Elastics and sharp pain - Has this happened to anyone else?

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#16 Post by **Thathrill** » Mon May 14, 2007 12:50 pm

I never had any cold/hot sensitivity before braces but when things are extremely cold it is very uncomfortable to my teeth. I would follow the directions of your otho's asst. They are there to help.

#17 Post by **OlaLibra** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:07 pm

Ok so i spoke to my dentist and orthodontist (sp?) lol they looked at a past xray from when i got my teeth cleaning done back in feb (my dentist did) and my orthodontist took a new xray and didn't see a thing no caries cavities absess (sp?) she said that it was most likely nerve trauma from the elastics so they both told me to use Sensodyne for 2 weeks and then to call them if i'm still feeling pain when drinking something cold. So far its been 3 days with the tooth paste and i haven't really tried letting anything too cold touch the tooth but when it happens i don't feel as much pain as i used to so yeah just an update

#18 Post by **OlaLibra** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:25 pm

thanks for the support..

#19 Post by **Chiwawamom** » Fri May 18, 2007 3:14 pm

Ok.....now I'm nervous to get my elastics..... I hope I don't have this nail shooting up the tooth feeling. YIKES!!!!!

#20 Post by **Chiwawamom** » Fri May 18, 2007 9:45 pm

PHEW!!!! I was worried enough about the discomfort and when I read this I was like..."WHAT THE HECK" !!!!!! ??????? Im still not looking foward to getting them. I will be SO embarassed if one breaks off and goes flying into one of my clients faces. I work with the public so these elastics are going to be interesting......Are my cheeks going to get raw from them like the braces do to our lips and cheeks?

#21 Post by **OlaLibra** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:06 pm

yeah don't get me wrong the pain that came after wearing the elastics was only a minor set back...i've worn the elastics every day 24/7 and now my teeth are straight and my bite is perfect and i only need to wear the elastics at night just to keep the position so yeah even though the elastics did cause pain with 1 tooth only that was just minor to all the good work its done

#22 Post by **OlaLibra** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 7:04 pm

haha ok so after 2 weeks of using sensodyne the bottom canine stopped hurting and 3 days later the top one hurts now! i'm wondering if i should wait a week to go back on the sensodyne again or if i should just use it again for a few days?

#23 Post by **OlaLibra** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:29 am

thanks kiwi! I guess i'll just use it once cause for the two weeks i was using it i missed my colgate toothpaste also lol thanks for the advice!

#24 Post by **JoviFan** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:26 pm

I don't have elastics, well yet.....don't have my lower braces yet either...and I'm 4 months in - should learn more tomorrow at my 3 rd adjustment

anyway, I had some shooting pain from my canine that seem to go up the side of my nose...it was horrible, it only lasted a few seconds a couple times aday, did seem more related to cold drinks... so I started using the Colgate sensitive toothpaste, and so far no more pain

#25 Post by **OlaLibra** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:50 pm

JoviFan wrote:I don't have elastics, well yet.....don't have my lower braces yet either...and I'm 4 months in - should learn more tomorrow at my 3 rd adjustment anyway, I had some shooting pain from my canine that seem to go up the side of my nose...it was horrible, it only lasted a few seconds a couple times aday, did seem more related to cold drinks... so I started using the Colgate sensitive toothpaste, and so far no more pain

colgate has a sensitive toothpaste? wow I should go find it cause sensodyne is so blah lol

#26 Post by **JoviFan** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:09 pm

OlaLibra wrote:
JoviFan wrote:I don't have elastics, well yet.....don't have my lower braces yet either...and I'm 4 months in - should learn more tomorrow at my 3 rd adjustment anyway, I had some shooting pain from my canine that seem to go up the side of my nose...it was horrible, it only lasted a few seconds a couple times aday, did seem more related to cold drinks... so I started using the Colgate sensitive toothpaste, and so far no more pain
colgate has a sensitive toothpaste? wow I should go find it cause sensodyne is so blah lol

Yep - and it's in a pink foil type tube

#27 Post by **JoviFan** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:12 am

KK wrote:The colgate one is ok, but I use sensodyne whitening ... and colgates toothpaste for sensitive teeth doesn't include this.

I've been brushing once a day with sensodyne for a few years now and only have an issue with sensitivity if I do something strange like using very cold water in my waterpik. I quickly learned to use warm water only when it was being squirted on my teeth.

Good luck with all sensitivity issues!

hmmm. .. the 'pink tubed' Colgate sensitive I use says 'whitening' on it.....