{"id":228,"date":"2013-06-27T21:07:36","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T21:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2015-10-27T18:32:16","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T18:32:16","slug":"sensitivity-after-a-filling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/sensitivity-after-a-filling\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensitivity after a filling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several months ago I had a filling placed. It was fine at the time, but then a few weeks later the tooth became sensitive to cold. Do I need to replace the filling?<\/p>\n<p>Anthony S.-Bache, OK<\/p>\n<p>Anthony,<\/p>\n<p>When a tooth feels\u00a0fine immediately\u00a0after a new filling is placed, but then becomes sensitive later, that usually means that there are bacteria from the original decay that had penetrated into the pulp of the tooth. Generally, you wait it out and hope your normal body defenses kick in and deal with it.<\/p>\n<p>The key as to whether you need to do anything will depend on if the sensitivity is getting better or not. If the sensitivity is improving, then you probably don&#8217;t need to do anything. If, however, the sensitivity is getting worse, then it is possible you will need to get a root canal treatment. If so, you&#8217;ll also need a <a href=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/gilbert-cerec-crowns.html\">dental crown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\">Gilbert dentist<\/a> Dr. Brandon Schmidt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several months ago I had a filling placed. It was fine at the time, but then a few weeks later the tooth became sensitive to cold. Do I need to replace the filling? Anthony S.-Bache, OK Anthony, When a tooth feels\u00a0fine immediately\u00a0after a new filling is placed, but then becomes sensitive later, that usually means &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/sensitivity-after-a-filling\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sensitivity after a filling<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[123,1],"tags":[280,159,54,120,160,158],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sensitive-teeth","category-uncategorized","tag-cerec-crowns","tag-composite-filling","tag-dental-crown","tag-root-canal-treatment","tag-sensitive-to-cold","tag-white-filling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sensitivity after a filling - Vista Dorada Dental Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vistadoradadental.com\/blog\/sensitivity-after-a-filling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sensitivity after a filling - Vista Dorada Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Several months ago I had a filling placed. 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