How do you handle nerve pain in regards to teeth?

[kool bubba ice]

Both my molars (right & left side) are very decayed & need to be extracted by a oral surgeon. Getting one side done Tomorrow.. But a few days ago, I started noticing the same nerve pain in my right side.. It's the sharp pain you get when dentist poke a nerve thats not numb.. Yep.. That same fun pain that makes me jump at work & grit my teeth.. The pain comes in intervals, if it didn't I'd be drinking bottles of voda or be in the Emergency ward. I take antibiotics & IB which seem to help, but not sure.. Any other remedies to help?

 

[Jaska]

Ouch!

If kool bubba ice is the name of a sugary drink, I would first advise cutting back a bit on your consumption of it.

Other than that, more frequent visits to the dentist would probably be the best approach to managing the problem. If you're not brushing AND FLOSSING properly or often enough, then I'm sure the dentist will have a clue about this and advise you accordingly.

 

[Omega]

I also have nerve-type pain on some teeth, at the base. It is due to receding gumlines exposing the soft pulp of the tooth, below the enamel. While enamel is hard and insensitive, the pulp is susceptible to pressure, hot, cold, etc. Gums wear down from excessive soda drinking, hard scrubbing with a toothbrush, etc. Some people are unfortunately predisposed.

Remedies: surgical treatments to graft new gum tissue, ceasing the behavior that receded your gums in the first place and hoping they grow back, numbing the pain with gels and toothpastes.

I switched to a Sonicare toothbrush and let the brush do the work (i used to be a hard scrubber), quit drinking soda and lemonade for the most part, and alternate using Sensodyne Pronamel toothpaste with regular Crest stuff. Pain is mostly gone.

Not advice or anything, just what has worked for me.

FYI, tooth decay is primarily due to long term presence of acid, not sugar. Soda and citrus juices are bad for this reason. Cola flavored sodas are particularly bad because phosphoric acid is very effective at leaching divalent cations, like calcium (Ca 2+) in teeth.

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by Omega /img/forum/go_quote.gif I also have nerve-type pain on some teeth, at the base. It is due to receding gumlines exposing the soft pulp of the tooth, below the enamel. While enamel is hard and insensitive, the pulp is susceptible to pressure, hot, cold, etc. Gums wear down from excessive soda drinking, hard scrubbing with a toothbrush, etc. Some people are unfortunately predisposed. Remedies: surgical treatments to graft new gum tissue, ceasing the behavior that receded your gums in the first place and hoping they grow back, numbing the pain with gels and toothpastes. I switched to a Sonicare toothbrush and let the brush do the work (i used to be a hard scrubber), quit drinking soda and lemonade for the most part, and alternate using Sensodyne Pronamel toothpaste with regular Crest stuff. Pain is mostly gone. Not advice or anything, just what has worked for me. FYI, tooth decay is primarily due to long term presence of acid, not sugar. Soda and citrus juices are bad for this reason. Cola flavored sodas are particularly bad because phosphoric acid is very effective at leaching divalent cations, like calcium (Ca 2+) in teeth.

Good advice.. But I have no pain chewing on that tooth.. The other tooth, yes.. I couldn't chew on it.. The tooth thsat is going.. My dentist is a comedian.. She wanted to know if I was chewing on rocks.. She said I will need dentures in 2 yrs.. or ante up 20-40 grand to reconstruct my teeth, & they are losing bone density & falling out..

 

[Jaska]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif She wanted to know if I was chewing on rocks.

I've had my share of tooth pain, and it was caused by grinding my teeth at night. I had a special appliance made to prevent this, and after a couple of months of using it I stopped grinding my teeth. Fortunately, the pain went away and hasn't come back after some 7 or 8 years.

You mentioned tooth decay in your original post, which is an entirely different animal. I hope your dentist can at least figure out what's causing this and help you find a way to prevent further damage once the teeth in question are extracted.

 

[Omega]

Ah, I've never had pain from chewing either...pain is at the outside base of larger teeth, near the gums. And to be clear, I don't think Pronamel toothpaste does much to promote gum regrowth...just dulls pain in the exposed teeth.

That's all I had

. Hope the procedure helps; I don't envy you!

 

[crewchief]

I have the same problems with my teeth from time to time here are some remades that have helped me:

1) Take warm water and dissolve salt (a lot) into and use that to swish with

2) Swish with Hydrogen Peroxide, yes it is safe to do this and no it actually does not hurt it just foams up in your mouth and you will spit foam. I usually follow this by a light brushing just to get the taste out.

