Dd been dentist but pain is worse.

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Ds has has has really bad tooth ache. We managed to get an emgency appointment yesterday. She has a hole in her tooth she had the injection it did go numb but when the dentist was touching a certain area of the tooth dd was still in pain. They didn't do anymore injections. She was given a temporary filling. Dentist said they got rid of most of it ? I'm not sure what it is maybe bits of food or something I don't know.. she said that she couldn't get all of it because dd could still feel pain . She's been given antibiotics.

When we have been to other dentist if pain is still felt they inject a bit more. So I'm woundering why this dentist didn't?

Dd is still in pain and now has sharp pains . I'm just wondering is it because the tooth wasn't fully cleaned out? Ie where dentist said she couldn't get it all. Should the dentist have given her more injections ? So that she could have removed everything? Has not fully doing it made it worse?

Its an nhs dentist I'm not sure if that makes a difference.

What age is your daughter? Was this a baby tooth or adult?
what procedure were they attempting? Did they say if it required root canal? Will it need removed? How long were you in the chair for? Was it a last minute emergency appointment and the dentist had others waiting? How many antibiotics has she taken so far? ( these do take a few days to kick in)

when is she back in?

If she's been given antibiotics she presumably has an infection and these will take a while to overcome the infection. She needs to take painkillers too.

If she's been given a temporary filling presumably the infection needs to die down before a permanent filling can be put in? Did they make you a follow on appointment for this?

I'm not sure about any of the rest of it. If you're still unsure can you ring the dentist and ask the receptionist to ask the dentist for clarification?

Antibiotics normal take 36-48 hrs to be effective. Is it Amoxycilin? Dentist will need the infection gone before doing a permanent filling.

The tooth is decayed and infected by the sounds of it. I believe infection can stop the local anaesthetic from completely numbing the area, which explains why the dentist hasn’t been able to clear out all the decay as she could still feel pain. You need to give the antibiotics time to work and presumably then they’ll try again and hopefully be able to fill it properly.

One of two things is causing the pain. Either pus in an abscess or inflammation cells in the gum, both caused by infection getting where it shouldn't be because of hole in tooth. Either way there is something in a space where there just isn't room for it causing pressure and probably pressing against the nerve. If the dentist wasn't able to get to it because it's deep in the gum where the jaw bones are (either to draw out some of the pus, or in the case of inflammation, it can't be removed) then intervention is supportive to prevent it worsening, or continuing, to allow the body's immune system to sort out the problem. This takes a few days - the antibiotics may help here.

Ultimately taking pain killers taken regularly, will be required. Also follow any advice given by the dentist to support oral hygiene to give the immune system the best change to fight the infection as quickly as possible. Follow up appointments should not be missed as any other work required just can't be done yet, whilst the infection is still in the area to be worked on.

I was just confused on why the pain would be worse than before she went.

But yes what you say actually makes sense. Thank you.