As far as I know, this CAN be normal with any filling, white or amalgam (due to
trauma). Give it at least 4 weeks, unless it's very painful. Can take longer.
Give
it a chance to settle down - the time frame can be unpredictable. But if there's
no noticable improvement after about 1-2 months, you may want to get a
second opinion. Replacing it with amalgam is probably going to do more
harm than good, because more tooth structure needs to be removed (equals
more trauma).



--- In 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com, "oh_my_tooth" <
dforionstar@y...> wrote:
> I've had the amalgam (mercury) removed from a chipped tooth (#37). A
> white-filling (plastic with light gun) was then put on the tooth. Now
> the tooth's nerve is sensitive to light pressure while eating, even
> though the bite has been adusted and seems fine. Is this sensitivity
> normal with white fillings, and how long does it normally take to go
> away? Dentist has suggested removing the white filling and replacing
> it with amalgam (ugh!).
>
> Any intelligent advice is appreciated!
> Thanks!