Okay. Dental History: Ive had braces before %26amp; i have a bridge of %26quot;fake%26quot; porcelain veneers because i was born without my %26quot;eye%26quot; teeth.
About two %26amp; a half weeks ago I had some pretty serious cavity removal. They capped three of my teeth, and I think crowned one of them. One cavity was super deep.
Aftewards, those three teeth hurt for about a week. Now, every morning, every night %26amp; every afternoon different sections of my teeth hurt. It varies from %26#039;toothache%26#039; type pain, to feeling like my teeth are moving...the pain gets so bad it gives me chronic headaches. I take two pain remover pills every 6 hours, and ive taken a whole bottle of aleve %26amp; tylenol in the past week collectively.
I have a dentist appt. next week...and ive been using Sensodyne because they are so sensitive! [keep in mind these are the teeth that WERENT worked on. those dont hurt anymore.] I also SEVERLY clench my teeth every night, i wake up with a headache/jawache every morning.
Whats the deal? What can i do!
SERIOUS teeth %26amp; headache question!?
I had a patient this week with the same problem...
With having fairly recent dental work done, it takes a while to become use to the %26quot;newness%26quot; in your mouth. Your bite may be slightly off occlusion and just a simple adjustment could fix the sensitivity. Or... you may need a root canal if the sensitivity is so bad it wakes you up at night. If your having pain with HOT that is not a good thing. That usually means a root canal is what you need. As far as the grinding and clenching your jaw at night, you really need to get a mouthguard made. Have your dentist do that or you can buy one at Walmart or Walgreen. They are not the greatest if they are not professionally made. At a dentis about $80ish if its a soft guard, a lot more it they want a lab to make it. Hope I helped a little with your question. Good luck
Reply:It sounds like you have a TMJ problem - that is tempero mandibular joint. It%26#039;s the joint where your upper and lower jaws meet. If you are clenching and grinding at night, your teeth start to hurt. Sometimes it can even hurt to clean. Ask your dentist. They will probably recommend a splint which is an acrylic device you wear at night (a little like a mouthguard). It stops the teeth locking together and allows the muscles around the TM joint to relax. It also stops the wear and tear on your teeth.
Reply:Sounds like you grind your teeth in your sleep like me. Your dentist can give you a thing called a mouth/teeth guard that you can wear when you go to bed. It doesn%26#039;t hurt, but it can help with your pain. I hope this helps!
Reply:The change and clenching could be the problem that is causing the severe sensitivity. Wear a nightguard at night. If you don%26#039;t like the store bought one have your dentist make you one. When using sensitivity toothpaste, be sure not to rinse after brushing. Brush, spit, do not rinse/eat/drink for 30 minutes. If you rinse immediately after brushing you rinse all the sensitivity ingredient off.
Reply:Simple - you need your bite adjusted. I had a similar problem with a crown. After I got the crown, I would constantly get food (meat) trapped between that tooth. Drove me nuts! Caused pain.
My dentist did a bite adjustment on it and it helped a little, but still caused probs - so he did a 2nd adjustment. Now it%26#039;s fine.
What%26#039;s happening is that your upper teeth are colliding with the new crown and the crown needs to be lowered a little with a dental bur. It%26#039;s pretty simple to do - make an appt soon!
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