How many fillings have you had?!

I have had a number of fillings over the years, and I am old enough now that a couple of the fillings I got when I was young have had to be replaced. It does not hurt, at least if you have a halfway competent dentist. (One time, I had a dentist who clearly didn't know what he was doing or didn't care about making it painless. That was long ago and it never happened before or since.) Getting a filling certainly isn't fun; there is all that vibration from the drill, and I don't enjoy having the dentist continually stick instruments in my mouth. But at least there is no pain.)

A cracked tooth can be fixed in a number of ways. Your treatment will depend on where the tooth is in your mouth and how bad the crack is. If it is just a minor crack at the top of a rear tooth, it might be possible to fix it by simply smoothing out the surface so that you don't feel it. If it is a very large crack or if it affects the structure of the tooth itself, it may be necessary to put on a crown. The broken area is rounded off and given a new top that looks and acts just like your old tooth.

But if you have a cracked tooth, get to the dentist as soon as possible. I waited too long, which allowed infection to get in through the crack and destroy the tooth entirely. I needed to have it pulled out and replaced with an implant. That took months and cost a fortune. Learn from my mistake and get treated right away.

Good luck and I hope this helps.

1 filling only just came back from the dentist. My plan is to not have another one, and lay off the sugar.
No it didn't hurt it was number. It feels tingly and you can't move your mouth easily.
That sounds like they will fill it, if this is the problem you have go to your dentist as soon as you can. If they sort it earlier on it's easier to do.

My experience