Sensitive teeth

SnowyOwl_2

I had a trip to the dentist today and was informed that as well as a broken tooth I also have receding gums on one side - I thought that was something horses and old people got...OMG!!! Anyway, old age aside, does anyone know of any economic alternatives to Sensodyne toothpaste to help calm the exposed nerve?

millie

Asda do their own version of Sesodyne. Not sure what its called but it is next to the Sensodyne cant remember the price but it is less than half the price

SnowyOwl_2

Millie, thanks for your rapid reply. I'm now living in N.Ireland where Asda doesn't exist. Do you - or anybody else - know if Sainsbury's or Tesco do their own brands? These are my choices as I live in the b*m end of nowhere (and Tesco is 18 miles away)! I have a Superdrug and an ickle Boots nearby - anybody know if they have own brand sensitive teeth toothpaste that actually works?

As well as toothpastes, I'm open to suggestions for home made or "alternative" type remedies for this problem.

Thanks all.

Thanks.

millie wrote:

Asda do their own version of Sesodyne. Not sure what its called but it is next to the Sensodyne cant remember the price but it is less than half the price

simonandlesley

Why do you have receding gums? I had them, changed dentist. New dentist was horrified that old one had not been removing the hardened plaque that was causing the receding gums. apparently doing this, and then cleaning the gum line properly (having been shown by the dentist how) removed the receding gum problem within 6m - old dentist was nhs diehard, new one was private (the deal was, parents pay, kids (3) on nhs). Now I don't have either sensitive teeth or receding gums.

sunflower_2

i tried sensodyne yesterday for the first time as my teeth have become slightly sensitive since i got them whitened

anyway the stuff is the worst tasting thing ever !
and it left an awful residue in my mouth!

just the thought of it makes me want to throw up

so i wouldnt bother buying that - avoid it at all costs !

unless mine was from a dodgy batch...

millie

I thought the sensodyne was awful too. a bit like greasy glue that did not spread out. like a blue jelly stuff. the Asda version was like normal toothpaste.
Not sure it did any good anyway, I do not think the problem I have is sesitivity. The dentist told me that receding gums cannot be cured, you can stop the problem getting any worse by not cleaning the teeth so hard, but I am not convinced, I just think I am being ripped off, by them. They find another problem eveytime I go.

Sofa_Sogood

I broke a back tooth a while ago, but then thought I'd broken more of it two nights ago. I was mortified when I realised the tooth was that loose that I managed to pull it out myself :eek:

But then I realised it wasn't the broken one but the one next to it! So I've still got a broken tooth and one missing

Back on topic, my dentist recommended Sendodyne for sensitive gums and it worked, but my husband's dentist recommends Colgate Total. So I'm not sure what's the best.

I still use Sensodyne though, it seems to work for me.

(Should use less now too with having less teeth )

SnowyOwl_2

Today's dentist casually mentioned that there's nothing you can do to make gums that have receded go back to normal and just told me to use Sensodyne.

She was a locum so I'm saving the questions for when my regular dentist gets back. It'll be interesting to hear what he's got to say about prevention of the problem in the first place. I've never, ever been given any advice about it. If it is a preventable problem then I will be rather annoyed!

SofaSogood...I can't believe you managed to yank a tooth out yourself..OMG!! Didn't it bleed all over the place and hurt like hell?

Thanks for the advice re Colgate Total...I'll have a look at the box when I'm next in Sainsbury's/Boots, and ask my dentist about it as well. Hopefully I'll be totally oblivious to pain, dental or otherwise as it's St Paddy's Day...Yippee!!

Sofa_Sogood

Hi Snowy

It's hard to believe I suppose, but it actually hurt less than it did having a tooth extracted A bit like when you're a kid and you've had a loose tooth for ages and you give it that final yank Except I didn't have to yank it out as such. I've never lost a tooth so fast before.

Having said that, it does hurt now (where's the rolly eye icon gone? lol), but there wasn't any blood at all ?? Worse still - no root! I thought it was a moneysaving thing - taking my own tooth out but I realise now that a small plate I wear won't fit without my missing tooth So I'll need a new plate (and probably a second mortgage to pay for it lol).

But back on topic (ish). A dentist told my husband that he'd probably lose all his teeth within a year (depite going to the dentists regularly). He swiftly found a new dentist that said his teeth were 'fixable' - and they were.

It's cost a bob or two, but he's got near perfect teeth now. And a good dentist to boot. I'd better make my appointment with his dentist.

Btw, I was aso told nothing could be done about receding gums, it's just an 'age thing', so I don't know if that's true or not. I imagine it might be.

Good luck with the toothpaste hunt. Oh, and happy St Patrick's Day

loracan1

I've always had sensitive teeth, can't eat ice cream or have cold drinks. I've used the cheaper alternatives to sensodyne but they've never been as effective even if they've tasted better (don't like the taste of sensodyne either), but I've found that if I use it for a while - a week or two, the sensitivity dies down and I just use regular toothpaste until I need the sensodyne again.

Sofa_Sogood

Same here loracan1.

I can use an alternative but always have to return to Sendosyne. Usually any sensitivity that's returned wears off after a few days of using it too.

But at this rate I might not be needing it much longer