I had braces fitted today and a little while ago I brushed my teeth and I got a quick, shooting, sharp pain when brushing one of my molars around the gumline!! I can't see any inflamation or reason for getting this pain - my gums look fine and obviously my teeth are healthy (I have no cavities). The pain is when I hit a particular spot of the tooth. I didn't have any pain when I ate my lunch or drank some water. Why am I get this pain, and will it go away? Did anyone elso experience this pain when they first had their braces fitted?
2007-03-13 06:13:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
This is not the kind of pain that is associated with having braces, i.e. intense pressure on the teeth. Please read the question - I am having a pain on a particilar spot of one tooth when I brush the area. At no other time do I get it. The only way of describing this pain is that it is similar to the sensation you get when you touch your amalgram filling with a metal object - say a fork. I am getting the same when brushing around the bracket on my molar.
2007-03-14 00:32:04 · update #1
I do not need fillings as I do not have any cavities. If I had cavities I would not have had braces since orthodontitists do not fitted braces when someone as cavities!
2007-03-14 06:55:09 · update #2
Call your orthodontist and to inform them.
It could be irritation, root exposure (which doesn't always translate into immediate pain on exposure to food/drink), or another problem. It may resolve on its own, but given that your teeth are in such great shape, you'd probably want them to take a look.
It is likely that you aren't going to be able to see the source of the problem since you can't look directly into your own mouth.
2007-03-19 12:48:45 · answer #1 · answered by idforyah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey I feel for ya. I wore braces for 3 years
All I was told was to chew soft foods for the first few days,
take tylenol or aleve as needed. Your mouth is basically in shock. Use a soft bristle toothbrush, and baby ora-gel helps too. Get the Infant Nighttime formula , it lasts longer.
PS - Dont mess with 'em. I SWEAR it will away. it'll be mostly , if not all the way, gone by the weekend
2007-03-13 13:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by heatherclhn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like this is your first fitting of braces. Just time to get used to this for about three days every time you visit your dentist.
Good rule of thumb after you visit your dentist: Eat!
2007-03-13 16:50:38 · answer #3 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know it sounds old fashioned, (it probably is !), but oil of cloves is great for toothache, and also a natural antibiotic. And in answer to your second part of the question, yes it does go away sooner than you think, and it will be conspicuous by it's absence!
2007-03-13 13:48:02 · answer #4 · answered by MICHAEL BRAMOVICH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you might need a filling
2007-03-14 11:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mention it to your dentist
2007-03-13 13:43:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask the dentist!
2007-03-13 13:22:10 · answer #7 · answered by Daisy-flower 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