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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | For a couple months now one of mh teeth has been hurting only when I eat sweet things. It's getting worse. I went to dentist when I first noticed it thinking I had a cavity. They didn't find anything. My mom is a dentist so tonight I got her to look and she poked and prodded but still nothing. But the pain is real and it's only getting worse. I don't know what else to do. Anyone ever had something similar? |
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  Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I do. I brushed too hard when I was younger so my gum line is higher than it should be. If I bite into something sweet with that tooth it will light me up in a bad way. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | Jus one tooth? Did you have it Xrayed? |
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | Bear - 2016-11-22 9:55 PM
Jus one tooth? Did you have it Xrayed?
I did. They said they didn't see anything. At this point I want to go back and be like look this is real I'm not making it up. Fix me. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | I had a cracked tooth that was hard to diagnose but it was also very sensitive to cold. Funny thing was the tooth I thought it was wasn't. It was the one next to it.
 Hope you can get some relief soon. A bad tooth is a bear. |
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Location: CTX | I have the same problem, and it helps me to brush with sensodyne for a few days a week. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I'm not a dentist, but I think the ultimate solution, if all else fails, is a root canal. |
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Location: Texas | I agree with the root canal, but a cheaper alternate may be brushing with a specialized toothpaste. That happens to me every once in a while. Hope you find a solution! |
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| Cracks can be hard to find sometimes, but also agree on the person who said brushing too hard or a hard toothbrush can cause your gums to recede and cause pain like that. Just maybe use a soft brush and paste for sensitive teeth and see how it feels. |
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Location: Kansas | root canal |
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Location: California | Clove oil to help with the pain in the meantime!! |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Brush with Sensodyne and you can also rub it on the sensitive tooth after you brush, helps the active ingredient soak in to the sensitive area better than just brushing. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | That's odd! I would try sensodyne. I had a tooth like that, that got sensitive to certain things. Eventually it got really bad. It already had a filling, they replaced it. Ended up getting a root canal and now every once in awhile it will get so sore I can't chew on that side even though I had the root canal.
If it keeps on I guess go back and demand a root canal if it hurts that bad. No since in being in pain.
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Location: In the land of peanuts and cotton | TheDutchMan01 - 2016-11-23 9:20 PM
That's odd! I would try sensodyne. I had a tooth like that, that got sensitive to certain things. Eventually it got really bad. It already had a filling, they replaced it. Ended up getting a root canal and now every once in awhile it will get so sore I can't chew on that side even though I had the root canal.
If it keeps on I guess go back and demand a root canal if it hurts that bad. No since in being in pain.
That's what I'm thinking. I know root canals are painful but dang it I'm tired of hurting. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | TessBelle - 2016-11-23 9:58 PM TheDutchMan01 - 2016-11-23 9:20 PM That's odd! I would try sensodyne. I had a tooth like that, that got sensitive to certain things. Eventually it got really bad. It already had a filling, they replaced it. Ended up getting a root canal and now every once in awhile it will get so sore I can't chew on that side even though I had the root canal. If it keeps on I guess go back and demand a root canal if it hurts that bad. No since in being in pain. That's what I'm thinking. I know root canals are painful but dang it I'm tired of hurting.
I had one last spring....first and last I hope.....I wouldn't call it painful. It's just a very long and tiring process. Even with dental insurance I still had to pay half for the root canal/cap.....not cheap. |
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| My teeth are very sensitive to sweet things and I think it comes from whitening them. I always have to use sensitive toothpaste and can't eat most candy bars or anything real sweet or it hurts ALL my teeth. Dentist said to just keep using that toothpaste, and I don't have any cavities. |
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Gettin Jiggy Wit It
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| The sensitivity you speak of doesnt normally result in a root canal.. Bitting pain with pressure or lingering sensitivity to hot or cold normally does, which means the nerve may be dying. Anything that involves a dying nerve means a root canal is probably going to be done. Like a deep crack that bacteria found its way through, very deep decay or trauma that will result in an abscess (dead necrotic nerve)... It all depends on where your sensitivity is.... on the bitting surface or along the gumline??? If its along the root I would stop any whitening or tarter contol toothpastes. Both are abrasive and open the tubules in the root surface which lead right to the nerve of the tooth, creating sensitivity. Brushing to hard does not cause root exsposure and gum recession. Periodontal disease (bacterial infection which causes inflammation), clenching your teeth, and just age (thin bone around the tooth loosing blood supply and slougthing away) does. These issues cause bone loss and then gum recession since the gums follow the height of the bone. When you brush to hard and use an abrasive tooth paste (like whitening or tater control) you then wear away the exsposed root since it is now exposed and much softer then enamel. If the sensitivity is on the bitting surface you may have a small crack which may result in a crown before they do a root canel. Most times covering the tooth with a crown protects it and rids of the surface cracks when they contour the tooth to seat the crown. By doing this it causes the sensitivity to go away if it is on the bitting surface. I would recommend using sensodyne as your primary toothpaste. Its not abrasive and seals of the tubules in the root surface to protect you against sensitivity. You have to use it daily for up to two weeks before you notice a huge difference because the ions in the tooth paste have to build up over time over the tubules. Any sensitive tooth paste, like colgate sensitive, works well too. As long as it has potassium nitrate in it. Both do but they are just different brands. Stop any whitening! Also add more Fluoride. Fluoride remineralizes your teeth and re strengthens them... A fluoride rinse like Act done for 1 minute twice a day then no eating and drinking after for 30 min or an OTC paste like colgate gelkam is great. The Gelkam you just do at night or once a day. Apply to a tooth brush after you brush your teeth and brush it around for 1 minute then spit it out. Do not eat or drink after for 30 min. Fluoride with a sensitive tooth paste is your best bet for now.  |
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