Pain after filling

[stacyk988]

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me. I went to the dentist for a check up and he said that I had a small cavity in the last tooth on the upper left side of my mouth (not the wisdom tooth).  I didn't have any pain in this tooth.  He filled it with a white filling and it hurt for a few weeks and was sensitive to the cold.  I went back to him and he took out the filling and put in a temporary one to see if it still hurt.  It was completely pain free.  I was able to chew on it and it was no longer sensitive to cold.  I went back again and he refilled it with a white filling.  It has been about 3 weeks and again I have pain when I chew and sensitivity to cold.  He wants me to go see an endodontist but I don't want to have a root canal for a tooth that felt fine without the filling.  Does anyone have any idea why this would be or what I can do?  Any advice would be appreciated.

[scottma]

Your descriptions suggest that new filling causes occlusal interference, bite adjustment properly would eliminate your problem.

[stacyk988]

But my dentist checked the bite and said it was ok.  Could he be missing something?

[scottma]

Very few dentist can adjust bite optimally. Most dentists depend on patients's adaptation after new restoration delivered.

[stacyk988]

Could that cause sensitivity to cold?

[scottma]

Definitely

[cantbeatit82]

I have almost the same problem. Got my tooth filling don't over a month ago and still hurts when I chew. Not sensitive to cold though. I had adjustment once and still didn't fix the problem. Let me know of an update