new to this so many questions

[Anxious37]

does anyone get toothache or tooth nerve pain . Was only at Dentist 3 weeks ago so i know its not a filling playing up

[jeanjeannie50]

My very experienced German dentist recommended Colgate Duraphat 2800 ppm Fluoride toothpaste. I was getting toothache after using those little tooth brushes between my teeth. I was amazed how quickly my toothache went. I just rubbed it around the tooth before going to bed. It says on the box for it that it a toothpaste but my dentist says it's not. Anyway I trust him 100%. I had mine on a prescription but I've seen you can buy it online.

Jean

[jeanjeannie50 in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I have private messaged you.

[Cavalierrubie]

Yes, l do. I can get tooth ache where my teeth have been extracted. I think it’s the nerve endings and in your case probably where the nerve endings have been irritated by the work done at the Dentist. It will settle, hopefully.

[secondtry]

Yes. My nerves are v sensitive and so I have to ask my hygienist to work manually. Last month due to an inflamed gum I was nearly railroaded into having a root filling redone (£1K!) which now has been postponed, after the inflammation/pain went and due to uncertainty over the X-ray image.

[JOY2THEWORLD49]

Hi

Yes I did. I called it sore teeth.

But many months after dentist said that I had an infection in one of my teeth.

Glad to have ir pulled. Now waiting for the permanent CROWN next dor to the space.

Take care and be patiebt or go back to dentist and tell her/him.

Maybe an xray will show what s happening.

cherio Joy 75. (NZ)

[Sandych55]

I do because I clamp my teeth at night due to anxiety and I wake up with toothache because my nerve ending are particularly close to my roots my dentist told me.

[pusillanimous in reply to Sandych55]

Haven't you got a bite plate to wear at night? hasn't your dentist had the laboratory make one for you?

[Sandych55 in reply to pusillanimous]

My dentist said it would have to be private. Not available on the NHS. And I don't do it every night.

[pusillanimous in reply to Sandych55]

You really should get one, it can't be too expensive, but you can do so much damage even if it's not every night. I don't understand the NHS at all , treating bruxism is basic preventative dentistry, why should you have to suffer pain when it can be treated ?

[Ppiman]

I do. It might still be the tooth. There are minute holes in teeth that can be exposed after dental work allowing the nerve to be affected and cause pain or discomfort. For me, Jean's idea worked quite well, but I found the stronger Duraphat was better and this needs your dentist to prescribe it.

What I find has worked altogether better, and which has kept me reasonably discomfort free for a few years now, is Colgate Sensitive toothpaste (the one with a high concentration of something called "Pro Argin"). I can't manage without this, in fact, and even now I get breakthrough. I use the toothpaste and don;t rinse out at the end, or apply it on an interdental brush between the affected teeth.

That all said, pain arising from the heart arrhythmia can cause weird other effects and I am sure I have read that it can even spread into the jaw, and so might even affect the teeth. I have had this on occasion in the past but, back then, before my arrhythmia was diagnosed, it was put down to anxiety.

Steve

[pusillanimous in reply to Ppiman]

Duraphat is a strong fluoride varnish -many years ago it was used in its varnish form and painted on teeth, especially on exposed dentine to help with sensitivity. Incorporating it in toothpaste is relatively new I believe. I'm quite surprised actually, given how controversial the subject of fluoride is.

[pusillanimous in reply to Ppiman]

I just checked back on some of my notes. In South Africa we used Duraphat varnish back in the early 1980s. It was painted on for caries prevention as well as sensitivity - so we're talking of 40 years ago.

[Ppiman in reply to pusillanimous]

The old ones are the best!

Steve

[Mugsy15]

Any toothpaste which is formulated for sensitive teeth can also be used as a salve by rubbing on the effected area.

My excellent dentist told me to do this during a period of high sensitivity, which can arise due to the dying-off of a nerve, which can take weeks or even months to resolve. She also told me not to rinse after brushing, just as Ppiman says.

[pusillanimous in reply to Mugsy15]

There is no point in using a toothpaste with a special ingredient - fluoride for example, if you are going to rinse it off !!