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I don't have any cavities (just been to dentist), and my bottom teeth are all pretty sensitive to cold right now. I stopped wearing my rubber bands because I don't want any damage to happen to my roots or something as I have always had pretty sensitive teeth anyway.

I see that a lot of you recommend sensitive-teeth toothpaste, and I'm sure that will help to an extent, but I'm just wondering what does sensitive teeth mean (when you know it's not a cavity).

from my experience i had really sensitve teeth quite some time ago. it would kinda sting when I would drink anything really really cold or anything really really warm. once I started using sensodyne the problem seemed to slowly get better and now i hardly have any sensitivity in that area. my teeth do get a little bit sensitive after an adjustment but that goes away quick.

A couple of days after getting the archwires changed I ate some cold apple sauce (straight from the refrigerator) and just about dropped dead in my tracks. For a few seconds the pain was astounding. Bit after a few more days things settled back to normal. Having learned my lesson, post adjustment now I just slightly warm things in a microwave before eating them . I've also had a restaurant warm cheesecake for me - no big deal just ask them.

I guess the difference for me is that the pain was not going away after only a few days and it seems to have been because of my elastics, not the braces themselves. I wonder if that makes a difference.

eveningninja wrote:I guess the difference for me is that the pain was not going away after only a few days and it seems to have been because of my elastics, not the braces themselves.

I had temporary cold sensitivity that lasted a few days, but eventually went away. I think it's because your teeth are moving in a new direction, exposing your nerves in a new way that takes a few days to adjust to. I don't think the issue is whether it's due to the braces or the elastics; it's due to new movement of the teeth.

Call your orthodontist's office to see what they say.

Do you think there is ever a point where the teeth cannot move anymore due to elastics? Like is there an end point where the only thing that will happen is pain that doesn't go away and no more actual movement?

I recently had a shooting pain under my gumline that woke me from my sleep 2 nights in a row. It freaked me out but didnt happen again until just today when I was drinking a cold drink. I am in really tight bands and can only think its from them. I hate it though! I've never really had sensitive teeth before.