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Tooth pain just before wedding - tooth sprain?

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opalescent · 17/12/2019 14:23

As the title says...it's a few short days until my wedding and I'm looking for advice/ reassurance if possible.

I've had a catalogue of dental issues over the last few weeks- all of which I suspect are linked to stress grinding. I had one tooth extracted, but now a tooth on the other side has started to hurt 😢. I really don't want to be in pain on my wedding day.

The dentist has x-rayed and can't see anything obvious. The tooth is intact- no decay or previous filling.

She thinks it is a bruised ligament due to overuse while the other side of my mouth was healing. Also probably aggravated by night time grinding.

I am wearing a night guard. This tooth is so sore 😖 and gets progressively worse as the day goes on. Has anyone experienced a tooth ligament injury?

She really doesn't want to do a root canal, given that my symptoms might ease after the wedding (when my stress clenching reduces!).

I should probably mention that I am extremely anxious about dental pain (think phobic). 😟

Oh, and I take extremely good care of my teeth!

Thanks all.

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opalescent · 17/12/2019 14:56

Hopeful bump!

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StepAwayFromTheEcclesCakes · 17/12/2019 15:49

Could be a fractured root perhaps ? I bit into an apple and felt a dull pain that gradually got worse dentist could only just see what she thought was a fracture in the root it got so bad I begged her to just pull it out, turns out it was infected and I have never had pain like it.

opalescent · 17/12/2019 17:19

God I hope not!😢

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opalescent · 17/12/2019 19:11

Just a hopeful bump in case anyone else has experienced this?

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Flavarings · 17/12/2019 19:13

I had the same OP (dreadful pain nothing on xrays etc) I started using sensitive toothpaste within a few days, the pain went and still at bay now! (im also a bad tooth grinder and have a guard too)

opalescent · 17/12/2019 19:19

Thank you flavarings- I have started using sensodyne, but will persist & hope for an improvement 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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Flavarings · 17/12/2019 21:40

Ibuprofen was my best friend too! Hope it goes away soon! Enjoy your wedding!

KilljoysDutch · 17/12/2019 21:43

Get some of the tooth numbing gel from Boots for your big day. It's miracle stuff honestly.

opalescent · 17/12/2019 22:01

Thank you both ☺️ will the tooth numbing gel help even if there isn't a cavity? Do I put it straight onto the tooth?

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Flavarings · 23/12/2019 08:57

Have you had your wedding yet OP?
Did the tooth pain go away? X

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