Blisters after white fillings

Dr. Nelson,
I recently had a few silver fillings dug out because I was told they were loosening up. I had the teeth filled with the white composite. I really did not have a lot of pain/sensitivity afterwards, however on a few other teeth (unrelated to the ones that were worked on) I am experiencing a lot of pain and I noticed the gums look red. I also have a few blisters on the inside of my bottom lip. All this happened within just a few days of getting the white composites.

Can you help me?
Michele

Michele,
It sounds like the inside of your mouth - your lips and gums - have been irritated by materials that were used in your dental appointment.

Many of the materials dentists use, such as the bonding resins and etchants used to place white fillings, can be slightly irritating. Even the cotton rolls used to keep the area dry are irritating. And sometimes, because of stress or hormones or nutrition or low-grade infections, the tissues in your mouth can be hypersensitive, to where these slight irritations will produce blisters or soreness inside your mouth.
There’s no evidence that I see here that your dentist did anything wrong or that your mouth has a problem with white fillings. I think this just happened to you on a day when your gums and lips were extra sensitive and you would have reacted this way no matter what was done.