How long does a tooth filling last

Many people have cavities in their teeth, which can cause toothaches. This is because if food stays in the cavities for a long time and is not cleaned out, it will continue to corrode, causing gum ulcers and cavities. Therefore, people choose to use dental fillings to treat toothaches. However, when choosing fillings, it only takes two hours to complete, and the effects often last for several years or even more than ten years.

Precautions

Generally speaking, it is best not to eat with the newly filled tooth within two hours after the filling, because most filling materials need 24 hours to fully cure.

In addition, if you feel pain when eating cold or hot food after a tooth filling, you should pay attention to observation. If the pain is not severe and the degree of pain has been significantly reduced, you can leave it untreated. If the pain persists, gradually worsens and cannot be relieved, it is likely that pulpitis or apical periodontitis has occurred, and you need to go to the hospital for treatment in time.

Another thing to note is: If periodontal pain occurs after a filling, for example, dull pain when biting, no pain when not biting, and has nothing to do with eating hot or cold foods, this may be due to the high material used in the filling, early contact with the teeth causing periodontal trauma, or tooth inflammation caused by certain drugs. If persistent dull pain occurs after a tooth filling, the pain is clearly located, worsens when biting, and has nothing to do with eating hot or cold foods, this may be because the adjacent surfaces of the filling material have not been properly trimmed, and the accumulation of food debris has caused gingivitis.

1. Light-curing composite resin:

1. Do not use a rough toothbrush to brush the surface of the restoration within one week, because the degree of light curing of the resin is only 50%, which can reach 90% within 24 hours and 100% after 7 days.

2. Do not bite hard objects with the restoration, drink less strong tea, smoke less, and avoid rubbing the surface of the restoration with metal to prevent discoloration of the restoration.

3. If you feel unwell, please feel free to call for medical treatment.

2. Amalgam filling:

Because the volume change of the filling will stabilize after 24 hours, you should not chew hard food with the repaired tooth within 24 hours to avoid the filling breaking or falling off.

3. Glass ion filling:

Glass ionomer will take 24 hours to completely solidify, so chewing can only be used for treatment after 24 hours. When chewing, you should first eat some soft food to gradually adapt.

4. Pit and fissure sealing:

Because the sealant in the deep pits and fissures usually cures completely within 7 hours, you should not eat within 2 hours, chew food with the sealed teeth, and avoid biting hard or rough food within one day.

5. Clove oil cement soothing:

Clove oil cement has a soothing and analgesic effect on the dental pulp. If you feel any discomfort after soothing, please feel free to call for consultation or see a doctor.

Toothache after filling

Regardless of whether the pain occurs immediately after a tooth is filled or the pain occurs long after a tooth is filled, unless the doctor clearly tells the patient that temporary toothache (such as pulp devitalization) may occur, all other toothaches that occur after a tooth is filled should be treated in the hospital in order to find out the cause and deal with it in a timely manner.

Experts point out that toothache after filling can be divided into short-term or long-term, and these two situations are different. If you have had pain recently, it may be caused by the material irritating the dental pulp. Long-term conditions may be due to secondary pulpitis. But don't worry, all kinds of toothache can be solved as long as they are treated in time.

1. During the filling process, the dental pulp is deactivated (commonly known as killing nerves) due to treatment needs. Toothache may occur on the day of or the next day after the deactivation drug is applied due to the effect of the drug. This kind of toothache after filling will not last long and will disappear on its own afterwards.

2. Due to the entire treatment process of preparing the cavity for tooth filling or the stimulation of the pulp by disinfectants, short-term hot or cold stimulation pain may occur. Such situations do not require special treatment and generally recover on their own after one or two days. This type of situation is one of the most likely to occur. For the pain that occurs during this period, it is best not to eat foods that are too cold or hot after taking the supplement. In this way, you can avoid this situation to a large extent.