Hurts to chew / bite after filling?

Question:

Hi all, I had 2 fillings done 2 days ago with one more to go. One of the two teeth that got fillings is really sore when I chew on it. It will hurt only a little bit when I actually chew on it but then a few seconds later my whole left lower jaw will be sore for about 10 seconds. I've read in some places online that this is normal since it was a pretty deep filling and a white composite filling but others say that I might have a cracked tooth. I hope that's not the case. I've also read that because this was a white composite filling that there are some cases where chewing will be sore and the reason is not really known.kind of a "suck it up until the nerve heals" kind of thing. Has anyone else had a similar experience with white composite fillings? Does the pain eventually go away? I have to get another filling on the other side of my mouth next week and I don't want to have pain while chewing on both sides. Any suggestions or comments?

Answers:
All of the explanations I have red are feasible..
It might be a "high filling" and then need a reduction. This could be it as you have not mentioned cold/heat related pain.

When restoring a tooth that has a deep cavity it is a routine procedure to put a base. In case of working with composites it must have been glass ionomer. If it was placed it might be that the dentin still exposed is transmitting the stimuli.

Also when light curing the composite there is a contraction, microscopic, but sufficient enough to be vulnerable to irritants such as thermic changes, bacteria., never the less if it was properly placed such contraction should be insignificant.

Post operative pain related to composites can be common due to the depth and/or the technique used and it can last days or weeks, but in your case it seems more like some occlusion ajustment is needed. in any case your dentist will tell and I am sure it will be alike to one ore more of the explanations you have read from other professionals, Hygienists and myself.

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call the dentist and complain about his work, we cant possibly help you.

i know what you mean and yes it is normal because i have 6 fillings in my mouth you have to wait 2 weeks before chewing anything hard on that side and eat soft food! trust me i had to go thru it and now when i eat something the pain doesn't come back oh and if possible suck on a ice cube that will help! that never happened with me and i have the same kind of filling , the only thing that happened with mine is that the whole tooth became ultra sensitive to temperatures that werent like the temperature in my mouth , like if i drank something even slightly cold on that tooth it would make my whole jaw tighten up. for that it healed up after like 6-7 months , you might have the same problem except not sensitive just to the temperatures also the pressure. you may want to call the dentist that put the filling in and ask if thats normal or not , if he says its not normal then he either messed up somewhere or your tooth cracked as he got done putting it in.

i think that your fillings are little bit overfilled so you have what we call premature contact on bitting on those two teeth
you can go to the dentist and check with him because most likely he will check the bite and adjust it on those two teeth and you will get better sooner and more sooner than if you wait until the pain go buy it self
its normal and it happenes all the time

From the symptoms you're describing I don't think it's to do with the filling being 'too tall' and shouldn't need adjusting.
If it was a deep filling then yes some sensitivity is expected, specially if it's a white feeling as you say, but when you say the whole side of your jaw is sore it might be something more. A white and deep feeling should only really give sensitivity, not pain that lasts 10 seconds.
You can check if it's a cracked tooth by biting down on something rubbery (a washing up glove maybe), making sure you get a good bite on it. If it gives a sharp pain straight away then it's most likely cracked.

Also did the dentist say anything about how close it was to the pulp of the tooth? It's possible that the filling has gone inside the 'live' part of the tooth slightly and thats causing you pain. But I can't really comment on that and it's only a worse case scenario.

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