Pain after dental crown

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I had a broken molar and my dentist said I needed a crown. The fitting of the temporary crown was pain free but it throbbed a lot for the 10 days before getting the permanent crown fitted. The actual fitting of the permanent crown was horrendously painful, very sharp nerve pain when they blew air and water onto the tooth, and when she asked me to bite down on it I told her it was painful, a very sharp pain. She said it would take time to settle.
It’s been 3 days now and it’s still painful, especially when I try to eat or drink and it sets off a nerve pain that goes right to my ear. I’m not biting in that side at all but hot and cold in my mouth just sets it off. Is this at all normal or is something wrong? I’m really worried she’s going to suggest something else if I go back ( I’m a bit scared of her now)

The nerve pain is from exposed dentine, which is porus, any exposed dentine is normally coated in a thin layer of plaque which seals it and prevents tooth pain, some toothpastes have ingredients designed to block these pores (sensodyne). Your sensitivity should settle in a few days.

Crowns also take a toll on the tooth, all that rooting around and pressure will make it painful.

If it's still painful after a week get it checked.

Sorry, but 3 days is, literally, nothing. Even a normal/simple filling can still be painful/sensitive for a week or more. I had one that was still painful to bite on for about 3 weeks and was getting worried and about to call for advice, but the pain did eventually go.

It's possible that the crown is sitting too high and needs to be filed down a bit. This is really common and easy to fix. I'd schedule another appt with the dentist to see if it needs to be adjusted.

If you're getting sharp pain with hot foods/liquid this (unfortunately) could be a sign that the nerve is dying. The dentist may have gotten too close to the nerve when filing/prepping the tooth for the crown.

I'd expect to have some sensitivity/pain for up to a week after a crown, but it shouldn't be excruciating.

I'm in a similar position. I had crown prep on my back tooth yesterday and it's feeling quite sore at the moment. I'm hoping it settles down as I haven't got the fitting of the permanent one for another two weeks. My dentist did have to do a lot of drilling and building up the tooth before she put the temporary crown on though, which probably accounts for it.

I'm just going to drink a lot of gin and hope that helps it 😁

I'm in a similar position. I had crown prep on my back tooth yesterday and it's feeling quite sore at the moment. I'm hoping it settles down as I haven't got the fitting of the permanent one for another two weeks. My dentist did have to do a lot of drilling and building up the tooth before she put the temporary crown on though, which probably accounts for it.

I'm just going to drink a lot of gin and hope that helps it 😁

It will take about a week for that feeling to go. I felt like I had been kicked in the mouth for days after getting my front ones done.