<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I had fillings done a year back but the toothache never went away. When I showed it elsewhere I was told the pressure was building up so they advised to take the filling out. They took the filling out filled it temporily to see whether their initial diagnosis was correct. By this time I got in touch with my Dentist who had done the filling earlier and was told that if it didnt trouble me much I could wait till I could come home. I am living abroad. I am not using the side where the filling was done. There are days when the pain becomes too intense. My question is 1 Is it ok to prolong for sometime till I see my dentist? 2 Is there any tablet that will numb the toothache?  <response>: Hello! Welcome to Chat Doctor. You can prolong the treatment, but there is always a risk of pain, swelling which can shoot up. You can temporarily be on a course of 5 day antibiotics and analgesics amoxicillin500 and ibuprofen to subside the infection. It is acceptable if the waiting is for a couple of weeks to months, but not as long as a year. There is no tablet or medication which can numb the tooth. Pain in the tooth after a filling suggests there is irreversible pulpits. You must get a root canal done. As you mentioned you had a temporary filling done, I suggest you to wait to come home to get the treatment if it is few weeks away. Regards. 