question: Thanks for taking this message - I need a dentist's reply.  I went in for a tooth bonding, but there was persistent pain.  I was placed on anti-biotics for bacterial infection, but the next dentist I saw said the former didn't check my bite, which was the problem.  That dentist shaved down the bond, and I left her office in very real pain.  The sensitivity has since decreased, but not completely subsided.  It does not wake me up at night, but I feel it just a few minutes after waking and then throghout the day.  I can't handle this constant pain to my brain, albeit slight.  I am not prepared to go for root canal - i would rather live every day with slight pain than that.  It's been almost two weeks since the bond shaving, but I'm convinced the pain will not go away completely.  If the nerve is agitated, I'm thinking that a re-bonding can't help b/c the nerve will be hit even further b/c it will involve slight further infringement on my tooth enamel, nor do I want to pu the tooth through any more stress in the short term.  CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT IS LIKELY OCCURRING AND WHAT I CAN DO?  My dentist says there should not be any exposed dentin, but I've been using sensitivity toothpaste anyway just in case.  THANKS..