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29th September 2018, 18:35 | #1 |
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Dental Pain - HELP!
Hi all, another health medical question I'm affraid. I'm in need of some more advice regarding health problems, dental related.
Some of you may already know that I have had a lot of dental problems over the years, have suffered ever since I was 13 years of age. My problem stems from a young age, a young lad with big overcrowded teeth. This lead to lots of fillings and then root canals at an early age, which then lead to extractions. Thankfully all those fillings and root canals are now gone, so my remaining teeth are filling and RC free. My problem now is, I'm forever clashing my teeth together and experiencing immense pain which lasts for weeks, months. I only have to jolt my body in some way, either while doing DIY, gardening, or even working on the cars, the slightest jolt and my teeth clash together which leaves me in pain. Even eating is a problem, biting down hard will also leave me in pain, its never ending. I already wear an upper and lower partial denture, I found it easy to wear dentures, far better than my real teeth. You wouldn't even know I wear partial dentures, its amazing what they can do nowadays, they blend into my real teeth perfectly. My real teeth look healthy, big and white, but they keep causing me pain. I am back and forth to the dentist, and each time I get told they don't see anything wrong, they say I have sprained the tooth or teeth and to wait. I am now at the stage where I just want rid of my reaming teeth and opt for a full set of dentures, I am sick and fed up with my teeth constantly clashing and causing me pain, I live in fear every god dam day. I bumped my head 9 weeks ago on a cupboard while moving my daughter into her new UNI dig, my teeth clashed together and I have been in pain ever since. A few days before I was eating potato wedges of all things, I bit down on hard potato skin and my teeth have hurt like hell ever since. I was thinking of going to see a private dentist and asking for the rest of my reamaing teeth to be removed and opt for full dentures. My current NHS dentist doesn't want to know, so I've got to look for a new dentist now anyway. Does anyone have a family member who is a good dentist they can put me in touch with? Sorry for the long post, but this pain is really getting me down. Last edited by Dallas; 29th September 2018 at 18:44.. |
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Might be worth getting your GP to refer you to a specialist, it might not be just teeth related.
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i,ve got some rusty pliers and some whiskey but seriously as said before see if you can get your GP to refer you. had the same problem with NHS dentist myself for years
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30th September 2018, 08:45 | #4 |
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This may help with the sensitivity , it works well for me and came recomended by my Dentist . I use Sensodyne Rapid Relief morning and night and after the usual brushing or when you get a flare up of pain put some on yout tongue and work it around your teeth and gum line but DONT rinse . It works for me and i hope it helps you too .
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In the meantime, I am going to try your suggestion first, of using the Sensodyne Rapid Relief. I will mention that I don't have it as bad as Wes. On the toothpaste box it says that its the little holes in the DENTINE layer of the teeth that causes the problems of sensitivity and the Sensodyne carries out the repairs to the holes, making the teeth stronger and whitening them at the same time. How clever is that. Thank you for helping the afflicted |
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30th September 2018, 09:19 | #7 |
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Thanks fellas, I've done the GP thing a few years ago, all due to having pain on a specific tooth and my dentist did not see anything wrong. The pain was horrendous and my GP referred me to the hospital maxillofacial unit, long story short, the tooth was dying and they eventually extracted the tooth for me.
I reckon the same thing is happening, I used to grind my teeth a lot, and now with my teeth clashing together just puts my teeth at more risk of trauma/getting damaged and dying. Dentist's cant diagnose a dying tooth, not unless it has decay or an infection/abscess, this can take months even years, meanwhile the patient is left in pain. |
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Is it worth trying a different dentist?
I have found a different dentist can make a lot of difference, the dentist I had used for several years moved to a different area and at the time I was sad as I thought he was doing a good job. His replacement was a women from a practice down the road, straight away I felt the care she was giving was better. Suddenly the wisdom teeth which the previous dentist had been telling should be coming out ASAP ''just needed to be monitored''. Years ago my Uncle who had been having numerous teeth problems for many years decided to have all his teeth out. He reckoned it was the best thing he had ever had done but did say he missed some foods as they were impossible with full dentures. |
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