Q.
Hi, I had my tooth taken out in march this year. Everything was fine until september when I started to get tooth ache, well more gum ache. The toothe behind the one I had taken out was checked in September by my dentist who tapped it and put an ice cold swob on it It was fine. The pain comes and goes and last week I visited my dentist again. He looked at the back tooth again but all looked fine. I did say that the gum was a bit sore when brushing my teeth and that I sometimes had the odd spot of blood when brushing. He smoothed with the drill both the top and bottom two teeth at the back in case my bite was different as I had had the tooth taken out in march. He told me to leave it for 3 weeks and if the pain persists to come back. Could the pain be caused by movement of that back tooth as it has no other tooth to nestle against.
The gum aches but not the tooth. The tooth is not sensitve to cold or whilst eating. I had wondered if my back tooth had also become diseased but the xray I had in march only showed that the one in front of it was the problem which I then had taken out. Everything has been fine for the last week until yesterday when the pain has come back slightly. Can I get rid of this by brushing more frequently as I brush 3 times a day every day.
Hi, I had my tooth taken out in march this year. Everything was fine until september when I started to get tooth ache, well more gum ache. The toothe behind the one I had taken out was checked in September by my dentist who tapped it and put an ice cold swob on it It was fine. The pain comes and goes and last week I visited my dentist again. He looked at the back tooth again but all looked fine. I did say that the gum was a bit sore when brushing my teeth and that I sometimes had the odd spot of blood when brushing. He smoothed with the drill both the top and bottom two teeth at the back in case my bite was different as I had had the tooth taken out in march. He told me to leave it for 3 weeks and if the pain persists to come back. Could the pain be caused by movement of that back tooth as it has no other tooth to nestle against.
The gum aches but not the tooth. The tooth is not sensitve to cold or whilst eating. I had wondered if my back tooth had also become diseased but the xray I had in march only showed that the one in front of it was the problem which I then had taken out. Everything has been fine for the last week until yesterday when the pain has come back slightly. Can I get rid of this by brushing more frequently as I brush 3 times a day every day.
A.
All of the things you describe are possible. The could be decay there but if it has been checked by you dentist, it is unlikely that they would miss this. Was the other tooth lost through gum disease, if not, it is unlikely that this tooth now has gum disease. It may be tha this tooth is sore due to overload and a lack of support, it could be hat the tooth has moved and is now hitting differently, it could be hat you are grinding your teeth and that this tooth is now taking more of the forces than it did before. I would discuss this further with your dentist.
All of the things you describe are possible. The could be decay there but if it has been checked by you dentist, it is unlikely that they would miss this. Was the other tooth lost through gum disease, if not, it is unlikely that this tooth now has gum disease. It may be tha this tooth is sore due to overload and a lack of support, it could be hat the tooth has moved and is now hitting differently, it could be hat you are grinding your teeth and that this tooth is now taking more of the forces than it did before. I would discuss this further with your dentist.
Dr Ian Dunn
PurelyPerio Clinic 334, PO Box 334, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 0AG Web: www.purelyperio.co.uk Tel: 01625 419700
