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[Urbanchick]

I have this weird tooth thing going on at the moment.   It started mid week with strange sensitivity type pain in front tooth, then a sort of pulsing feeling inside actual tooth.   Not pain, more of a nerve type sensation.   Made dentist appt but it went on the day of the appt so I cancelled.    Now it is back  - started again in front tooth but is now just strange sensitivity type feeling in all teeth.

Have real panic about teeth as had major gum recession two years ago and have worked really hard to get gums back in good state.   Also had tooth implant recently.    Only had check up two weeks ago!

Suffer majorly from health anxiety and have to admit that all my other panics about my body over the last two years came to nothing.   Any thoughts?   I just feel like a nutter - until I was 53 I was right as rain.  Now I'm  a hypochondriac wreck!

[PEONY]

Sounds like the nerve is dying.  Your dentist should be able to tell.

No biggie, unless it gets infected

[SadLynda]

I was told I had gum disease and would loose my teeth by an incredibly awful dentist.  This resulted in panic and my having pain in all my teeth like burning in the gums and worse in two teeth, after countless visits and eventually a referral to specialist there was nothing wrong with me, I had got the gum thing under control and the rest was 'in my head' so to speak, once I was told this it lessoned.  Now still comes on when I am stressed but I know its nothing to worry about so I can make it go much easier.

Not saying this is happening to you by any means, just letting you know what happened to me.

just saw your last sentance, I was fine till this too - I was 45 at the time and I now believe just starting peri.

[Urbanchick]

I was also warned I might lose my teeth due to gum disease.   I have it under control and dentist told me two weeks ago that I was low risk.   I also get weird symptoms when overtired or stressed - first time in my teeth, but phoning it is all in my head!   Or at least caused, like my other symptoms over the last two years, by anxiety.

Thanks.

[SadLynda]

oh yes, plenty more symptoms to go at with the anxiety and turned out depression too.  I am one of the lucky ones that Sertraline helps, 100g a day dose is keeping me level most of the time, have the odd 'dip' but can control it far better than I could.

[Joyce]

I've got one tooth that plays up from time to time. Been to dentist several times about it, xrayed each time & nothing wrong. Just an extra sensitive tooth. He recommended mouthwash for sensitive teeth & sensitive toothpaste. Said I could rub toothpaste on tooth if necessary. 

[dangermouse]

I've had severe tooth ache, spreading to the jaw and neck which started a few weeks ago. It disappeared by the time I got to see the dentist. He mentioned I had a chipped wisdom tooth but said it would still hurt if it had been that causing the pain so we figured it might be a hormonal nerve pain.

It then came back when I took a lower dose of oestrogen last weekend. I was in agony and went back to the dentist a couple of days ago, again it had stopped hurting again! He tapped the dodgy wisdom tooth and it felt more sore than the opposite one and he said it had a huge chunk out of it and was surprised I wasn't in more pain.

He was going to pull it there and then but then stopped when he found out I was going on holiday next week, as its a 2-4 week healing process. Been referred to a specialist as he was also concerned it might crumble when he tried to pull it but only had very vague pain since then, although my jaw the other side is now feeling tender to the touch?!

I found an article that said high oestrogen switches on our natural pain killers and low oestrogen switches on sensitivity to pain, so maybe we're having tooth/gum issues made better/worse by oestrogen levels. Might be where joint pain plays a role too.

[CLKD]

Interesting subject.  For years I had Wisdom tooth pain, so bad at 'certain' times of the month that I was unable to eat.  After extraction as my hormones rose and fell, the 'not being able to eat' continued, to the point that Himself (yep, the same one that I'm married to now  ) had to mush my food for me  .  Someone could have done a Thesis about my hormones in relation to my sockets - it lasted a good 2 - 2 and half years after surgery.

Oil of cloves can help apparently.  As can toothpaste for sensitive teeth. 

[Dyan]

Colgate pro relief sensitive teeth toothpaste is v.good.I use it all the time and you can rub a little bit on the affected tooth/ gum.

[Joyce]

Yes it is very effective Dyan, that's what I use.

[babyjane]

I've got one tooth that plays up from time to time. Been to dentist several times about it, xrayed each time & nothing wrong. Just an extra sensitive tooth. He recommended mouthwash for sensitive teeth & sensitive toothpaste. Said I could rub toothpaste on tooth if necessary.

Thank you so very much cubagirl.  I could have written your post.  thank you for the reassurance.

Colgate pro relief sensitive teeth toothpaste is v.good.I use it all the time and you can rub a little bit on the affected tooth/ gum.

I used to use this and I agree it was good but then I realised that it contains the sodium lauryl sulphate which was causing me mouth ulcers so I switched to sensodyne pronamel  which suits me better

[SadLynda]

Wish I had been here when I was made to feel completely loco going through it, nobody mentioned hormones to me back then.

Dentist check up today after 9 months, all good - no problems.  My new dentist is fabulous, always knows what a total wuss I am and how anxious I am, showed me everything even last lot of xrays and told me nothing to worry about.