{"id":1211,"date":"2019-02-01T13:15:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2019-03-09T13:20:27","modified_gmt":"2019-03-09T19:20:27","slug":"composite-filling-hurts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/composite-filling-hurts\/","title":{"rendered":"Composite filling hurts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I needed a dental filling on a back tooth. My dentist prefers placing the silver ones, but I didn&#8217;t really want that.  I kind of pressured him to place the white one. Now I&#8217;m worried I made a mistake. The tooth hurts when I chew. I checked when I&#8217;m not eating and clenched, but it&#8217;s fine then.  It only hurts when I&#8217;m biting down on something.  Can this be fixed or am I stuck with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Brooke,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mercury-free-b-a.jpg\" alt=\"Image left of silver amalgam fillings loaded with mercury. Image right: mercury-free composite fillings\" class=\"wp-image-1027\" width=\"609\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mercury-free-b-a.jpg 533w, https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/mercury-free-b-a-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to choosing your filling, you did a great job. <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-white-fillings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Composite fillings (opens in a new tab)\">Composite fillings<\/a> are much better than their amalgam counterparts. However,  you need a dentist who is able to to place them properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonding a composite filling has a totally different technique than their silver counterparts. If not done properly, it can cause the pain you are describing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be eliminated by having the crown re-done the right way. There is also an occasional problem with small composite fillings. We aren&#8217;t sure what causes it, but we do know if the dentist uses a self-etching primer or a glass ionomer base under the filling you won&#8217;t have pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You Need a Mercury-free Dentist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want this to be done properly, you&#8217;ll need a dentist to understand the procedure. I&#8217;m sure your dentist did the best he knew how, but at this point you need someone else, unless he&#8217;s willing to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Either you or your dentist can <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/new-orleans-mercury-free-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"contact a mercury free dentist (opens in a new tab)\">contact a mercury free dentist<\/a> who understands the right technique and can re-do your filling properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this helps. It&#8217;s always better to find a different dentist for a procedure you have your heart set on in which your dentist is trying to steer you away from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Usually, it means they don&#8217;t know this procedure as well, but they don&#8217;t want to admit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/delaunedental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"New Orleans Dentist (opens in a new tab)\">New Orleans Dentist<\/a> Dr. Duane Dulaune. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I needed a dental filling on a back tooth. My dentist prefers placing the silver ones, but I didn&#8217;t really want that. I kind of pressured him to place the white one. Now I&#8217;m worried I made a mistake. The tooth hurts when I chew. I checked when I&#8217;m not eating and clenched, but it&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[110],"tags":[441,657,637,111,791,442,346],"class_list":{"0":"post-1211","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mercury-free-dentist","7":"tag-amalgam-fillings","8":"tag-composite-fillings","9":"tag-new-orleans-dentist","10":"tag-new-orleans-mercury-free-dentist","11":"tag-pain-with-composite-fillings","12":"tag-silver-fillings","13":"tag-white-fillings","14":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Composite filling hurts - Dr. Duane Delaune&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A woman who pressured her dentist into giving her a composite filling, now is having pain when she chews. 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