I bit down hard on my tongue ring, how do I cure my now highly sensitive teeth?

Question

While eating a few days ago, I chomped down VERY hardly on my tongue ring with my right molars. I've done this on accident several times, but never so hard and never with pain - just a suprise. Now the two teeth (but especially the bottom one) are very heat/air/pressure sensitive in the spots where I bit the metal ball. I can't chew on that side, have cold or hot liquids pass over those teeth, or wind. What should I do?
I just moved out of state for college, so seeing a dentist immediately isn't possible.

Answer 1

Your periodontal ligament, the space around you teeth connecting to the bone is probably inflammed. Give it about 2 weeks. If it persists, go to a dentist becuase you may have fractured a tooth, or upset decay already present in your teeth, causing inflammation to the pulp.

Answer 2

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I bit down hard on my tongue ring, how do I cure my now highly sensitive teeth?
While eating a few days ago, I chomped down VERY hardly on my tongue ring with my right molars. I've done this on accident several times, but never so hard and never with pain - just a suprise. Now the two teeth (but especially the bottom one) are very heat/air/pressure sensitive in the spots...

Answer 3

Ouch. When I had my tongue ring in I did that too and it hurts like hell! My tooth hurt for a few days pretty bad, I thought that maybe I had cracked it or hit a nerve or something, but after a week or so it slowly started to feel a bit better. After that I took the ring out because I figured it just wasn't worth screwing my teeth up and having to pay oodles of money to my dentist. Good luck!

Answer 4

Seeing a dentist is not impossible, just difficult. If you were bleeding, would you find a way to see a doctor?

If you don't address this problem, it will get worse - you will soon be missing classes because you are in pain. Most campuses have a health advisor. See if they can refer you to a nearby denist who will give you a break.

Oh, and please, get rid of the tongue ring. You can't believe how many broken and damaged teeth we see because of this "fashion". The fact that you've bitten on it several times and escaped damage shows you were just playing odds - and bad odds at that.

Answer 5

Dude... You have to find way to see a dentist. I think Lady X is right. This is more than just a passing "bruise" of the ligament around your tooth. If all those things hurt your tooth - especially if it keeps hurting for more than a few more days - I think you cracked your tooth right to the nerve. If you have the nerve to do this, go look in a mirror and see if you can wiggle any of your tooth parts with anything you can manage to stick in your mouth. If part of your tooth wiggles and the rest doesn't, you're screwed. If you have to, go to student health and see if they can hook you up with a dentist somehow.

Answer 6

Actually get a toothpaste for sensitive teeth and brush twice daily and see if that helps. I also heard that a tounge ring rubs the enamel off of your teeth making them weaker and discolored! Check into it.

Answer 7

I have heard of this before, wait for a few days and if pain doesn't subside see a dentist. To prevent further damage, you should remove the ring, sorry....

Answer 8

This exercise is an example of why I am glad to be a native speaker of English. I hope it will get people to understand why it is so difficult for illiterate immigrants to learn to speak English. I think we speak one of the most difficult languages on the planet. Realize it takes about 7 years of total immersion in a foreign language to become fluent. Stick with it!

Answer 9

Sounds like what I did with a popcorn kernel. $3500 later I have a new fake tooth. If your mouth start stinking, you killed a tooth. Go see a dentist. Get an x-ray before it costs you even more.

Answer 10

Sounds like a fracture,possible severe trauma, get to a DDS for x-rays, that's the draw back with mouth hardware!