Q.
Six days ago I had my two upper front teeth pared down on the sides and bottom of the teeth (as they were long) and a temporary bridge fitted. I am due to go back on September 2nd to have permanent half crowns fitted. A day after having the temporary bridge I was in a lot of pain and developed a slight temperature. I ended up going to my local minor injuries unit. The doctor said he could see no signs of infection and gave me strong painkillers (which did not really help). I went back to my dentist who removed the temporary bridge, cleaned it and refitted it with a different bonding substance. This relieved the pulling and tugging pain but the temporary was still digging into my gums and my bite was slightly out. I went back the same evening to have the top of the temporary smoothed down to stop it cutting into my gums. However, I still felt uncomfortable about the bite. Yesterday, the dentist fitted temporary crowns in order to alleviate the problem. Although the bite feels ok with the right tooth, the left tooth still is resting slightly on my lower teeth and in the past 10 hours I have developed a severe sore throat (really hurts on swallowing). I do have a natural slight overbite with my top jaw. I am at a loss as to what to do now and dont know where to turn. I tried to get a second opinion from my regular dentist but she has refused to get involved. I am now getting very upset, worried and depressed and am constantly trying to reposition my bite and have to keep doing this by opening my mouth for a few seconds and I am wondering by trying to do this adjusting all the time if it could be causing the sore throat – two glands under my chin are swollen.