A few days ago, I had a dental check-up followed by a cleaning with the hygienist. It was the first time I have seen this particular hygienist. I usually have a cleaning every six months and it doesn't really bother me but I found this time to be much more uncomfortable than usual to the point that my eyes were watering. Being my first appointment with this person, I assumed that maybe she had a different technique that I'm more sensitive to. So, she was going around my gumline with the metal pokey/spinny thing when she stopped abruptly and asked if I was OK. I indicated that it was fine to continue and she did.
A few days later, I'm at home at the mirror and notice a brown spot on my tooth. Closer examination reveals that the spot is actually food stuck in a tiny little hole on the front of my tooth. I'm sure it was not there before (dentist never mentioned anything either). The hole is quite neat, clean (once I picked to food out) and just a few millimetres in diameter. It looks suspiciously similar to the size of the pokey/spinny tool used by the hygienist.
Is it possible that she might have chipped/drilled into my tooth by mistake? Has anyone experienced this and how did you handle it?