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Katherine asked in HealthDental · 7 years ago

I don't know what to do about this filling. First high now low -- can I do anything?

Last week I went to the dentist and got 3 cavities filled.

When the anasthesia wore off, one side of my back teeth was touching together in the back, but the other side of my mouth wasn't. I had to go back and have them file it down so that it was comfortable, because it got really annoying.

Now though, my mouth is a lot more comfortable (before it was so annoying) -- BUT, sometimes now when I talk, words with "th" or "s" in them, some air comes out of the back teeth where the bite is and I make this daffy duck sort of noise -____- ... my teeth feel okay but there's this space and it happens in almost all of my conversations. If I say a long "SSsssssssss" , halfway through, the air inevitably slips out of that side of my mouth and it sounds like "SSScghghhg*gurgle*"

Do I need to train my mouth to talk differently now, or can they adjust this filling again to make it higher? Is that bad for your teeth?

I know what the problem is, too -- when they put the blue tape in my mouth to test my bite, I'm lying down. I notice that when I lie down, my jaw rests a little further back than what my natural bite is. I want to go back and have them fix it and sit up for the part where they have me bite on the blue tape. I just don't know if dentists charge extra for this or if it's something I am just supposed to live with.

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  • Anonymous
    7 years ago
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    the blue tape is called articulating paper. When you bite on it, it will show blue ink on any high points in the filling (which they grind down) and it shouldn't change when you are lying down as you should grind your teeth along the articulating paper. Having a low point on a filling isn't normally a cause for concern as they normal aren't deep enough for food to get caught in. If it is bothering you that much you should go back to your dentist, I wouldn't think that this would affect your speech, you might be over thinking it a little!

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