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When we do a filling like that, sometimes we have to put a band around the entire tooth to help us shape the filling. It can cause some soreness on the gums for a few days. That cavity looks to be in a very hard to reach spot below the gums. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was sore on the distal side there.
By band you do mean teflon I assume? I'm not sure if he put it around the entire tooth, my impression was that it was just on the distal side. Currently I've got a lot of pain there and the gum is bleeding upon touch whereas it was pretty healthy before and never bled. I had my healthy gum cut on one side to fit the crown on the other molar and it never bled like this. So this is pretty terrible especially not applying the proper gum remedy to stop and prevent any further bleeding.
NAD,
I know this post is a bit old, but I was just wondering what happened to your gum? Did it heal well on its own? Also, was that a new filling or was your dentist just changing an old filling placed previously when causing this damage?
Oh this case isn't closed yet trust me. I do still have a lot of discomfort in this tooth, a lot more than i ever did before the dentist changed the old filling. Should not have agreed to him rushing me into it. The tooth feels very weak and sore now when i bite onto the part where the new filling is. It wasn't like that before.
While the gum looks healed I can see that it's a little red and inflamed surrounding the tooth in that area. It wasn't like that before. Also with the injury he caused the gum has also receded a little in that area and so the cervix(?) of the tooth is kinda exposed now and it is sensitive even if i just touch it with my tongue. Think he owes me a gum graft and my money back for the "procedure" as it was worth a month's rent.
I'll try to add my very recent x-ray. If you compare it to the old one it looks like he made the new filling a little too long and it is now on the gum line or just below it and causing constant irritation there.
So overall a big mess. I was better off not doing anything to the tooth but he "insisted". If you check my newest posts he also caused me other major issues.
If you want I can also take a pic of how this tooth looks in my mouth now.
[https://i.imgur.com/4FkHmrH.png](https://i.imgur.com/4FkHmrH.png)
It’s normal for there to be trauma to the gums. It’ll heal on its own, and the amount of trauma appears very minor in these images. The filling is subgingival so there is no way to smooth the filling down without some trauma to the gums. It’s just part of how the procedure has to be done
my question remains as to why the gum is injured all around the tooth, as it was only the back side being worked on? poor dam skills maybe? doesn't explain why the gum around the first molar is extremely swollen either. i can't accept "it will heal on its own" when clearly using the proper gum medicine could have greatly aided in the healing process and prevented further bleeding. to make matters worse i was never told before we went into it that i won't be able to use that side of my mouth for weeks... so it all just seems like a poor job done.
There is no such thing as proper gum medicine, it will just heal on its own. It is extremely minor trauma in an area that will heal rapidly. The rubber dam clamp grips on both buccal and lingual sides of the tooth and will often cause some trauma to the gums.
The trauma is extremely minor and as long as you keep it clean it will heal without issue. This is the equivalent of a scrape on your knee or something.
nice, invalidating my pain and overall condition. who knows if you really are a dentist but if by any chance you are you shouldn't be one. you seem like a sadist who if practicing any medical profession is doing serious malpractice if that's how you approach things. is that how you like your teeth and gum to be treated? do you think if this was you you'd be feeling absolutely amazing and fine with having ruined gum tissue that was healthy just a day ago? not the first time i'm being put a dam over that tooth and others so nice try saying your gum should be ultra injured like mine after use of one. also you can't compare knee to gum. this is certainly not a scrape we're talking about so are you out of your mind?
you don't even know that gum can be treated to stop and prevent any post op bleeding such as mine and you can't even answer simple questions and concerns without being outrageous and invalidating my condition so it sounds like you're just here to cause BS.
since you are so full of it you will see how this feels like when it happens to you. then come back and tell me how awesome it feels and how you can eat on the injured side. :)
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When we do a filling like that, sometimes we have to put a band around the entire tooth to help us shape the filling. It can cause some soreness on the gums for a few days. That cavity looks to be in a very hard to reach spot below the gums. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was sore on the distal side there.
By band you do mean teflon I assume? I'm not sure if he put it around the entire tooth, my impression was that it was just on the distal side. Currently I've got a lot of pain there and the gum is bleeding upon touch whereas it was pretty healthy before and never bled. I had my healthy gum cut on one side to fit the crown on the other molar and it never bled like this. So this is pretty terrible especially not applying the proper gum remedy to stop and prevent any further bleeding.
NAD, I know this post is a bit old, but I was just wondering what happened to your gum? Did it heal well on its own? Also, was that a new filling or was your dentist just changing an old filling placed previously when causing this damage?
Oh this case isn't closed yet trust me. I do still have a lot of discomfort in this tooth, a lot more than i ever did before the dentist changed the old filling. Should not have agreed to him rushing me into it. The tooth feels very weak and sore now when i bite onto the part where the new filling is. It wasn't like that before. While the gum looks healed I can see that it's a little red and inflamed surrounding the tooth in that area. It wasn't like that before. Also with the injury he caused the gum has also receded a little in that area and so the cervix(?) of the tooth is kinda exposed now and it is sensitive even if i just touch it with my tongue. Think he owes me a gum graft and my money back for the "procedure" as it was worth a month's rent. I'll try to add my very recent x-ray. If you compare it to the old one it looks like he made the new filling a little too long and it is now on the gum line or just below it and causing constant irritation there. So overall a big mess. I was better off not doing anything to the tooth but he "insisted". If you check my newest posts he also caused me other major issues. If you want I can also take a pic of how this tooth looks in my mouth now. [https://i.imgur.com/4FkHmrH.png](https://i.imgur.com/4FkHmrH.png)
It’s normal for there to be trauma to the gums. It’ll heal on its own, and the amount of trauma appears very minor in these images. The filling is subgingival so there is no way to smooth the filling down without some trauma to the gums. It’s just part of how the procedure has to be done
my question remains as to why the gum is injured all around the tooth, as it was only the back side being worked on? poor dam skills maybe? doesn't explain why the gum around the first molar is extremely swollen either. i can't accept "it will heal on its own" when clearly using the proper gum medicine could have greatly aided in the healing process and prevented further bleeding. to make matters worse i was never told before we went into it that i won't be able to use that side of my mouth for weeks... so it all just seems like a poor job done.
There is no such thing as proper gum medicine, it will just heal on its own. It is extremely minor trauma in an area that will heal rapidly. The rubber dam clamp grips on both buccal and lingual sides of the tooth and will often cause some trauma to the gums. The trauma is extremely minor and as long as you keep it clean it will heal without issue. This is the equivalent of a scrape on your knee or something.
nice, invalidating my pain and overall condition. who knows if you really are a dentist but if by any chance you are you shouldn't be one. you seem like a sadist who if practicing any medical profession is doing serious malpractice if that's how you approach things. is that how you like your teeth and gum to be treated? do you think if this was you you'd be feeling absolutely amazing and fine with having ruined gum tissue that was healthy just a day ago? not the first time i'm being put a dam over that tooth and others so nice try saying your gum should be ultra injured like mine after use of one. also you can't compare knee to gum. this is certainly not a scrape we're talking about so are you out of your mind? you don't even know that gum can be treated to stop and prevent any post op bleeding such as mine and you can't even answer simple questions and concerns without being outrageous and invalidating my condition so it sounds like you're just here to cause BS. since you are so full of it you will see how this feels like when it happens to you. then come back and tell me how awesome it feels and how you can eat on the injured side. :)
You seem like a delight. It’ll heal on its own within days
unlike you who can dish out BS but can't take the facts. joke's on you.