Hey... I think part of my tooth nerve (one of my front teeth) is exposed. The gum may have been pushed up to expose it... the area is no more than 1mm exposed but if I touch it with a finger nail it's painful. It's not painful to eat on, swill my mouth with water or to brush thank God. Do you think I've just brushed too hard/too often that area and the gum has been pushed up? How can I get the gum back down to cover it?
2006-08-24 12:25:47 · 14 answers · asked by cooliocarlito 1 in Health ➔ Dental
The thing is it's not bothering me...I'm not in pain. It's just a bother. Maybe if I brush down on the tooth the gum will come down?? or ue sensitive toothpaste... I won't see my dentist just yet.
2006-08-24 12:29:29 · update #1
I don't smoke and my oral hygene is good. I may floss/brush too hard sometimes though
2006-08-24 12:31:25 · update #2
You are describing garden variety gum recession. You would benefit from a sensitivity formula toothpaste with potassium nitrate in the formula, available from Crest, Colgate and Sensodyne. use this and no other toothpaste fro at least 3-4 weeks. There are many reasons for gum recession and you need to talk to your dentist to figure out why this happened and how to treat it.
2006-08-24 12:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No good advice here so far. I had exactly the same problem and symptoms as you.I was having a routine polish when my dentist remarked upon an exposed nerve on one of my premolars.He told me he ws going to give me a kind of filling.I didn't see what he did but he applied a substance with some electronic gadget and built the tooth up with this paste.It only took a few minutes and was painless.Now when I touch that part of the tooth it feels fine so I would go see your dentist. Hope this helps
2006-08-24 12:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by karlos 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have not exposed a nerve it is in the centre of your tooth, what you have possibly exposed is the cementum (root surface) this can be very sensitive and you may see the join between the dentine and enamel.
what you should do is use a sensitive tooth paste, but not only brush with it but rub some on after brushing and leave this on also massage the gum in a downward motion and this should encourage it to move back down, however it may never fully grow back down.
also if you see your dentist they could put a high concentration of fluoride paste on the area which would help too!
Ohh i nearly forgot to add.. . . . .if its only sore when you put your finger nail on it. . . . . . DONT DO THAT!!! lol
2006-08-24 12:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by Little toothfairy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Oh god I know your pain, I suffered one long night with the worst pain from this. Couldn't sleep or eat. Next day got to the dentist, and had him pull it. I tried everything orajel, salt water, what worked was, taking a wash rag, and putting it in my mouth folded and put up against that tooth, I held it over and against the tooth, with a little pressure. Guess what, it worked, next morning my tooth didn't even hurt but I went to the dentist, at least I was able to get some sleep and relief. Put pressure against the tooth and cover it
2016-03-13 22:38:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that your nerve is not exposed, if so.. it will hurt really bad!! yu seem to have some recesion, the gum tissue won't grow back so you have to use some kind of tooth paste with fluoride in it to keep it from being too sensitive.
2006-08-24 13:36:45 · answer #5 · answered by Nif 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it sounds like you have a sensative tooth issue. Try to use a sensative toothpaste, such as Sensadyne. It really works. Otherwise, you may have to visit the dentist for a better answer. Good Luck!
2006-08-24 12:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a periodontist. It could be the start of Pyorrhea / receeding gums. It usually takes many years to really be a problem, but by the time it is, it's really nasty. When I was in high school my sister worked in a periodontist's office. They invited me to sit in on a surgery (I forget what the procedure is called) WHOA! Nazis got nothing on these guys. The best way to prevent this? FLOSS! I know it's boring and you've heard it before, but it'll help save your gums.
2006-08-25 09:43:00 · answer #7 · answered by DashRockwood 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds to me like you have been brushing too hard. You can't get the gum to "grow back down". It is not a nerve that is exposed, sounds like it is Dentine.
Check out this site, it should answer this question for you. http://www.floss.com/q60.htm
2006-08-24 16:15:34 · answer #8 · answered by mickeymaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have not exposed a nerve. Trust me, if you had, the pain would be constant and unbearable. If you have questions about your teeth, you should see a dentist.
Chow!!
2006-08-24 12:33:38 · answer #9 · answered by No one 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-20 08:07:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