No pain is worse than tooth pain. I had a temporary filling for 7 or so years and I finally decided to go see about getting the crown for it, but when they removed the filling bacteria got in and turned it into an abscessed tooth. I also got a temporary crown which sat a little too high, so that when I'd bite down it was the first tooth to feel pressure, which agitated the abscess which meant I couldn't eat -blam!- all. I had it done on Friday, and it didn't start really hurting until that evening. Turns out the doctor left for a wedding so I had to wait all weekend, even better, it was Labor Day or some BS so they didn't open Monday either. I had to wait until Tuesday to get a root canal so that the pain would stop. It was the second back tooth on the left, and the nerve is connected to basically all of the other nerves in the left side of your head. Worst pain I have ever felt in my entire life. For an entire long weekend. Moral of the story: -blam!- Dentists. [spoiler]Seriously though, brush your teeth kids.[/spoiler]