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Please give us more detail about these bad experiences at the dentists
when you were a child. What did they do? Put you under and then
twiddle with your bunghole?

Paul you need to lurk for another year or so before you can put out a
good troll.

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Were there any cavities (holes) in the teeth?


Joel


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dr. steve

I bet you typed this while nursing a liter of Mountain Dew.

Teasing mode turned off..................... do you wish to discuss your
problems openly?

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dentist

paul

Don't drink soda, or eat candy for that matter. Nice try!

It's all there Steve. As I said quite clearly, I had never had any pain or
sensitivity in my teeth before having dental work done, and now I do. I
would expect that after 6-months the situation is unlikely to improve much
and I will always have some sensitivity when I eat. Naturally this is
irksome and I now partially regret having had the work done. So if someone
came to me in a similar situation saying they've never had any trouble with
their teeth, and now the dentist tells them they need ten fillings, based on
my experience I'd say think long and hard before having them done.

paul

Of course Joel, 10 cavities of varying size and depth, or atleast that's
what I was told. To be fair, my dentist went over my x-ray very thoroughly
pointing out the cavities to me. Having searched for some similar
experiences on this NG at the time of my fillings, I had anticipated some
sensitivity, but 6-months later? I'm concerned that this means I will now
always have sensitive teeth, which as I said was not the case at all prior
to having the work done.

What irks me the most is that after drilling and filling the deepest cavity,
my dentist nonchalantly explained that because it was so deep I may require
a root canal at $500, and if I can't afford that he can pull it for me.
Well thanks, but why not tell me that's a risk before hand? As I say, if I
had known it was a possibilty that the tooth was going to have to be pulled
after the drilling, I'd rather have saved the cost of the drilling, avoided
the pain and sensitivity, and have it pulled in a few years IF necessary.

Actually, one question now springs to mind. Since I had all 10 fillings in
such a short space of time (2 weeks) could that be a contributing factor to
long-term teeth sensitivity, and can I ever expect my teeth to be free of
this sensitivity?

dentist

paul

Thanks Mark. What I'd really like is to be able to go back to before I had
the drillings done and decide not to go through with it. How's that time
machine coming along?

dr. steve

So, do you wish to discuss your problems, what they are, what might cause
them and what your options are this time?

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teeth,

aylacaralia1

My back teeth occassionally give me a lot of discomfort, especially where hot
and cold is concerned. Both Oral B and Colgate make a mouthwash that has
hydrogen peroxide in it. I am not exactly sure why, but these mouthwashes end
pain and sensitivity for me. I am sure tht part of the sensitivity was due to
an infection in the back teeth, and the hydrogen peroxide got rid of the
infection. But even now, if I skip a few days of using it, my teeth become very
very sensitive.

I also found out that toothpastes that 'whiten' your teeth, also erode away at
the enamel on your teeth, the early effects of which would be sensitivity. Use
hot water when you brush your teeth as it softens the bristles of the toothbrsh
and they don't create that abrasion.

I was also advised that getting a mouthwash or toothpaste high in flouride
helps with sensitivity as well. And getting lots of calcium in your diet for
stronger teeth.

Ayla

paul

The purpose of the original post was to warn anyone with filling free, pain
free teeth who are now faced with the prospect of fillings, to expect many
months of sensitivity after the procedure. Oh, and I suppose to vent my
frustration. 6-months after having had my fillings put in I have no way of
knowing if I will forever be cursed with this tooth senisitivity. I miss
the days not so long ago when I could eat all manner of foods and not be the
slightest bit aware I have teeth. I like almonds, but these days it's not
worth the aggravation and discomfort of eating them. If I get a piece stuck
up in one of my molars, subsequent chewing is like being jabbed with a fork.

A question I've posed elsewhere in this thread, is it possible that having
the high number of cavities I had filled in such a short period of time
would lead to my long-term teeth sensitivity? And after 6-months, am I
getting my hopes up to expect that the sensitivity will ever go away?
Thanks.

paul

Thanks a lot. I've been using something called sterisol along with
sensodyne, and that really helped when I went through a rough patch 3-months
ago. That was probably an infection too. I'll give Oral B or Colgate a
try. I don't know about you, but I just find the difference in the
senstivity of my teeth before and after the fillings is like night and day.
And I really never thought that 6-months later I'd still have sensitivity
and discomfort while eating. Thanks for the tips.

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