could anyone explain this tooth pain to me?!
Question: Could anyone explain this tooth pain to me?
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Any pain that spreads across the jaw and affects several teeth is probably not a tooth ache. It sounds like it is being caused by a facial nerve called the trigeminal nerve, causing a condition called trigeminal neuralgia (TN).
The fact that it comes and goes certainly makes TN a very likely cause. It is caused by this nerve misfiring and giving off pain signals, when in fact there is no injury. Typical TN pain lasts for less than a minute, then settles down for a random period of time, then flares up again.
Here are some links with a little more info:
http://facial-neuralgia.org/conditions/t…
http://www.stjosephsatlanta.org/gamma_kn…
The second link contains a picture which clearly shows the lower nerve and how it innervates the teeth and jaw. If this nerve is affected you may get pain like yours.
Go see your doctor and get properly diagnosed. You may need to see a dentist as well and get some x-rays taken.
I have had TN since November, and it rapidly got worse, quickly spreading from a small area to the upper and lower jaw. I was given medication for it which has worked, where opiate painkillers I was given didn't.
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floss and brush twice. let the toothpaste sit on teeth a minute before rinsing. fluoride is the only known thing that fights cavities. fluoride rinse helps. a dentist will see you immediately if you're in pain. the sooner you see a dentist, the easier and cheaper it will be to repair.
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It's probably your wisdom teeth trying to grow out. That's how my pain was too... It spreads to your ear and throat/neck. Go to the dentist and have them do an x-ray. It might be growing sideways, causing pressure to your other teeth... although my teeth are extremely straight, that's what happened to me as a result of having a small jaw, so it's possible. Hope you feel better soon ! :) Believe me it's better to just get it over with and pull it out rather than stand so much pain... it could get worse.
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