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Can Filling In The Cavity Tooth Cause Pain On Whole Face And Nose?

I chipped my tooth yesterday so today I went to the dentist to get it bonded together so there was no chip.. I didn't know there was also a cavity in that same tooth.. so the dentist did what ever he was supposed to then he fixed the chipped tooth. I left the dentist completely numb.. which I am not complaining about because I hate pain. But now that it is starting to ware off.. the whole right side of my nose/face hurt. is this just from the shot? will it go away or is there an infection? I have had an infection before due to the dentist not doing the filling correctly .. which resulted in a root canal... which resulted in more pain so ended up removing the tooth.

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Tue, 8 Jul 2014
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Dentist,  's  Response
Hello and welcome.
Thanks for sharing your concern.

Please note that there is either high points on your filling which is causing sharp pain to you or it could be pulpitis(decay involving soft tissues of teeth).

In either of the above cases please see your dentist soon and get it evaluated.
a radiograph can show the present condition and cause for pain.
Meanwhile you can use pain killers every six hourly until you see your dentist.
you can also do warm saline rinses.

Hope it helps.
Thanks.
Take care.
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  Dr. Mahesh Kumar T S's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The pain in the face and nose could be secondary to the impact over the bone or a fractured maxillary bone or secondary to tooth infection.
Consult a oral physician and take a radiograph to rule out the above said causes.
If it is because of the impact then you can take antiinflammatory analgesics like Tablet enzoflam.
if it is because of fractured bone then it has to surgicall corrected.
if it is because of the tooth infection, tooth has to be treated along with a course of antibiotics like amoxicillin 500mg and metronidazole 400mg tid for 5 days.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Can Filling In The Cavity Tooth Cause Pain On Whole Face And Nose?

Hello and welcome. Thanks for sharing your concern. Please note that there is either high points on your filling which is causing sharp pain to you or it could be pulpitis(decay involving soft tissues of teeth). In either of the above cases please see your dentist soon and get it evaluated. a radiograph can show the present condition and cause for pain. Meanwhile you can use pain killers every six hourly until you see your dentist. you can also do warm saline rinses. Hope it helps. Thanks. Take care.