothache pain I could not get rid of. including a tooth that broke in half and I had to wait a week to get into dentist (popcorn seed). Everybody I have ever run across with a toothache has also tried it and although it does not taste good eneryone has thanked me and nof keep some in their medicine cabinet.
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Hi Becky,\n\nIt sound as though the nerve may have died in these teeth, have you had a knock/blow on these teeth?\n\nThe  'blister' above the tooth sound like a draining abcess or sinus, this is where the infected nerve tissue basically forms a boil on your gum.\n\nThe root treatment should have cured this, if it hasn't you need to get back in touch with your Dentist as the infectionmay not have settled completely.\n\nAlso ask your Dentist to explain if you don't understand something, they won't be offende and they are your teeth so you need to know !\n\nHope this helps!
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I had all four of mine pulled in the Navy, out on the ship - so they didn't even put me out.  Just gave me novacaine (which didn't work - they didn't give me enough, I still felt everything).  Avoid smoking and sucking on things until you are all healed.  Otherwise you'll get dry socket.  I didn't, but I heard it's extremely painful.  Follow your instructions from your dentist, he may tell you not to gargle with alcoholic mouth wash for a while.  When mine were pulled they gave me Tylenol 3 and Motrin 800.  I only used a total of 4 Motrins over the course of 2 days just to keep the swelling down.  I didn't have hardly any swelling, or extra bleeding.  Just keep clean gause in the back.  It was uncomfortable, but not nearly as painful as everyone always says.  I ate Easy Mac, Top Ramen - things of that nature for a couple days.  Something easy to swallow and didn't invole much chewing.  You'll be just fine.\nGood Luck
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~~~~~~Ok. I have braces for ummm.. about 8 months now. And trust me it does not hurt. Ok when you first go you then get spacers which is very painful (it feels like a big chunk of meat stuck between your teeth) Then you go to your next to pull the it out (WOOHOO) Then they put your brackets on but you don't get your wire on yet. They will give some wax to put on if it irritates your cheeks. After a few days you go to put on the wire. It doesn't hurt yet. When you go to sleep it will start to hurt. About a week it will stopped hurting. Getting it tightening doesn't hurt either. They just switch wires and changes colors. Just remember to brush your teeth and it will not hurt. Oh yeah remember that you got braces for straight teeth! Yeah they do put this silly putty thing to get your teeth impressions yeah it might choke you but it didn't me just remember to breathe thru your nose. The week when you just stat getting braces take a pain-relieving medicine for the pain. Yeah it would hurt when you press on your teeth or you bite your hamburger. I know they warned you not to eat hard sticky chewy food but I tried all and it doesnt do anything. ~~~~~~\n\n                             Good Luck,\n                                          Vy
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I just had my wisdom's out about 2 weeks ago. They STILL hurt a little bit! But yeah, at first I was taking the pain medicine basically to sleep. My dentist told me to take 3 advil liqui-gels ALONG WITH they  pain meds. Just make sure u have some food in your stomach, like a Slim Fast or some pudding is enough. That's all I could eat...that and mashed potatoes. Now, when I try to eat regular foods, it feels like my jaw is being ripped apart. I cannot open it very wide at all without some discomfort. They told me it was normal and it would go away.. OH YEAH, I also still have my blod clots..the gums are not healing over yet...I don't know when they are supposed to heal completely..I heard a co-worker say it took them 6 months to heal over!!!
