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Why does my tooth hurt after a composite filling?

Ashley23456Feb 21, 2014
About 2 weeks ago I had a small cavity filled on my right premoler and ever since I got it filled my whole tooth/jaw under my tooth has been sore and sometimes my canine feels sore, And I mean an all day sore not when I eat but just sore I can be doing nothing and it hurts. What's going on?

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Dr. Neil Elman, DDS
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Dr. Leonard Tau, DMD
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