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Severe Pain, Difficulty In Swallowing After Filling Teeth. Is This Normal?

I had three teeth worked on with multiple fillings today and had my mouth open for about 4.5 hours, not only did it take a lot of numbing medication to numb me because my teeth were so sensitive but after it wore off I have been in severe pain and am having a difficult time swallowing (painful and hard to do)...is this normal?
Mon, 25 Nov 2013
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Hi,
thanks and welcome to HCM.
After keeping the mouth open for 4-5 hours and dental work on 3 teeth, it is usual to have severe pain an d swallowing difficulty after the anaesthesia wanes off.
Take brufen 400 mg 2 times daily and warm saline gargling to get rid of the pain and inflammation.
You may take one sleeping pill like calpose 5 mg at bed time, so that you may get up afresh next morning.
Hope this answer will serve your purpose.
I shall be happy to answer any more queries.
Take care.
Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.
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Severe Pain, Difficulty In Swallowing After Filling Teeth. Is This Normal?

Hi, thanks and welcome to HCM. After keeping the mouth open for 4-5 hours and dental work on 3 teeth, it is usual to have severe pain an d swallowing difficulty after the anaesthesia wanes off. Take brufen 400 mg 2 times daily and warm saline gargling to get rid of the pain and inflammation. You may take one sleeping pill like calpose 5 mg at bed time, so that you may get up afresh next morning. Hope this answer will serve your purpose. I shall be happy to answer any more queries. Take care. Dr.M.V.Subrahmanyam.