Is it sensitive to cold too?

If you do not already have some purchase one of the toothpaste's for sensitive teeth. There is also a mouth wash. Dentist suggestion was to brush teeth but allow it to remain in the mouth for 20-30 seconds before rinsing mouth clean. It takes a while for the nerve endings to be less sensitive. If continues call the dentist the crown may need to be refitted. Being older the crowns that were put in during my 30s when I cracked a tooth are now at the gum line and more sensitive in that area. The above is what was suggested to me.

When I got my temporary last week the dentist told me that tooth may feel sensitive to cold (and heat?) because it's not cemented in the way the permanent will be. Is this a permanent?

A crown can be sensitive to cold and heat for quite awhile after installation, but I'd call the dentist about it. Heat sensitivity can signal other things more than just cold sensitivity.

I haven't tried cold yet. This is a permanent crown. My crown popped off while flossing and he glued back on. He did poke around there and asked me if anything hurt. He cleaned it. Honestly, I never had a second of pain on that tooth until last night while eating spaghetti and coffee this morning was brutal. I'll call tomorrow.

Call the dentist today. Don't allow a possibly small problem to turn into a bigger one.

Dentist is closed today.

I did try cold--had two ice cold beers and an ice cream sandwich and it was okay. Hot seems to be problem. Will call tomorrow.

The dentist just glued the crown back on Wednesday--4 days ago--wouldn't he have noticed if there was a problem? He poked around and kept saying, "Does this hurt?" Nothing hurt! Yikes.

I am glad that my dentist uses an answering service for when the offices are closed. I may not connect to a live person but within a half of an hour the few times there was a problem I received a call back. One of the things I do ask about when I have had to use a specialist was how they handled after hours calls depending on the type of specialist.

He has an answering service--I forgot about that to be honest. I'm not in immense pain at moment so I will set alarm and call when he opens.

If you tolerate Tylenol, taking the maximum dose prescribed on the bottle at regular intervals should make you feel better.

The good news is that tooth is still alive. The bad news is the temperature sensitivity may abate a bit but will not go away and won't be fixed by toothpaste for sensitive teeth. Sensitive toothpastes works on the exposed part of the tooth that's below the enamel and above the gum line. Normally, the gums covers the tooth up to, and a little above, the start of the enamel. With aging and other effects, the gums recede exposing the un-enameled portion of the tooth. Sensitive toothpaste helps with this.

I believe that when a significant portion of the tooth top has been removed, an insulation layer is included in the bond line to help with temperature sensitivity.

I sense that your dentist suspected the installation might be temperature sensitive, This may or may not abate depending on several factors.

There is one other thing that can happen, but its pain is so severe that it will put you on the floor and that doesn't seem to be your case. If too much of the top part of the tooth was removed (too close to the pulp chamber), the tooth may react by adding calcium deposits inside the tooth at the thin spot. In doing so, it begins to close off the blood flow and puts pressure on the nerve. A gaseous gangrene infection can occur. The symptom is this: The tooth feels perfectly normal, but if something like hot soup heats the cap, the gas expands and a very sharp pain strikes that is the worst pain you have ever felt, and may persist for 5 minutes or more. How do I know? I had it happen to me once. This is a rare condition that some dentists may never see it in their practice. Its called a "pulp stone".

If the pain does not reduce, go see the dentist. You may need a complete cap replacement (new cap). If there is not enough tooth left on top, expect extraction. You certainty do not want to chance getting a pulp stone.

Thank you to everyone for all the advice. Dentist still closed. I left message with service and they called. I am in less pain. Heat seems okay now. I had two cups of coffee with much, much less sensitivity. Now it seems to be chewing and that hurts doesn't throb like before. Maybe I just have to get used to this new re-glued crown. Not too sure. They are calling tomorrow to set up appointment. The office said they had several folks with extreme emergencies that had to go in tomorrow. I was okay with that. Today was better than yesterday. I took the Tylenol like Elmer suggested too.

That's good to know, Annie! This is my first crown and I may have been worried if I have pain after the permanent has been installed.

I see I can't edit to say that I'm glad you're feeling better, Annegriet.

The pain last night was awful. Zero sleep. Throbbing throbbing pain. Going to dentist today.

I'm sorry you had a bad night, I hope your dentist resolves this quickly today.

Throbbing is not good...glad you're seeing him. You may have an absess and need a root canal...

Root canal. In chair for for 3 1/2 hours. It didn't hurt while he was doing it--he used a lot of numbing stuff--topical, shots, and nitrous. Now it hurts that the shots are wearing off. Going to pharmacy to pick up the antibiotics and pain killers.

That's a REALLY long time. I hope the dentist has adequate experience.

I've had the same dentist for 27 years. He is very good. Now that I think about it, that time also included my x-ray and the numbing process. I am really sensitive to pain so they didn't start working until I had topical, nitrous and the shots. It was a long time though.