Extreme tooth sensitivity after teeth cleaning & fillings Dentistry

Tl;dr - Experiencing extreme tooth sensitivity suddenly one month after deep cleaning (scaling & planing) and fillings. No relief from Sensodyne.

In August, I went to the dentist for the first time in about 8 years. I waited so long because I suck, but also because I've never experienced any issues with my teeth. I brush and floss daily and never remember in my life experiencing any tooth pain or sensitivity. My wisdom teeth are fully erupted and my teeth aren't crowded.

I went for a check up and I had 5 cavities, 4 new and 1 was an old filling that needed repair. The dentist also recommended I have a deep cleaning performed. Over the course of two consecutive visits I had my deep cleanings and the 5 fillings done. I had a great experience both times and my teeth felt fine, even weeks afterward. One morning about a month after my last appointment, I was drinking my coffee and I noticed extreme tooth pain/sensitivity. The sensitivity continued that day in response to any hot or cold. As I said, this was about one month after my final appointment for fillings and about two months after my first filling appointment. Until that morning, my teeth had been completely normal.

I have been experiencing this extreme sensitivity for two months now. I have used Sensodyne and Crest Sensi-Repair. They seem to help a little bit, but I still can't drink hot or cold beverages without wincing. My teeth also seem to be sensitive to sweet foods. The sensitivity is not stemming from the filling locations. It is coming from several of my back teeth, on both top and bottom. I understand that tooth sensitivity is a common problem, but I am curious why it came out of nowhere. It seems unfair that I go to the dentist after 8 years being pain-free and then have this arise afterward. Again, it did not start immediately after my appointments but months afterwards.

The sensitivity is affecting my life now. I consciously avoid cold foods right out of the refrigerator. I have to let my coffee get lukewarm before I can drink it, same with cold drinks. My friends and family have noticed me wincing and asked about it. I would be so grateful for any information on the cause or any tips on a solution.

Submitted January 28, 2017 at 07:14AM by Ilovescout http://ift.tt/2kbWLak Dentistry

Dentist and endodontist can not figure out source of my tooth pain. Help please! Dentistry

Starting about 3 weeks ago, I randomly had a sharp pain in my upper left teeth when eating. I thought maybe I had got something stuck in my gums, so I flossed, and the next day it was still sore, so I flossed again. The pain got worse, so on that Monday I made an appointment to go see my dentist. He took X-Rays and could not find anything obvious causing the pain, but said I did have a tooth in that region with a filling that had a weak spot in it, so he drilled out and replaced that filling. By the end of the week it wasn't feeling any better, so I called back and he suggested I go to an endodontist because he could not see any other reason for the pain I was having.

The endodontist took X-Rays and determined that the large filling my dentist had replaced was very close to the pulp, and so he decided it needed a root canal. Half of root canal is finished, and the pain is still there. At this point, there is a constant kind of aching/pressure feeling on my teeth from my canines forward, as well as a sharp pain with anything cold in my upper teeth, right by where the root canal was done. The endodontist takes more x-rays, and does hot, cold, tapping, and electrical pulp testing. On the X-ray, i have another large filling in a bottom tooth, directly under the one that received the root canal. The endodontist believes this is causing my pain and also needs a root canal. On all testing, the upper tooth reacts painfully to tapping and cold, and does not react to electrical pulp testing. On that day he numbs my bottom teeth, and the pain goes away. So his decision is that the bottom tooth is causing the pain, and the top tooth hurts because the pain is being referred there. Go back in today to start the root canal on the bottom tooth. He completely numbs my bottom teeth and I ask to rinse my mouth out before we start. And when I go to rinse my mouth with water that is slightly cold, same sharp pain in my upper teeth. I mention it to my endodontist, who redoes cold and electical pulp testing. The cold test is done about 4 times, and the upper tooth (directly in front of the one that was root canaled) reacts to the cold with lingering, sharp pain every time. Then, on a 5th test, that tooth stops being able to feel anything. No response to heat, cold, or electrical pulp testing. I don't feel anything at all, even though the teeth directly in front and behind continue to have a normal response. Endodontist now believes that that upper tooth needs a root canal. However, on the X-rays it has only 1 small filling, and it is very far from the pulp of my tooth. Is there anything else that could be causing these pains? I don't want to and cant afford to get random root canals until we happen to get the right tooth.

I have been in some form of pain constantly for about 3 weeks now, and so I can no longer tell where the pain is coming from. No amount of ibuprofen or Tylenol seem to make any difference in the constant pressure / ache. The sharp pain is very random, and happens most often with drinking cold beverages, or opening my mouth outside to breath (where it is below 20 degrees out). But, occasionally I can drink a beverage from the refrigerator with no pain, and breath outside without a problem for a few minutes. I took no pain medication at all from Saturday morning until today, Wednesday, and the sharp pain still seems to come and go completely randomly.

Sorry for the wall of information. I can provide any pictures that might be helpful. I do not have a copy of my X-Ray at the moment but I might be able to get them tomorrow. I am just so sick of being in pain and have no idea what to do.

Submitted February 12, 2015 at 04:09AM by hannahel http://ift.tt/1vliFDQ Dentistry