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Old 10-09-2013, 10:58 AM
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Maybe not what you want to hear—I'd go see the endodontist. I had a deep filling a few months ago, but the dentist cautioned me ahead of time that while he thought the filling would work, there was a possibility it wouldn't, in which case I'd go directly to a dental surgeon for root canal. So it may have been a case of poor communication/manner on the dentist's part.

My filling tooth is also sensitive to heat & cold. Dentist had me come in for a look, poked, prodded & thumped around (no pain), and said it happens sometimes—three alternatives:
  1. Live with it.
  2. Get/use something like Sensodyne toothpaste
  3. Get a dental sensitivity coating on the tooth (~$75)
So far, I'm using the toothpaste & living with it.

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