[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Thank you for your post.

If a filling is very deep and very close to the pulp of the tooth, there is a chance that there will be pain afterwards regardless of type of filling.

I usually say to patients to allow a few weeks for the pain to settle down but if the pain escalates or does not settle down, then there is a chance that the pulp may have developed irreversible pulpitis and in that situation no amount of waiting or taking painkillers can deal with the problem and the tooth will need root canal treatment.

I would recommend that you go back to see your dentist for a review of this tooth if the pain does not settle down or gets worst as it may need root canal treatment.