Dear Dr Moore, After Visiting My Dentist For A Filling, I’ve Experienced Sensitivity. What Should I Do?

Q.
Dear Dr. Moore,

After visiting the dentist for re-filling of one of my molars which contains a rather big hole, I have been experiencing very sensitive dentine for more than 3 months. Whenever I eat hot and cold stuff, it hurts badly. I phone the dentist, he suggested me to buy a toothpaste with the brand called Sensodyne to take care of it. I did as he told me. But so far after 3 months, it improves only a little bit. I don’t want to go back to the previous dentist, because he may charge me a lot of money. What should I do? I hope you can help me. Thank you.

A.
Hello and thank you for getting in touch. I can’t be certain without seeing you in person but it sounds like you may need a root canal treatment. This is a common consequence of a deep cavity that doesn’t improve after being filled. Try to find an experienced dentist used to handling this procedure. If you’d like to find more about this treatment, this website has a page dedicated to it. I hope this helps. Best wishes, Dr Andrew Moore.
Dr Andrew Moore Advance Dental Clinic 104 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0JG Web: www.advancedentalclinic.com Tel: 08443 87 87 88 View My Profile Dr Moore

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