sharp pains

Nanazolie

Hi

I started filling very sharp pains when eating / drinking cold about 2 weeks ago. I have sensitive teeth due to gum recession but this was 100 times worse than any sensitivity I ever felt: a jolt of pain that didn't last but was very severe. I visited my dentist who took several close up X rays (no cavity or no damage to the rooth shown), prodded the tooth (no reaction). She found a very small crack which she drilled, cleaned and filled with composite, but she said she was unsure this could be causing the pain. She warned me that the tooth would be sensitive for some times, but it has since been very sensitive to cold, and also to hot and sweet. In fact, much more than before the treatment

There is a filling on the side of the tooth, where the gum had receeded. This was done 2 years ago and when she examined it she said it looked fine and there was no cavity behind it (on X ray). She finally said that if the pain didn't get any better, I'd have to return to the pain specialist who treated facial neuralgia on the other side of the jaw earlier this year. I'm unsure what to think, the facial neuralgia didn't feel the same, could there be something else?

Thanks

Nanazolie

Anyone to help me?

I called my dentist and she said that increased sensitivity isn't normal. I've started taking medication for neuralgia again but after 8 days there is no improvment. Just using mouthwash is incredibly painful. I also find that scrapping my tooth with fingernails is horribly painful, while there is no feeling whatsoever when brushing with an electric toothbrush

Anyway, back to the dentist next Friday

Susie564

Nanazolie wrote: »

Anyway, back to the dentist next Friday

I hope that's tomorrow & not Friday week???

Doesn't sound nice for you at all have you contacted your consultant yet? In my experience these type of things are sometimes a process of elimination as much as anything else. Did the neuralgia settle down on the other side for you? I suffered in pain for quite a while myself so I can sympathise with you - sorry I can't offer much in the way of advice. Maybe the more learned peeps on here will have some words of wisdom to help you along

Nanazolie

Thanks Susie for your kind words.
The appointment is Friday week. I can live with it, it's only painful when I eat or drink, or when I breathe the cold air outside, the rest of the time it's just mild discomfort with some sensitivity now and then. I will forgo the mouthwash for a while and eat only on the other side. My only concern is that it seems to spread to the upper teeth, although it could just be reffered pain.

The neuralgia did settle on the other side, it took a few months to completely go but even after a few days of taking the treatment there was a noticeable improvment.

Nanazolie

If there was a cavity under the fillings, would it not see on the X-rays?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Nanazolie wrote: »

If there was a cavity under the fillings, would it not see on the X-rays?

Depends on how good the X-rays are. Your symptoms sound like they are dental in origin. Best chase the common things before thinks about the really uncommon stuff.

res ipsa

Kali Bewildered Earring wrote: »

Depends on how good the X-rays are. Your symptoms sound like they are dental in origin. Best chase the common things before thinks about the really uncommon stuff.

The noxious stimuli are legion.

ballsymchugh

res ipsa wrote: »

The noxious stimuli are legion.

legion eh? the divils. bringing their underworld up 2 days too late!

ponceseo

I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing that after a dental treatment. Try to ask for second opinion to other dentist and maybe they can solve your teeth problems better. It's better safe than sorry.

Nanazolie

update: the pains got worse (but still bearable). I had my appointment this morning, Xrays from different angles showed nothing. However, when she removed the filling, the nerve was exposed. She was surprised that it took 2 years to get painful. It will unfortunately not heal so I've been referred for a root canal. At least, I know the reason of the pain and we can fix it, it's a consolation

ponceseo

Good to hear that Nanazolie. Take care