Pain after filling - in jaw but below molars.

I have a question about a recent dental visit.

I had 4 cavities. (I know this is a lot, I had put off dental work for some time and did not feel any pain from the cavities so I was unaware until I finally decided to get my teeth checked.

I went to dentist #1, received fillings in two molars on the right side of my mouth. No issues no pain.

I moved, chose a new closer dentist, Dentist #2 filled a small cavity in the front, I loved the result. No issues.

Dentist #2 second appointment (issue with this one) The dentist left me with the assistant which was fine, but she began her work and struggled to put a metal piece between my teeth to fill a molar cavity, when she finally did, though numbed up, I felt an immense pain shoot in a straight line down my jaw toward my neck. I flinched and clutched the chair. I have a high pain tolerance but I felt like puking from the intensity. She said oh sorry your gums must be sensitive, but it wasn’t gum pain. She walked away for a minute and I used my phone camera to check, the metal wasn’t near my gum. It was shoved between my teeth, but not touching gum. At the end she struggled to pull it out, and intense pain shot through my jaw in the same place. I wanted to puke again.

The dentist comes back in and asks for floss, he tries to floss between around the tooth she filled, and he can barely get it in there, because I have crowded tight teeth, I have the same issue when I floss. She must have used a lot of force during her struggling to get that metal thing between my teeth, if floss can barely get in there. Now two days later I have jaw pain and swelling. I don’t mean at the joint, I mean below where the molars are, where the shooting pain happened. What could have happened? Should I be

worried?The intensity of the pain is why I am worried, especially since I have never had pain after a filling or even a root canal. My gums are not in pain.

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