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Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: 5 days ago | Replies (6)
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I'm restarting this coversation to ask a question:
Does anyone with PMR have tooth pain?
Not jaw pain, just tooth pain. I have felt like I've had a toothache for two months but I can't narrow it down to a tooth. Just that it is my upper left side.
It doesn't get better and doesn't get worse. The dentist has examined me and taken x-rays twice. There is no sign of decay, root problems, cracks, bite problems. Nothing.
Any one else experienced this?
I do not have GCA. Just PMR and I am down to alternating 1 mg and 1 1/2 mg of prednisone. I reduce the amount monthly and the pain spikes a bit in the middle of the month but isn't bad. I still exercise daily.
Any suggestions welcomed.
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@cyndiefromnc
Here’s a repost of my experience:
Tooth pain is a well documented symptom of GCA. I experienced this 4 months before I developed other symptoms of GCA. It caused part of my molar that had been extensively repaired in the past to break off. A crown was placed successfully but the tooth pain improved only slightly. Neither I, nor the dentist, recognized this as a possible symptom of GCA. I was on a low dose of prednisone at the time, about 3 mg, for PMR, which had been started at 20 mg about 15 months earlier. I developed classical GCA symptoms 4 months later. The tooth pain and GCA symptoms responded completely within about 12 hours to 60 mg of prednisone. I consider myself lucky not to have sustained loss of vision.
The following article is just one of several that can be found about this topic:
https://ddsdentalimplants.com/can-temporal-arteritis-cause-tooth-pain.html