Throbbing pain after a dental filling
Toothache occurs in many forms, depending on its cause. They range from a bright, sharp pain to a pulling, burning, dull and/or pulse-synchronous throbbing pain, which is accompanied by a disturbing feeling of pressure and often swelling. Most patients complain that the pain is worse in the evening than in the morning and occurs mainly when lying down.
The reason for this can be a dead dental nerve. Then a root canal treatment must be carried out, after which the feeling of pressure can continue for up to three days. Painkillers can provide relief, but a supply of antibiotics is usually not necessary.
Other reasons for a throbbing pain can be existing wisdom teeth, as they are easily inflamed. Removal of the teeth is then strongly recommended. But also a so-called periodontitis, a bacterially triggered inflammation of the periodontium, can cause the unpleasant pain, especially if it was inadvertently not noticed during a filling therapy. In both cases, the administration of antibiotics must be clarified with the treating physician.
What helps against the toothache?
Patients who continue to suffer from toothache even after a successful filling often ask themselves what helps against these complaints. In the first few days after the filling is put on, toothache is not very serious. Affected patients can quickly find relief by careful cooling.
In this context, however, care should be taken to ensure that the coolant is never applied directly to the skin. Ideally, a small cooling pad should be wrapped in a kitchen towel and placed on the cheek. However, since the cooling of the aching tooth should only take place over a short period of time (about half an hour), further tips can be used to help against toothache after a filling.
Home remedies against toothache are very popular. Many patients use camomile or peppermint tea to relieve toothache that persists even after a filling. Chewing on dried rosemary leaves is also said to be something that helps with toothache after a filling.
Rosemary leaves are especially suitable to have a soothing effect on irritations in the area of the tooth nerve. Tea tree oil can also be used, but only with the utmost caution. It is best to soak a cotton swab with the oil and then dab the aching tooth and surrounding gums with it.
Do not use too often and make sure that no oil is swallowed! mouthwashes with clove extract have a painkilling effect. A clove, which is bitten into the mouth and then brought to the painful place, works just as well.If the pain persists, the dentist must be consulted again.
It is possible that the filling is a bit too high and the tooth remains very sensitive. The dentist has the patient bite on oclufoil (a colored paper that marks the points on the tooth surface where the bite is taken) and checks the height of the filling again. If the filling is too high, it is grinded in and the pain should disappear within a day.
If it is suspected that the tooth reacts to the filling material and causes the pain, the filling must be replaced. This is never the case with modern composite materials. If the patient develops dull, throbbing pain after a very deep caries with subsequent filling, which is so bad that he/she even wakes up at night, a root canal treatment must be initiated more often.
The pulp has become so irritated and irritated by the drilling that it cannot calm down on its own and therefore causes pain that can only be eliminated by removing that very pulp. Analgesics (painkillers) such as ibuprofen, paracetamol or even aspirin can relieve the pain. However, they should only be taken for a limited period of time in order to avoid liver damage or the like.
These analgesics are available without prescription in any pharmacy. With Aspirin it should be noted that it has anticoagulant effects. So if another visit to the dentist or another operation is planned, you should stop taking aspirin one day before.
This could also be of interest to you: Toothache after drillingToothache after drilling should always be treated by a dentist! Toothache after a filling can be relieved over a short period of time also well with the help of some substances from the area of the homeopathy. The most common homeopathic medicines used for toothache are arnica, onion juice, belladonna and rhododendron.
Another proven homeopathic remedy is an acupressure point, which can be pressed after fillings in case of toothache. It is located in the pit between the nose and the upper lip and should be pressed firmly for one or two minutes. However, the patient should be aware that the use of homeopathic remedies can never replace a timely visit to the dentist, especially if the pain lasts longer or becomes too severe.
