Dental pain before holiday

[ScaredyCat124]

Name changed and after support please. Inspired by another thread to share as I have been debating to do so for the past week.

For the past few years every time I am about to go on holiday I get excruciating dental pain. Different teeth each time. I go to my usual dentist who tells me I am ok and then I tend to fork out and spend ££ on other dentists who tells me I am fine but the pain could be due to x,y,z but would need further investigation but it's too late to do so as I am going away. I always hinge into the x,y,z element and end up going away obsessing about it and taking tons of painkillers to manage the pain. I am due to go away in a few days and having seen three dentist about tooth pains all have said they cannot see an issue. One had mentioned dental pains due to clenching triggered by anxiety. Each year I am tempted to cancel my part of the holiday and let the OH and kids go but end up going whilst taking tons of painkillers, crying and feeling down. Usually the pain sorts itself out whilst I am there after a few days.
Anyone else in a similar position that can help? I'll be honest, I am desperate to see another dentist for reassurance before I go 

i think the dentist who mentioned anxiety is probably correct - this sounds like a stress reaction if it’s only happening at those specific times.

Look at stress related bruxism (teeth grinding/clenching). Longer term you might look at getting therapy or hypnosis for this holiday but a quick approach to mitigating some of it would be to sleep wearing a mouth guard - look at ‘grind guard’ on Amazon.

That's the thing, I am already using a mouth guard at night. Doesn't seem to be helping much ... I'll have a Google for what you mentioned, thank you

It sounds like your grinding your teeth before the holiday. IME mouth guards protect your teeth from the damage of the grinding, but you still get the pain from the motion.

When did you last have x rays?

X ray last taken 26/7 which can back clear ...

Sorry wrong date X-ray on 22/7

Getting ill before a holiday isn't unusual. Some say it's the stress of all the preparations, another theory according to Dr Google is

When work pressure eases and the holidays begin, stress levels usually fall and the production of adrenaline stops. This can lead to a temporary surplus of cortisol which weakens the immune system and makes us more prone to illness.

I have one tooth that does this. I have bruxism and a mouth guard, it's hard to control as you're doing it unconsciously.
At night obviously you're asleep but probably really clenching your jaw.
I have found acknowledging it's happening helps a little bit to have the mindset that once the stress reduces so will the pain.

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I would be reassured there is nothing structural going on and not return to the dentist.

Is your mouth guard comfortable and does it fit well? I have had pain from an ill fitting mouth guard

Yes mouth guard fits well, although it is new. My old one was so bad that it ended up with holes in it.

I really appreciate you all taking the time to respond. I might just resign my self to taking heavy painkillers between now and when I go and hope for the best. My OH had been supportive and said if we need to go to a dentist abroad so be it. I love holidays but the reality is when it gets close to the time I always end up with random tooth pains and I just don't know why. Throughout the year I religiously go to the dentist every three months for a check up to make sure I don't end up in this situation and every holiday it is the same story with me and my bloody teeth.

Do you use a sensitive toothpaste?

Yes, sensodyn religiously