Dentist Help!

[Scarlett]

I while back I was flossing my upper left back tooth and a bit chunk of it just flew off leaving the inside exposed. The dentist repaired it with a white filling but it still hurts now. Maybe the nerve is dying. Any idea what I can do, other than have it taken out? And if I do have it taken out, is the standard procedure to replace it with a fake one? It’s three away from my canine towards the back.

[Gizmonster]

Your best option is to contact your dentist.
However, if the tooth is dying, one option would be to remove the nerve; a.k.a. as a "root filling". This involves drilling the tooth out and removing the nerve and then filling it. This is a lot more involved than a normal filling; but is an option for saving a dead tooth.

As I already said though, you should contact your dentist to see what's going on with the tooth, so you can then work out what to do next.

[Old_Geezer]

Unsure how long, a while back, is, but if the nerve has been disturbed it may take a while to settle down. Or there may be an infection/inflammation. Lots of options but until you see the dentist and get the issue diagnosed it's not too useful to speculate.

[Cloverjo]

Root canal filling should do it. Not as bad as it sounds.

If you have the tooth out you can replace it with an implant or bridge.