Find a dentist that'll actually do x-rays and show you the cavity on them. Mine does that. The cavities show pretty relatively easily on x-rays because the tooth density is compromised.

If you are in pain, they either damaged the nerve which is bad as that could require a root canal eventually. Or they failed to clean out the cavity and it's infected. Either way, you should experiment with finding a dentist, perhaps go in for a cleaning every 6 months to check a dentist out.

At not point are you obligated to do a cavity filling unless you are comfortable with it. Just decline any additional services beyond the cleaning.

Yeah next time I will get a second opinion. My old family dentist said everything was fine after I went back to her, so I don‘t think there is infection, also, my CRP is very low.

God the heat and cold sensitivities from that crank’s fillings bugged me for ten years before they settled down.

Did you have the work done? I suspect you should go to a different dentist based on reviews from people you know.

Also, try oil pulling and get some good higher end toothpaste. I had some sensitivity and after doing both everything is great.

I've considered using lies to detect lies. Go to a dentist and lie to them about a particular tooth sometimes being sore. If they tell you there's nothing wrong with it, that's your new dentist.

Very clever actually! I guess the average money hungry dentist wouldn‘t mind an extra filling.