3) Take an aspirin and if you can bite down on it where it hurts and hold it there for a couple of minutes. This will have a topical effect on the area that works better that just swallowing them.

4) Take Alieve (Naproxen) as this is a anti inflammatory and will calm down that inflammation that is causing the pain.

5) If all else fails percocet to the rescue

 

[Seaside]

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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice /img/forum/go_quote.gif Good advice.. But I have no pain chewing on that tooth.. The other tooth, yes.. I couldn't chew on it.. The tooth thsat is going.. My dentist is a comedian.. She wanted to know if I was chewing on rocks.. She said I will need dentures in 2 yrs.. or ante up 20-40 grand to reconstruct my teeth, & they are losing bone density & falling out..

She may not joking.

Sounds like your problem is not just a teeth or two, but the gum beneath it.
And if this is the case, you probabaly start to lose your teeth one by one in few years. You will lose your teeth when your gum can not support it.

The frightening fact is... you don't feel the pain even if you got very serious infection in your gum. You may feel occasional pain when your gum beneath your teeth is filled with pus. Then it's often too late.

If you can not trust her, see another dentist and ask what he/she think.
If he/she says you got gum problem that must be treated soon, don't rely on pain killers and other stuffs, seek specialist (parodontist) right away in other not to wear denture for the rest of your life.

 

[Aimless1]

Seaside has good advice. Something is causing this problem and you will most likely need to see a peridontist to find the best solution. Bad news because the effects are essentially non reversible if it is periodontal disease. All you can hope for is to stop it from getting worse.

Good luck!

 

[ken36]

Call your dentist, get him out of bed and have him extract those puppies. He works for you. Then, buy a Sonicare toothbrush and learn how to floss twice a day. Take care of your gums.

 

[Jaska]

 

[Cid]

Just get them all out. It's way easier. False teeth aren't all that bad if you spend the money for a good pair.

 

[Aardvarks]

Sensitive teeth can be helped by brushing with a paste designed for sensitivity. These pastes help to close up the micro pores in the tooth structure which can transfer hot or cold to the nerve.

Sensodyne

If what you describe is as a reult of having cares and a cavity then this needs to be remedied by the dentist. Short term pain relief can be had by applying one of two products to the top of the cavity using a cotton wool ear bud. Use either oil of cloves or a lignocaine gel. Benzocaine gel will work also. Dont poo poo the oil of cloves, this really does work and is accepted by the establishment for this purpose.

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by Seaside /img/forum/go_quote.gif She may not joking. Sounds like your problem is not just a teeth or two, but the gum beneath it. And if this is the case, you probabaly start to lose your teeth one by one in few years. You will lose your teeth when your gum can not support it. The frightening fact is... you don't feel the pain even if you got very serious infection in your gum. You may feel occasional pain when your gum beneath your teeth is filled with pus. Then it's often too late. If you can not trust her, see another dentist and ask what he/she think. If he/she says you got gum problem that must be treated soon, don't rely on pain killers and other stuffs, seek specialist (parodontist) right away in other not to wear denture for the rest of your life.

She wants me to go to a medical DR.. (going Tuesday) She told me healthy teeth just don't start falling out.. The only other cases she experienced like mine were drug users.. Maybe I should have showed her my forearm.. I don't shoot up.. I agree about the pain.. If you seen some of my teeth you'd think they would be painful but aren't.. It's like my teeth break off & curl inwards into the gums causing massive swelling. Only ones that hurt are he ones that are infected & rotting.. If I took pictures & posted them I'd get a lot of gasps & awwww!!

 

[kool bubba ice]

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Originally Posted by Aardvarks /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sensitive teeth can be helped by brushing with a paste designed for sensitivity. These pastes help to close up the micro pores in the tooth structure which can transfer hot or cold to the nerve. Sensodyne If what you describe is as a reult of having cares and a cavity then this needs to be remedied by the dentist. Short term pain relief can be had by applying one of two products to the top of the cavity using a cotton wool ear bud. Use either oil of cloves or a lignocaine gel. Benzocaine gel will work also. Dont poo poo the oil of cloves, this really does work and is accepted by the establishment for this purpose.

Even nerve pain.. It's like the inflammation is pinching the nerve..