How To Stop Tooth Pain Fast?
5 February 2025
Dental fillings in Rotherham, with the cost agreed first
- Find the decay or damage, and show you what is there
- Say which material suits the tooth, and why
- Price the filling before the appointment starts
- Run the appointment differently if injections are the part you mind
Tell us when you book if the injection is the part you mind. It changes how the appointment is run.
Not sure which appointment you need?
This is a guide to the right first appointment, not a diagnosis. Your dentist will talk through what is right for you once they have had a look.
Would rather just talk to someone? Call 01709 872292 or send an enquiry.
What it costs
- Amalgam restoration from
- Private £110
- Membership plan £100
- Tooth-coloured restoration, front tooth from
- Private £80
- Membership plan £70
- Tooth-coloured restoration, back tooth from
- Private £140
- Membership plan £130
- Glass ionomer filling from
- Private £80
- Membership plan £70
Fees are reviewed regularly. Please ask us for a current estimate.
Something catching, or sensitive to cold?
A look at what is actually there, which material suits the tooth, and what it costs, before anything is drilled.
Will it hurt
The honest answer: the injection is the part people mind, and it is brief. After that the tooth is numb and you should feel pressure and movement but not pain. If you do feel anything sharp, you say so and we stop and add more.
Agree a signal before we start, usually raising a hand. It sounds trivial and it makes a real difference to how in control you feel, which is most of what dental anxiety is about.
Very small areas of early decay sometimes need no drilling at all, and can be watched and managed instead. We will tell you when that is the case rather than filling something that does not need it.
White or silver
Both are proper repairs. Which is right depends on the tooth, how much of it is left and where in the mouth it sits, and your dentist will talk it through for your tooth rather than in general.
Tooth-coloured composite
Bonded to the tooth and matched to its shade, so it is hard to spot. Placed in layers, which takes longer in the chair and needs the tooth kept dry while it is done.
Amalgam
The traditional silver filling, still used in some situations, particularly large repairs in back teeth. Its use is being phased down internationally for environmental reasons rather than safety ones.
Afterwards
Eating
Wait until the numbness has gone before eating, so you do not bite your cheek or tongue without feeling it. That is the most common problem after a filling, and it is avoidable.
Sensitivity
A newly filled tooth can be sensitive to cold or pressure for a while. If it is getting worse rather than better, or the bite feels high, ring us and we will adjust it.
Fillings do not last forever
Every filling has a lifespan and will eventually need replacing. Keeping the tooth clean and coming for check-ups is what stretches that out.
Book an appointment for a filling
Tell us when you book if the injection is the part you mind. It changes how the appointment is run, and it is not a special favour.
What patients say about this treatment
Left on Google by patients of this practice, unedited, each one linking back to the review it was taken from.
An Excellent experience being very nervous I was put at ease by Amir and even had the filling without sedation!
Response from Fitzwilliam Dental
Thank you so much for your lovely review 😊 We’re so pleased Amir helped put you at ease and made your experience a positive one. Well done for having your filling without sedation, and thank you again for your support!
Very good service, professional and courteous. Broken filling attended to quickly..
Response from Fitzwilliam Dental
We're glad to hear that you received quick and professional service, especially with your broken filling. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience! Thank you!
I am someone with a fear of dentists. I have just had 2 fillings done here, it didn't hurt at all and was actually a strangely relaxing experience
Response from Fitzwilliam Dental
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! We’re thrilled to hear that you felt comfortable and relaxed during your treatment—especially given your fear of dentists. Our team works hard to create a calming and pain-free environment, and it’s wonderful to know that we succeeded in making your visit a positive one.
Questions people ask
Why one is needed, how you would know, and what makes the repair last.
Why would I need one?
Decay, most of the time. It gets found either at an examination or on an x-ray, and it is worth dealing with early because a cavity can grow quickly, and once it reaches far enough in it starts to hurt or the tooth breaks.
The other two reasons are a tooth that has fractured, and an old filling that has worn out. Fillings are repairs, and repairs eventually need repairing.
Would I know if I needed one?
Often not. Plenty of decay produces no symptom at all until it is well established, which is most of the argument for check-ups.
When there is a sign, it is usually sensitivity or pain with very hot, very cold or sweet food and drink. That is worth ringing about rather than waiting for the next appointment.
Is a white filling actually better?
For most situations, yes, and for reasons beyond how it looks. Composite bonds to the tooth. Amalgam does not, so the cavity has to be shaped with features that hold the filling mechanically, and cutting those means removing sound tooth that did not need to go.
Composite also comes in a range of shades that can be matched to the tooth and then built up to its original contour, where amalgam comes in silver. And if something goes wrong with it later it can be resurfaced, repaired or polished rather than wholly replaced.
None of that makes amalgam wrong. It is still the better answer for some large repairs in back teeth, and your dentist will say which yours is.
Can I have my silver fillings changed to white ones?
Yes, that is a reasonable thing to ask for. The one thing to know before you decide is that sensitivity afterwards is possible whenever any filling is replaced, not only when it is replaced with composite.
So it is worth weighing against how the filling is doing. A sound amalgam that is not troubling you is not a problem waiting to happen.
What makes a filling last?
Four things, and three of them are yours rather than ours. A diet low in sugar, and not snacking between meals, which is as much about how often as how much. Brushing and cleaning between the teeth. Coming for check-ups and a professional clean, which removes the plaque and hardened deposits nobody reaches at home. And a fluoride toothpaste.
Do those and a filling can last many years. The tooth around it is what usually fails first, not the filling itself.
Know what it needs before the appointment
Come in, find out what the tooth actually needs, and leave with the work and the cost written down.
Book an appointment Call 01709 872292
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