Why does it hurt when I bite on a veneered tooth?
Bite pain has a short list of causes — and most are fixable when caught early.
Pain on biting is different from temperature sensitivity: it points to mechanics. A veneered tooth that hurts under chewing pressure is usually flagging a high contact, a debonding shell, a crack, or an irritated ligament around the root.
Reading the pain pattern
Pain on every bite from day one suggests the bite is a fraction high — a simple adjustment often resolves it. Pain that appeared months later, especially sharp pain on release after biting, raises the question of a crack or a loosening bond.
Chewing pain rarely improves by waiting, and untreated causes tend to progress. Pain thresholds and progression speed differ by individual, so note when it started and which foods trigger it, then have your dentist run a bite test.
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