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visit the GP or the dentist - or the pain specialist?

  • 17-10-2012 11:02am
    #1
    Nanazolie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    I hope someone can advise me. I started feeling some discomfort / dull pains in my upper jaw and one side afew weeks ago. It wasn't very painful, not constant, and didn't react to cold / heat / sweet. I could chew without pain.

    Eventually, I went to the VHI clinic after a few days where I got an examination, X rays of the upper and lower jaws. The dentist could find nothing and said it was likely to be a sinus infection. I was given pain killers and antibiotics. The pain started to receede the very next day and for 3 days I could feel nothing. Then it came back while I was still taking the antibiotics. I left it and it gradually went away. Or so I thought: I now have less frequent but stronger twinges of pain, now on both sides, like a strong grip that travels up my temples. I have also started to experience migraines, something that I never had before.

    I clench my teeth but wear a bite guard every night, and the dentist didn't think clenching was the cause of the pain.

    I really don't know who I should see: the dentist or the GP or the pain specialist? I am not even sure that the problem comes from the teeth but it's actually where the pain is felt

    Thanks!


Comments

  • #2
    Dianthus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 933 ✭✭✭Dianthus


    No-one online can make that call for you, OP. You've eliminated the dental element by seeing your dentist.
    If you are in pain& experiencing migranes, it's important that you see a medical professional- GP&/pain specialist- asap.


  • #3
    Nanazolie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭Nanazolie


    Thanks Dianthus


  • #4
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Remember that dental pain is common but facial pain is uncommon. It most likely is of dental origin is just may not be visable on X-ray or in the mouth what the issue is. If it persists go back to the dentist. The large full mouth X-rays are not suitable for diagnosing decay unless its very far gone., you need little x-rays for that.


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