<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.I had three teeth worked on with multiple fillings today and had my mouth open for about 4.5 hours, not only did it take a lot of numbing medication to numb me because my teeth were so sensitive but after it wore off I have been in severe pain and am having a difficult time swallowing painful and hard to do...is this normal?  <response>: Hi, thanks and welcome to Chat Doctor. After keeping the mouth open for 4-5 hours and dental work on 3 teeth, it is usual to have severe pain a d swallowing difficulty after the anesthesia wanes off. Take broken 400 mg 2 times daily and warm saline gargling to get rid of the pain and inflammation. You may take one sleeping pill like cal pose 5 mg at bedtime, so that you may get up afresh next morning. Hope this answer will serve your purpose. I shall be happy to answer any more queries. Take care. Chat Doctor. V. Subrahmanyam. 