Update -- Dental worse than just a cavity
Well, well.
Turns out the cavity itself was not the cause of the pain. There was severe nerve trauma and an infection that needed to be treated with a root canal.
The lidocaine is wearing off and some residual soreness is asserting itself.
This is also going to take several visits, because I needed to be referred to a specialist. It appears there is at least one very narrow canal that requires someone who only does these things just to safeguard the surrounding structures. This was a very sensible precaution but it does mean this couldn't be all done today.
Yowch. And it turns out brushing and flossing were not even responsible for this, so there was no good way to prevent it. It was just bound to happen given the situation.
Turns out the cavity itself was not the cause of the pain. There was severe nerve trauma and an infection that needed to be treated with a root canal.
The lidocaine is wearing off and some residual soreness is asserting itself.
This is also going to take several visits, because I needed to be referred to a specialist. It appears there is at least one very narrow canal that requires someone who only does these things just to safeguard the surrounding structures. This was a very sensible precaution but it does mean this couldn't be all done today.
Yowch. And it turns out brushing and flossing were not even responsible for this, so there was no good way to prevent it. It was just bound to happen given the situation.