Tooth Pain After Filling: Causes, Healing Time, and What to Do If Your Tooth Still Hurts After 24 Hours
1) Short summary of what’s likely happening
After a recent filling, mild sensitivity for a few days is common, especially to hot, cold or pressure. But the combination you describe — pain when drinking (likely thermal or fluid pressure) and a squeaking/grating feeling during chewing — raises a few possibilities:
Likely causes (ranked by probability)





