my dentist filled my back teeth how long it would take to settle the teeth into a position

Q. I have posted this question on the forum but decided to try and email direct. One of my back teeth had some of the tooth break off, back and side, so my dentist filled it. Everything was ok but a few days later I felt like my front teeth were moving, kind of clicking together and with pressure on the front teeth, I rang him and went back, he filed in between a couple of the teeth to make some room and said it should be ok but after another couple of days they still felt like they were moving. went back again and he said because of the filling at the back I was getting used to a new bite, but he filed the filled tooth down some more and said that it would just take a while to get used to it and once the front teeth aligned themselves and they were in a position they would settle down and would not click together as much or wobble (they are a little), he said it also feels that they wooble a hell of a lot but in fact not even a hair but I think in my mind it is worse cos you can feel it. Was just wondering how long it would take to settle the teeth into a position, I know it takes time but can anyone say roughly how long!!! Thanx

A. Firsty it sounds as though the tooth needs to be crowned- as it sounds as though there isn’t much of the tooth left.
Secondly, the bite should have been checked accurately at the filling appointment- so that this didn’t happen. It does however take some time for the teeth to adjust to a new bite, but in my opinion, the bite ideally shouldn’t have been altered in the first place. I’m sure that this treatment won’t be detrimental to the overall health of your teeth- but it needs to be sorted if your front teeth feel strange and can’t bite together. If the bite isn’t sorted now, then it can cause jaw problems and tenderness etc. Hope this has helped.

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