Dentist drill? can it cause cavities?

I went to a dentist earlier this month, and his hygenist told him in which tooth to drill in. He started drilling in the wrong place and didn't do anything to fix it. Now, there is a TON of pain there and I don't know what to do. I can't afford another dentist visit this soon, and the nearest dental school to me is 4 hours away. What can I do to stop the pain, and when I do go to the dentist, what will they do to fix it? Root canal? EXTRACTION :-( ?!?! or just ANOTHER filling?

Dentist drill? can it cause cavities?
Yes the dental drill can cause a cavity, because literally a "cavity" is a hole or hollow space. The scientific word meaning progressive decay of a tooth is "caries" .





So, literally the dentist caused a "cavity" in your tooth by drilling into the wrong tooth and then not restoring the tooth structure he took away with a dental material such as "composite resin" which is white in color. Amalgam or "silver" fillings are pretty much a thing of the past.





You need to call the dental office back and tell them that you have pain in the tooth that the dentist mistook for the tooth with "caries". It is his mistake and therefore his responsibility to restore your tooth to the whole condition it was in prior to your dental visit without any charge whatsoever to you.





Most likely when that tooth is restored, it will cease to cause you further pain. However, ask the dentist to take an x-ray of the tooth to rule out that the pulp of the tooth was exposed. My guess is that very little tooth structure was removed and that is why the dentist opted not to "fill" it. Yet, very likely the underlying softer "dentin" of the tooth was exposed and that is why you are experiencing pain.





Whatever the case may be up to needing a root canal and a crown. The dentist is entirely responsible for this tooth unless it can be proven that the tooth was diseased prior to your visit.
Reply:You can get a temporary filling material at Wal-Mart. You should dry your tooth with a q-tip as much as possible. Then put the filling material in. Call the dentist back and let him fix this for you.