Sensitve Tooth - Please advise

[addictive_saver]

It was all fine till yesterday. I never had any problems with this tooth..

I have been brushing everyday twice and taking good care of my teeth (I think so!)

Suddenly, since yesterday, I started feeling pain in my tooth (just left to my front teeth). Even if I just touch it by my tongue. It its paining a lot when I brush...

I am pretty sure :rolleyes: that the tooth is completely fine and there are no signs of any decay or cavity. I have not yet visited dentist yet..

I was recommended a toothpaste (Sensodyne) for sensitive tooth.. anybody has any experience of using this? Is this any good?

[flower 72]

hello Addictive Saver,

A few weeks back, i've had the same sort of pain. Very sensitive tooth, the slightest pressure with my tongue would cause some pain. I just thought: "how peculiar! It'll go." Well... It didn't. The following night I woke up in reall pain and by the morning, it looked like I had an egg in my mouth. Ran to the dentist. It was an abscess. Not pleasant!
I've sworn to myself never to ignore pain in my mouth again. I've got the dentist on speed dial now :rotfl:

As far as Sensodyne is concerned, I used to use it thinking it was helping with my "sensitivity" to the cold. I have stopped using it now and can't see any difference since I switched to a normal toothpaste.

Hope the tooth gets better.
Flo

[Toothsmith]

Sensodyne is excellent for simple sensitivity.

It does not cure absecess, fill holes, or anything else really.

1st stop is the dentist. Get it checked out.

[Fen]

Go to your dentist. THe problem doesn't sound superficial and fixable by toothpaste. It's more like a root problem if even touching it with your tongue or a brush is causing pain, especially as you have not had previous problems, only one tooth is affected, and a sudden onset.
Get to your dentist pronto!

[swampduck]

I used sensodyne for a year after having a dental check up and had a sensitive tooth which was checked by the dentist with an x-ray. It didnt make a lot of difference.
So when I went back for an annual check up - I mentioned it again so she checked the x ray and decided to drill out the filling in the offending tooth.
It turned out there was a little decay behind the filling which was causing the sensitivity which couldnt be seen on the x ray. But seeing as that tooth hadnt been touched in 10 or more years I can only assume that in my increasing age I'm turning into a wimp!!

But that aside - only the dentist can help you - so get it over with!!

[ilovegreatdanes]

deffo an abcess.watch out incase your face starts to swell.if it does and you cant get to a dentist ,see your doc for some antibiotics cos dont think your dentist will do anything till the antibiotics have calmed the infection down.if you have to pay for your treatment ,getting the doc to prescribe means you save on the dentist charge for writing out the prescription, unless its all included in the new scale charges that came in recently.

[addictive_saver]

I saw my dentist immediately today..

I found out that gum on that tooth has shifted upwards, a bit, and that has caused exposure of root...which is causing this sensitivity..

This has caused because I have not been gentle on my teeth while brushing...The dentist has applied some kind of fluoride cover at the moment..
She has asked me to be 'very' gentle while brushing and asked me to apply tooth paste (Sensodyne ??) while sleeping..

[Sugar_Junkie]

Glad it didn't turn out to be anything too nasty. Sensodyne really is good though. I've used it for ages now as my teeth are very sensitive to the cold, I couldn't cope without it!

[trigger2]

i've had this & my dentist told me to rub sensodyne onto the tooth, & also not to rinse after brushing. I've tried other sensitive toothpastes but have found regular sensodyne to be the best one

[Iwantahouse]

for absesses eat cashew nuts use an antibacterial mouthwash and take echinacea. worked for me

[princess pixiedust]

i have pain too and got sensodyne today in the hope it will ease it til i get to dentist, basically i had a big bit of gum growing over one of my teeth, had it years but never did anything about it til it started to hurt more this past month.

Got it lasered out on monday, now it hurts like hell, my tooth that was hidden is now very sensitive and the pain could be coming from that, not yet registered with a dentist but will be on monday, been to dr but was just given tramadol which i am not taken again as it made me feel really spaced out!

Sorry to add to ur thread, but since there was one already, didnt seem right to post a new one.

Hope ur tooth is better soon, it hurts a lot so know how u feel.

Kyle

[Toothsmith]

for absesses eat cashew nuts use an antibacterial mouthwash and take echinacea. worked for me

No it didn't. The abscess will be back one day! Most likely when you're on holiday, or the day before a major family event.

They always know when to strike!

[addictive_saver]

Thanks Toothsmith..

I have one more question here..It will be great if you could advise..

I had been to dentist and she diagnosed it as a sensitive tooth due to toothbrush abrasion caused by my 'over-enthusiastic' brushing....

The dentist applied a protective fluoride coating..which has desensitized the tooth and now i don't feel any sensitivity.. I had an follow-up appointment, later cancelled by the dentist, as I didn't have any pains...

The coating is still on my tooth and protecting the sensitive part..not sure how long it will be there..

I am just worried, if there will be any damage to my 'healthy' tooth if I let the coating to be there for so long...
Dentist said, the coating will be there at least for another 2-3 months and go off on its own slowly.. but I am worried whether it will cause any problems to my tooth...

[Toothsmith]

No - those desensitisers won't harm anything at all, and just wear off.

By the time it does, the tooth would probably have desensitised itself anyway, so the problem might not come back at all.

[addictive_saver]

Thanks very much Toothsmith...

I really appreciate your help!