Toothaches

[Giselle]

Yeah, I go to the dentist regularly. I think my last visit was a couple months ago and they didn't find anything wrong. I think they took x-rays that time, so if I had a bacterial problem, I'm sure they would've told me. Nope, I can't brush up and down because the gum on that tooth is very sensitive and it hurts to brush up and down. Thanks for the suggestions, Catty. I'll do the vanilla swish, and I just went out and bought my old toothpaste, the Aquafresh extreme clean or something. When I was using this toothpaste, my tooth didn't hurt so I'm guessing it really does get things extremely clean!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm sorry to hear this. Maybe you should try buying Sensodyne Toothpaste. I also have some receding gums and my dentist said that it's caused by brushing too hard. Most people don't realize just how hard they brush their teeth. I hope that your toothache will go away soon. Good luck.

[Giselle]

Ooooh! That makes sense! I admit, I do brush extra hard because I'm so paranoid about, well, tooth decay So now my line of attack is to use soft bristles and not to brush as hard. We're making an appointment for a cleaning soon so I can bombard my dentist with questions.

[Catlady711]

My dentist tells me to make sure to brush the gums, gumline and tongue to get all the bacteria.

Also a side note, I have basically no enamal on my teeth (combo of genetics and drinking lots of soda for years) and my dentist says I have microfissures (sp?) in my teeth. Basically microscopic holes all over my teeth with no enamal to protect them, and it causes me to be very sensitive to hot/cold stuff. So something like that could cause problems also. As well as the above mentioned sinus problems.