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Any Dentists here?

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Deadivy · 28/04/2022 16:51

I have had toothache now since Easter after eating a cheese sandwich on soft white bread 😢but I can't work out which tooth it is coming from, all I know is it's a top molar. I can eat without any problems on the side that it hurts but if I have anything that is even slightly sweet, I have a dull ache. I hate sweet food in general, so I'm not sitting here eating sweets and chocolate etc, but some food is naturally sweet. I know have to go to the dentist, but how on earth do I tell them which tooth it is if I don't know! It could even be more than one.
I also have fear of dentists, which I managed to overcome three years ago with a lovely dentist, after years of neglect, but I've now moved house and have to find a new dentist. I feel sick in case they say I need multiple root canals or worse implants. I have had one painless root canal but not on a molar, it makes me shudder.

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Notanotherwindow · 28/04/2022 16:56

Not a dentist but have you tried a deep flossing? It might just be something stuck under the gumline and infected.

Littlemissprosecco · 28/04/2022 17:15

Sensitivity with sweet suggests the is some kind of hole somewhere. This should be picked up on a routine X-ray. Together with the mirror, the dentist should be able to find the culprit!

custardbear · 28/04/2022 17:25

Just go, they'll sort it - it will unlikely get better so bite the cheese sandwich and get an emergency appointment
If you've not been a while, dentists are a much different species these days

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peanutpancakess · 28/04/2022 18:08

By the sounds of it you'll need a filling. And don't worry about not which tooth is it, that is literally their job. They will given you an examination and be able to tell.
I have been a few times and said the pain is on this side, unsure if top of bottom... and it's always been fine.

peanutpancakess · 28/04/2022 18:09

Littlemissprosecco · 28/04/2022 17:15

Sensitivity with sweet suggests the is some kind of hole somewhere. This should be picked up on a routine X-ray. Together with the mirror, the dentist should be able to find the culprit!

Exactly this.

whatsthestory123 · 28/04/2022 18:13

i had a ache top back tooth last week so used an electric toothbrush and gave it a really good clean and a good floss problem solved and noticed a huge differrence 2 hrs later and within 12 completley gone

Bickles · 28/04/2022 18:14

Most of the time we can work out where it is coming from after examination and a range of tests. Not always but go - it will only get worse!

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