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Tooth ligament and tongue pain.
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The issues seemed to start after a root canal on tooth #18.
I noticed some discomfort on that side. Eventually, tooth #29 started giving me issues after having a filling replaced. After about 6 months, it finally settled down, but still gave me issues below the tooth. This went on for years and finally when my dentist adjusted the tooth behind it, I finally had relief. I did not have pain for over a year on that side, but then tooth #13 started bothering me along with almost constant side tongue pain..sharp. Made worse by talking.
Had that tooth adjusted, then #29 started bothering me again..not the tooth, but below it..felt deep. A few weeks ago, #21 started to bother me..but behind it. Just to note, I had tooth 18 removed 4 years ago as the root canal failed. I had the area of tooth 19 adjusted a couple weeks ago, but am still dealing with jaw and tongue pain. The tongue pain is sharp and worse with talking, chewing. I have a fairly simple life. I am single and happy, have 2 great jobs and am financially very stable. I don’t feel as stress is the problem as I have removed a lot of stress over the years. I am wondering if it truly is my bite being so far off, but it just doesn’t make sense the pain deal with because of it. (To note, the area of #29, #30, and 31 are not bothering me at all right now.) Also, I know I have a lot of shifting from missing tooth 18, but even when I had that tooth, I had pain on the 29,30 and 31 side almost all the time.
Thanks so much!
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Kat, this is sure a mystery, having this shifting pain in your mouth. Particularly the sharp pain along your tongue. That sounds more like an irritation of the nerve. Have you thought about seeing a neurologist?
Having teeth that don’t properly occlude when biting can definitely create long term problems such as jaw pain or individual teeth having intense pain. Humans have a biting power of about 162 pounds per square inch. That’s a lot of pressure which is usually divided equally over both arches as teeth come together. If you have a tooth out of position and it’s bearing the brunt of that pressure, it’s jarring to the tooth, nerve tissue and bone supporting the tooth.
You’ve probably done this a million times, but try an experiment right now. Standing or sitting, with your lips closed, jaw relaxed and slack, not clenched. Very lowly bring your teeth together until they naturally stop. You should be able to feel all the teeth interlocking into place and touching relatively equally. Do any teeth feel like they have high points that are hitting first?
When the dentist checks your bite with the articulating paper, are you sitting upright in the chair?