Attended dentist this morning for tooth ache in upper back tooth which had an older filling. I’ve had terrible nerve pain in the bottom too ( which she the thinks is just the nerves linking up).
she drilled out the filling and then put in a temp dressing and I’m back in 2 weeks to hopefully get a perm one in. She did say it looked good to try the dressing.
she said if it settles down with this dressing great and if not I’d be looking at maybe root canal. If I feel any more pain or not settling to call straightaway as that will change treatment options.
my nerve pain was probably up at 8/9 and is now probs a 7. Still sensitive to cold, still just achey, and bottom tooth still throbbing.
how long do I wait to know it will settle? Hoping a good sleep will help. I know I should have asked today but combo of injections and drill etc was just a bit all over the place.
online it says maybe 2/3 to a week for pain/nerve to subside. Would that be right?
thank you