Just had a sedative filling placed in a tooth that has been sensitive (only seconds of pain, both hot and cold) for a number of weeks after an initial filling and the adjacent tooth being RC. The original filling had too high a bite and was rectified during the RC treatment of the other tooth. The sensitivity seems already to have dissipated but not even 15 minutes after leaving the surgery I was getting electric type feelings down the tooth under the area of filling, similar in sensation to biting on tinfoil. This happens when any form of suction is applied to the tooth. That can be sucking in the area of the tooth or my tongue running by it and creating a mild vacuum. Its not relieved by pain killers. Is this normal? Would a sedative filling react to the amalgam filling abutting it?
Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Read your query. The signs and symptoms mentioned suggests the decay involving the pulp referred as irreversible pulpits. I would advise you to have the tooth be also treatment with root canal treatment, if the pain persists or increases after this. If the pain reduces, then wait and have the tooth filled with amalgam filling. For pain ibuprofen can be taken (if not allergic to any medicine). Hope this was useful. Thanks and regards.