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chekmate · 08-11-2002, 05:57 PM

Well?

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One of the last sane · 08-11-2002, 06:12 PM

FWIW, I asked my dentist about a sensitive tooth during my recent routine check up, and he said to be alarmed if the pain increases with hot food or drink, and decreases with cold food or drink. In that case it could be a tooth root abscess.

Gringo · 08-11-2002, 06:19 PM

This <a href="http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/hb/hb-interview1c.shtml" target="_blank">web page</a> says something pertinent to the issue of why all of us humans may have more sensitive teeth than what we used to have:

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Remains of fossil humans indicate decrease in health status after the Neolithic. In most respects, the changes in diet from hunter-gatherer times to agricultural times have been almost all detrimental, although there is some evidence we'll discuss later indicating that at least some genetic adaptation to the Neolithic has begun taking place in the approximately 10,000 years since it began. With the much heavier reliance on starchy foods that became the staples of the diet, tooth decay, malnutrition, and rates of infectious disease increased dramatically over Paleolithic times, further exacerbated by crowding leading to even higher rates of communicable infections.

I guess even our teeth are wimping out. If we suddenly lose our technology, we're going to be in big trouble.

If you have particularly sensitive teeth, you may need to see a dentist. Are they mainly sensitive to temperature or pressure?

Gringo · 08-11-2002, 06:38 PM

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Originally posted by One of last of the sane:
FWIW, I asked my dentist about a sensitive tooth during my recent routine check up, and he said to be alarmed if the pain increases with hot food or drink, and decreases with cold food or drink. In that case it could be a tooth root abscess.

Ugggh! Reminded me of a time when my dentist didn't seal a tooth properly after a root canal procedure. I ignored the temperature sensitivity for a while until the pain got so great that it was the greatest pain I'd ever known. I went to the dentist complaining about the taste of infection in my mouth. I begged for antibiotics and / or pain medication. He x-rayed, but the x-rays were aimed too low and he missed the root abscess. He sent me home with no antibiotics and recommended some over the counter pain relief ointment, which increased the pain. Later, the pain relented when the infection broke through the gum. I called my dentist to let him know that the infection broke through and the pain was gone. Then, he got his butt in high gear and fixed it up right. Sorry to rant, but that post brought it all back

I feel better now.

Demosthenes · 08-11-2002, 09:55 PM

My teeth's sensitive to cold, I can't even swiss ice water in my mouth without my teeth throbbing. My dentist told me that it's common and that that toothpaste Sensitix or something actually helps. I haven't gone out and brought a tube yet though

AtlanticCitySlave · 08-11-2002, 10:16 PM

You probably were too easy on them while they were growing up.

MzNeko · 08-11-2002, 10:18 PM

There's another fun thing it can be, if it's a single tooth. I had a hairline crack in one of my molars once. It went far in enough to start irritating the root.

Finally had to have a root canal to take care of it. I've never been so consistently irritable as I was during the time I was waiting to have it fixed.

(edited because I have lost the ability to spell simple words)

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MzNeko · 08-11-2002, 10:19 PM

(edited because I'm too stupid to work a computer tonight!)

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Boro Nut · 08-12-2002, 03:12 AM

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Originally posted by chekmate:
Why are my teeth so sensitive?

You may have done something to upset them, but it's probably because you take them for granted. Be honest, when was the last time you told them you loved them, or listened to their problems? Make a fuss of them now and again. I regularly take mine out to eat.

Boro Nut

Skeptictank · 08-12-2002, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by Boro Nut:


I regularly take mine out to eat.

Boro Nut

You have falsies? Most people I know put theirs IN to eat!

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08-11-2002, 06:12 PM	#2
One of the last sane Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: hereabouts Posts: 734	FWIW, I asked my dentist about a sensitive tooth during my recent routine check up, and he said to be alarmed if the pain increases with hot food or drink, and decreases with cold food or drink. In that case it could be a tooth root abscess.

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Demosthenes Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: a speck of dirt Posts: 2,510	My teeth's sensitive to cold, I can't even swiss ice water in my mouth without my teeth throbbing. My dentist told me that it's common and that that toothpaste Sensitix or something actually helps. I haven't gone out and brought a tube yet though

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AtlanticCitySlave Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 251	You probably were too easy on them while they were growing up.

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