My Tooth Hurts

pukkamum
pukkamum Posts: 3,942 Forumite
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But my dentist says he can't see anything wrong with it!!!!!! It has been like this for months now, it doesn't hurt constantly only when i eat on that side i am now only able to eat on the left side of my mouth, which is quite frankly, ruining the pleasure of eating please help. Should i go back and demand he investigates further or is this going to cost me a fortune even if he finds nothing (i am an NHS patient.)
I don't get nearly enough credit for not being a violent psychopath.
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  • queensway_boy
    queensway_boy Posts: 5,990 Forumite
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    If its bothering you just tell the dentist to take it out,i had a tooth once that had been filled etc and it was sort of bothering me but dentist could'nt find anything wrong so i told him to take the *&^^**^ out which he duly did
  • Toothsmith
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    Has it been x-rayed?

    What has the dentist already done to 'investigate' it?
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
  • moomin_white
    moomin_white Posts: 156 Forumite
    i had a tooth that kept hurting and various dentists couldn't find any decay. Then one dentist figured out that it was hurting because i was grinding my teeth at night! one night splint later and no more pain. Might be an avenue worth investigating.
  • trace_567
    trace_567 Posts: 257 Forumite
    I have a tooth thats played up for years. Had numerous x-rays. had an old filling (very small) removed and refilled, didn't solve it, infact made it worse for sometime after. I won't have mine ripped out out of principle, there's no decay in it, no gum diseases etc. X-rays show no sign of anything wrong. I keep it under control by rubbing sensitive toothpaste onto the tooth. It does play up worse at times, but I'd rather have all my teeth. If x-rays etc have shown nothing then try the sensitive toothpaste.
  • Toothsmith
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    If X-rays don't/haven't shown anything then the tooth grinding is distinctly possible.

    Not quite sure how that would be sorted on the NHS though, as the appliance to wear is a lab-made thing, so that would put it into the NHS Band 3 treatment - which is 196 ish quid.

    With the vast majority of my patients being on Denplan, they just pay the lab fee for making it, which is about 27quid. (This flippin' laptops pound sign doesn't work!!) Or - if they're not on Denplan, I charge about 150 quid.

    Might be worth asking your dentist if he'll treat that problem privately!

    As for taking the tooth out. It is unethical for a dentist to remove a tooth that there is nothing obviously wrong with. There are a few exceptions. If the tooth is functionless for example (It doesn't bite against anything), or if the extractions are required as part of a treatment plan (for example orthodontics).

    The dentist should investigate WHY a tooth is causing problems - it might even be that it's some other structure that's referring pain to the tooth (Like a sinus problem). A tooth shouldn't be taken out just because a patient requests it, or to shut the patient up!!
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
  • queensway_boy
    queensway_boy Posts: 5,990 Forumite
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    queensway_boy wrote: »
    If its bothering you just tell the dentist to take it out,i had a tooth once that had been filled etc and it was sort of bothering me but dentist could'nt find anything wrong so i told him to take the *&^^**^ out which he duly did


    I must stress that this was a last resort,after quite a few visits,x-rays re-filling etc and then me and the dentist looked at the options,one was extraction,which i decided upon as everything else had failed.The tooth was one which the dentist had recently taken the nerve out of and filled and i don't think he charged me for most of my follow up treatment concerning this tooth,it was'nt a painfull tooth because the nerve had been removed,more of a funny tingling sensation higher up in the gum area,which we could'nt fix.Tooth came out and all was ok again:smiley:
  • Toothsmith
    Toothsmith Posts: 10,101 Forumite
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    queensway_boy wrote: »
    I must stress that this was a last resort,after quite a few visits,x-rays re-filling etc and then me and the dentist looked at the options,one was extraction,which i decided upon as everything else had failed.The tooth was one which the dentist had recently taken the nerve out of and filled and i don't think he charged me for most of my follow up treatment concerning this tooth,it was'nt a painfull tooth because the nerve had been removed,more of a funny tingling sensation higher up in the gum area,which we could'nt fix.Tooth came out and all was ok again:smiley:


    Fair enough!!;)
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
  • pukkamum
    pukkamum Posts: 3,942 Forumite
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    Toothsmith wrote: »
    Has it been x-rayed?

    What has the dentist already done to 'investigate' it?
    the dentist hasn't investigated it at all! He just said he couldn't see anything wrong and that was it!
    I don't get nearly enough credit for not being a violent psychopath.
  • alison999
    alison999 Posts: 1,769 Forumite
    pukkamum wrote: »
    the dentist hasn't investigated it at all! He just said he couldn't see anything wrong and that was it!

    id be grateful that your dentist ISNT trying to fill it/extract it just to shut you up. or maybe he's already earned all his uda's for this year? he he. go after 1st april. ;)
  • Toothsmith
    Toothsmith Posts: 10,101 Forumite
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    pukkamum wrote: »
    the dentist hasn't investigated it at all! He just said he couldn't see anything wrong and that was it!

    Time for a different dentist!
    How to find a dentist.
    1. Get recommendations from friends/family/neighbours/etc.
    2. Once you have a short-list, VISIT the practices - dont just phone. Go on the pretext of getting a Practice Leaflet.
    3. Assess the helpfulness of the staff and the level of the facilities.
    4. Only book initial appointment when you find a place you are happy with.
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