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My husband chipped a tooth and has exposed nerve endings. He is in alot of pain and can’t even sleep. We have no insurance so he is just treating with Advil and Sensodyne 4 or 5 times a day because of the pain. He is starting to go a little crazy. Is there anything he can do?
Ok I’ll try to explain this the best I can. In december, in a sport accident, half of my top front tooth was broken off (horizonatally) and then next day I took the broken part of the tooth to the dentist and had it Re-attached to the top part that was still in my mouth (dont know what that would be called… bonded?). Now the dentist said there is no telling how long it will hold, maybe for a little, maybe forever (it was the 2nd time he had done this). NOW, in April, i feel that the tooth is somehwat sensitive to when i breathe SOMETIMES. I brush my teeth twice a day (morning, night, and use mouthwash) with Colgate Total. The tooth usually becomes sensitive more towards the afternoon. Im not sure why. Im ASSUMING because maybe the coating of the colgate total is wearing off? I’m wondering… should I get a toothpaste like Sensodyne ProNamel so it helps against the sensitivity and maybe helps the enamel around the tooth? Any other home type suggestions would be great!
the tooth obviously inly hurts sometimes, when my mouth is open, since air/wind would be getting to it… and its not all the time either, just once in a while. Its strange why its like this a few months later.
ps my toothbrush is a Crest Spinbrush pro whitening and I hardly touch the tooth with it, just graze it to clean it and not to apply too much pressure just in case!
PS, in a reply to the first answer posted, I was fitted at the dentist for a mouthguard and have been using that for sports… i forgot to mention it.
And if it was nerve damage, why wouldnt it be like this all the time and ever since it was repaired? It only started now and later on in the day, in the afternoons.
Ok I’ll try to explain this the best I can. In december, in a sport accident, half of my top front tooth was broken off (horizonatally) and then next day I took the broken part of the tooth to the dentist and had it Re-attached to the top part that was still in my mouth (dont know what that would be called… bonded?). Now the dentist said there is no telling how long it will hold, maybe for a little, maybe forever (it was the 2nd time he had done this). NOW, in April, i feel that the tooth is somehwat sensitive to when i breathe SOMETIMES. I brush my teeth twice a day (morning, night, and use mouthwash) with Colgate Total. The tooth usually becomes sensitive more towards the afternoon. Im not sure why. Im ASSUMING because maybe the coating of the colgate total is wearing off? I’m wondering… should I get a toothpaste like Sensodyne ProNamel so it helps against the sensitivity and maybe helps the enamel around the tooth? Any other home type suggestions would be great!
the tooth obviously inly hurts sometimes, when my mouth is open, since air/wind would be getting to it… and its not all the time either, just once in a while. Its strange why its like this a few months later.
ps my toothbrush is a Crest Spinbrush pro whitening and I hardly touch the tooth with it, just graze it to clean it and not to apply too much pressure just in case!
PS, in a reply to the first answer posted, I was fitted at the dentist for a mouthguard and have been using that for sports… i forgot to mention it.
And if it was nerve damage, why wouldnt it be like this all the time and ever since it was repaired? It only started now and later on in the day, in the afternoons.
I brought it today, but I just wanna make sure.
I have this REALLY sensitive tooth, hurts when anything remotely hot/cold touches it.
I’m going to the dentist in a few weeks, but this is just for now.
I have severe dental sensitivity and all dentists I went do not offer any treatment whatsoever except to say "use sensodyne". They take dental x-ray and then say, "nothing really wrong in x-ray. go home". I am not satisfied as i continue experiencing dental pain and sensitivity and sensodyne is very useless and failure. Why are they not treating me for sensitivity? Even if x-ray is normal, that doesn’t mean I am a liar. Fact of the matter i have severe dental discomfort and experience sharp shooting pains. Is the field of dentistry really so limited? I have now taken appointment with periodontist because I have gum pain. I have severe red gum and possible gum inflammation. After researching, I found gum disease is treated by periodontist. I just fear that he too would say, "nothing really wrong. go home"
I started using Sensodyne ProNamel mint essence toothpaste 2 weeks ago, and this past week, I’ve gotten 4 canker sores!
ProNamel supposedly contains no SLS so it’s supposed to actually reduce cankor sores, so it doesn’t make sense!
Before I started using ProNamel, I was using regular sensodyne, and I had been using it for the past 4 months with no problems about canker sores.
Has anyone else experienced this? Should I change my toothpaste? Or is this just an incredibly unlucky coincidence?
I’m a 15 year old female and I have had a habit of brushing my teeth very hard all my life. I’ve also had rumination syndrome, so I used to throw up for 2 years and was malnourished.
I don’t throw up anymore, and I brush my teeth softly. I eat lots of fruit and milk now. My teeth are very transparent from the throwing up and brushing hard and painful when I move my mouth. Is it tooth sensitivity? They don’t hurt specificly after eating something, they just feel uncomfortable in general. They are very transparent. Does Sensodyne make enamel stronger and therefore reduce the discomfort?
Thanks in advance.
Also, as an aside, are chemicals in toothpaste (sensodyne) or chewing gum (xylotol) that are supposed to be good for teeth bad for gums? It seems like the more I take care of my teeth and enamel, the more I feel I have a gum issue. Is this my imagination? Any help with this topic is appreciated.
what is the ingredient that protects the enamel and helps strengthen it?
I used Crest Whitestrips Renewal for the 1st time yesterday and ever since the tops of my bottom front teeth have been killing me! Is there anything I can do to reduce the pain? I bought some Sensodyne Extra Strength, but I don’t know what else to do. help!