Hi Momofseven,

Yes unfortunately this does seem to happen to some of us. Had I realised that I would lose a toothover this I don't know if I would have gone ahead with it.

About one week after I had my last amalgam replaced (I had 25 removed and replaced) I started getting the most agonizing pain you could imagine. It carried on for about 5 weeks and my life at that time is just a blur as I was on super dooper pain killers.

As for a bridge etc - well I just have a big gap now. It was one of my large upper molars, third from the back. Cannot see the gap unless I smile real big. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I was really angry with dentist. I had no idea that this could happen. No warning. As far as I know, I had no problems with my teeth - just wanted the fillings replaced. Now I have to chew on one side for the rest of my life.

Now I get a lot of aching pain where the tooth was pulled - 10 months ago. I have an appointment with a DIFFERENT dentist to check for a cavitation problem.

Anyway, hope you aren't going to lose any more teeth. If you have a noticeable gap you may want to look into a titanium replacement.

Cheers from Rachel