Sensitive teeth

[Frankeh]

Yesterday one of my teeth became very sensitive to cold. When I breath in fast there's a shooting pain. The pain does not linger. It's gone the second the cold is gone.

It's a front tooth, and as far as I can see there is no black holes or anything. They're spotless on the front, there's a little bit of plague build up on the back side.

Anyone had this before? I'm going to book myself into the dentist some time in the next few weeks, but I need to register in my new city and get an appointment.

Does sensodyne actually work?

[tonyvid]

[doctordr]

Probably your enamel. Start using a soft toothbrush or a childrens one.

Sensodyne is great as it contains strontium acetate and chloride.

Any chance you drink alot of fizz ?

[Frankeh]

doctordr said:

Probably your enamel. Start using a soft toothbrush or a childrens one.

Sensodyne is great as it contains strontium acetate and chloride.

Any chance you drink alot of fizz ?

I don't really drink much fizz. Maybe one diet coke when I'm at work. So that's 5 a week.
Does enamel come back, or is that it now?
I think I'll get that soft brush and some sensodyne tonight.

[doctordr]

Frankeh said:

doctordr said:

Probably your enamel. Start using a soft toothbrush or a childrens one.

Sensodyne is great as it contains strontium acetate and chloride.

Any chance you drink alot of fizz ?

I don't really drink much fizz. Maybe one diet coke when I'm at work. So that's 5 a week.
Does enamel come back, or is that it now?
I think I'll get that soft brush and some sensodyne tonight.

For now, replace the fizz with bottle water. Just a temporary measure.

You can get sealents etc so it's not the end of the world. Assuming it is the Enamel issue and not your gums receding or something.

What toothbrush do you currently use?

[Frankeh]

doctordr said:

Frankeh said:

doctordr said:

Probably your enamel. Start using a soft toothbrush or a childrens one.

Sensodyne is great as it contains strontium acetate and chloride.

Any chance you drink alot of fizz ?

I don't really drink much fizz. Maybe one diet coke when I'm at work. So that's 5 a week.
Does enamel come back, or is that it now?
I think I'll get that soft brush and some sensodyne tonight.

For now, replace the fizz with bottle water. Just a temporary measure.

You can get sealents etc so it's not the end of the world. Assuming it is the Enamel issue and not your gums receding or something.

What toothbrush do you currently use?

I think a hard brush. I'll downgrade to a soft one I think.
Gums look normal as far as I can tell.. My dentist didn't say anything about them in my last checkup/cavity filling session. First on in about 8 years mind.

[Frankeh]

Booked in for the 24th. xrays and checkup.
Will keep you all informed as I'm sure you're anxious to know the outcome

[AlexC1981]

Colgate Oxygen and Aquafresh make my teeth sensitive. All other toothpastes seem to be ok.

[Rach*]

Get an electric toothbrush if you can.

Sensodyne, colgate sensitive or the new colgate pro-relief..... don't rinse your mouth after brushing, just spit and leave the excess.

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.


Check your diet, fizzy pop, fruit juices and raw fruit are especially acidic and try to limit to meal times only.

[retreat]

Ohhh I feel your pain brother!

Get a check up but try Colgate Pro Relief- the rep came to visit me, flogging the stuff- I am very cynical about new products but I used it, (brushed with it and rubbed it on the tooth) and it calmed my sensitive teeth down a treat. It also tastes a whole lot better than sensodyne!

Edited by retreat on Friday 18th June 21:59

[doctordr]

Rach* said:

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.

Please, in this section I highly recommend that if you don't know what you are talking about then don't say anything.

OP do not do what I have quoted please.

[deevlash]

I had a tooth that did that for a while, swapped normal toothpaste for sensodyne for awhile and thought nothing more of it, its never bothered me again.

[Rach*]

doctordr said:

Rach* said:

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.

Please, in this section I highly recommend that if you don't know what you are talking about then don't say anything.

OP do not do what I have quoted please.

I think I do know what I'm talking about, thanks

[doctordr]

Rach* said:

doctordr said:

Rach* said:

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.

Please, in this section I highly recommend that if you don't know what you are talking about then don't say anything.

OP do not do what I have quoted please.

I think I do know what I'm talking about, thanks

So what are the benefits of rubbing toothpaste on the area and leaving overnight? Very interested in your answer.

[grumbledoak]

Rach* said:

Get an electric toothbrush if you can.

Do this. The Braun Oral-B jobbies are great. Clean your teeth, then massage your gums. The 2xAA jobbies take re-chargeables just fine, and you don't need to carry any charger if you go away.

Rach* said:

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.

Don't do this. Rinse it off, clean again with the brush, then use a mouthwash.


ETA- and bin the fizzy drinks. Have half a pint of milk each morning.

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 18th June 23:11

[retreat]

FWIW Rubbing the toothpaste on and leaving it overnight is well worthwhile. The active ingredients in the sensitive toothpastes are either salts (sensodyne) or "pro argenine" (Colgate Pro Relief) They work by soaking into the open root tubules and blocking them up.(Along with a desensitisation of the nerve in the tooth)

The sensitivity is caused by hot/ cold/ sweet stimuli affecting fluid in the open root tubules, therefore leaving the stuff on for longer allows more to soak into the tubules and therefore it works quicker to block the tubules.

[Rach*]

doctordr said:

Rach* said:

doctordr said:

Rach* said:

At bed time, rub some toothpaste directly on the area and leave on overnight.

Please, in this section I highly recommend that if you don't know what you are talking about then don't say anything.

OP do not do what I have quoted please.

I think I do know what I'm talking about, thanks

So what are the benefits of rubbing toothpaste on the area and leaving overnight? Very interested in your answer.

Prolonged contact of NaF and potassium nitrate without the washing effects of saliva.


Your suggestion of a soft toothbrush, leaving biofilm behind, combined with incorrect toothbrushing technique and over-zealous brushing to compensate will lead to further inflammation causing recession.


That is of course if the OP has dentinal hypersensitivity and nothing else.

Edited by Rach* on Saturday 19th June 07:40

[Rach*]

grumbledoak said:

Rinse it off, clean again with the brush, then use a mouthwash.

Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 18th June 23:11

Rubbish, you need to contact of the NaF and Potassium Nitrate or Strontium Chloride or Argenine for the product to work.

Alcohol free fluoride mouthwash used at seperate times of the day would provide benefit.

[DocJock]

Blimey, medical professionals arguing the toss over a case they can't possibly have diagnosed as they haven't clapped eyes on the patient.

Very edifying....not.

[Rach*]

Rach* said:

That is of course if the OP has dentinal hypersensitivity and nothing else.

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But you're right, it's not very becoming.