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I was a dental assistant for a while and we had many patients like yourself. The only adive I can give you is to simply JUST DO IT.  The more fillings you have the more weaker your teeth will become and that can lead to more fillings and possibly crowns. Worst case senario...you will need to end up getting a partial denture or even a full one. \n\nAnother hint...FLOSS. I can not stress this enough. Next time you brush....brush first and then floss so you can see how much gunk you missed by just brushing alone. After that I would reccommend you floss first, then brush, then rinse. \n\nJust always keep in mind the money, time and pain you will suffer if you do not take care of your teeth. And never forget that all it takes is 2 mintues, twice a day. ITS SO SIMPLE. Also, limit your candy and soda intake, that can also play a HUGE role. Whenever you eat sugar, the sugar will cause an acid on your attack that lasts at least 30 minutes!!!!\n\nSugar + Plague=ACID \n\nThis acid is what causes decay.\n\nBe true to you teeth and they will not be false to you....lol\n\nEmail me for more advise....I have a lot of it.\n\n\nFor the pain, try asking for a stronger local ansthetic, or if your insurance will cover it, or if you can afford it....try some NO2 (nitrous oxide)\n\nFor the anxiety, ask the dentist for maybe something to take the edge off. Dental Phobia is a real thing, so don't be ashamed in asking for some meds to help you with this.
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I did, when I was about eight or nine.\nIt's not painful at all.\nI lost it once, and i kept grinding my teeth right through it.\nBut there was no real problems.\nJust make sure you don't put it in right after you eat, ew!
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Go back to the dentist as soon as possible.  When I broke my filling 3 weeks ago, they filled the tooth again.  The dentist put a silver band around my tooth to help mold the filling.  Since fillings harden faster the band helps the filling take form faster and helps the filling adhere to the tooth.  I would think since there is a apart of your tooth left they can put a crown on it.    The idea behind the temp filling is to keep the area from getting infected and to make sure the root canal was okay.  You should be fine go back to the dentist Monday morning if you can.  I had my root canal today, I feel your pain! I need two crowns.  Good luck!
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Do you have a filling in the tooth in question? If you do, it is more that likely that the tooth started decay below the existing filling. This happens because when the dentist told you that the filling should be replaced, you didn't do it. \n\nI know this because it just happened to me. I ended up breaking the tooth, and because of the substantial amount of decay that the tooth had to be pulled. \n\nGet it taken care of soon. If the tooth doesn't hurt now, it will soon. Based on my experience, I am going out on a limb to tell you this, but you will probably need a root canal.\n\nTo answer your question, this is not something that can be treated naturally. The only thing that will be used that could be natural are the anesthetic for the extraction, and the post-op pain medications and maybe antibiotics.\nGood luck.
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Dry socket, or alveolar osteitis, could be your problem. \nYou don't give enough details about type and frequency of the pain. There really should be no reason for pain this far out from dental extraction. Go see the dentist/surgeon and have him/her evaluate you.
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Sounds like a canker sore.  I used to get them all the time as a kid.  Best thing i have found is to rinse your mouth with salt water. Then get some powdered alum (in spice section of grocery store.  Put a dab of it on there...it WILL burn, but the sore will be gone in a day or so.
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You barely feel the novacaine for a filling. those arent bad. \nnow getting teeth pulled.. that hurts.
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I know its scary honey, but trust me - if you don't tell your mum and go to the dentist, the pain in your tooth will get really bad. I'd advise that you take a personal stereo with you and listen to some music while the dentist is doing your fillings because the noise of the drill is the scariest part in my opinion. Try not to worry too much about it, I know it's scary when you've never had fillings before and you don't know what to expect, but it's really not that bad, I promise.
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A cavity isn't the only answer, but by and large the other alternatives are worse, not better.  You could also have a gum disease which is causing pain in the nerve, or even worse an abcessed tooth which will require a root canal or even losing the tooth.\n\nAny additional information?  Is it a constant dull pain?  Is it just hot or cold or sweet sensitive?  Is it a hard throbbing pain?\n\nRegardless, I would see a dentist.  Things like that only get worse with time without proper treatment.
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It could be refereed pain.  Pain coming from either another tooth in that area or even above that area.   The mouth is very tricky when it comes to figuring out where the actual pain is coming from.  best thing to do is go to your dentist.  until then try taking some Advil (no more then 800mg every 6 hours).  You can also put ice on that side of your mouth which can help with the pain and if you have any swelling.  Put the ice on for 10 Min's, take it off for 10 and then back on for 10.  Do this for 30 Min's.  What ever you do, DONT PUT HEAT ON IT!  If you have an infection, it can get worse.  Good luck.