Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 This frightens me. I have to have some dental work done (its been too long since I've been) and I'm worried about the added pain. I've also heard that if you have to have any type of surgery, it could aggrivate the pain. Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! Keep a good thought, I'll let you know when I've had my dental work. Koala-t hugs, Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 This frightens me. I have to have some dental work done (its been too long since I've been) and I'm worried about the added pain. I've also heard that if you have to have any type of surgery, it could aggrivate the pain. Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! Keep a good thought, I'll let you know when I've had my dental work. Koala-t hugs, Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 This frightens me. I have to have some dental work done (its been too long since I've been) and I'm worried about the added pain. I've also heard that if you have to have any type of surgery, it could aggrivate the pain. Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! Keep a good thought, I'll let you know when I've had my dental work. Koala-t hugs, Cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 At 02:20 PM 05/15/2002 +0000, nugget6 wrote: >Does anyone have any advice on how to get dental work done w/the least >amount of pain possible? Are dentists trained in FMS? Just curious. I'm struggling with this as well right now, and I'm honestly not sure. I have a terrific dentist, but it's always an ordeal. Right now I am finally figuring out that my facial/cranial pain is due to TMJ. I habitually grit my teeth, and this has gotten to the point that my jaw dislocates during dental procedures. Although my dentist has gone to the max trying to avoid causing me any pain or making me hold my jaw open except the bare minimum to get the job done, I'm very much afraid that it doesn't do much good any longer. I yawned last night and my jaw dislocated. Right now I have a LOT of pain, and didn't even go near the dentist. I guess some pain is inevitable. My approach is this, to minimize it the best I can. Because I have Sjogren's and that means chronically very dry mouth, I tend to have lots of dental caries, regardless of how often I brush and floss. I try to be prepared when facing a dental visit. My dentist uses a slightly different anesthetic for injections, a stronger preparation than normal novocaine. As I mentioned, minimally invasive to try to prevent jaw problems. But mostly the aftercare is what I've learned to do. I'm prepared with hot compresses to be applied right after I get home, before the medications have worn off. No talking, no work, and no solid foods for a bit after. Even with all this, my jaw usually hurts for anywhere from a week to months after. Tylenol 3 helps quite a bit with this, specifically for the jaw problem. If you're having tooth pain following dental work, it could be lots of things. Your occlusion (bite) may be somewhat off after a filling, and that can be hard for your jaw to adjust to. Newly filled teeth can be extremely sensitive to heat and cold, esp. if your dentist is using metal for the fillings. Switch to porcelain fillings; they're much more expensive but IME far less likely to cause sensitivity, even with very large fillings. Remember that the filling is kissing up to the nerve in large fillings, and so when you chill the filling you're hitting the nerve, too. I'm not sure I ascribe my pain to FMS as such, although that is certainly possible. I hadn't considered it before. But if you have jaw pain, or tooth pain that is dull and steady even in the absence of caries, it might be TMJ, esp. if you have a history of grinding (bruxism) or as I do, simply gritting. I have a prosthesis for my gritting problem, and that helps somewhat as well (if I don't take it out while I'm asleep, as I do about half the time). It can also be sinus problems, but only if the pain is limited to the upper teeth; lower-jaw and tooth pain cannot be attributed to sinus infections, normally. The test to see if your tooth pain is sinus-related is to lean forward and let your head and shoulders drop, and determine if this makes the pain worse. If it does, it may well be sinus pressure. If there is no change, this may not be the problem. Best regards, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Even in nice Mr. son's stories, each boy's life only catches your deepest interest when a pirate is about to slit that sweet child's throat. What makes a story good ain't what makes a person good. " (Allan Gurganus) " Cut a good story anywhere, and it will bleed. " (Anton Chekhov) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 At 02:20 PM 05/15/2002 +0000, nugget6 wrote: >Does anyone have any advice on how to get dental work done w/the least >amount of pain possible? Are dentists trained in FMS? Just curious. I'm struggling with this as well right now, and I'm honestly not sure. I have a terrific dentist, but it's always an ordeal. Right now I am finally figuring out that my facial/cranial pain is due to TMJ. I habitually grit my teeth, and this has gotten to the point that my jaw dislocates during dental procedures. Although my dentist has gone to the max trying to avoid causing me any pain or making me hold my jaw open except the bare minimum to get the job done, I'm very much afraid that it doesn't do much good any longer. I yawned last night and my jaw dislocated. Right now I have a LOT of pain, and didn't even go near the dentist. I guess some pain is inevitable. My approach is this, to minimize it the best I can. Because I have Sjogren's and that means chronically very dry mouth, I tend to have lots of dental caries, regardless of how often I brush and floss. I try to be prepared when facing a dental visit. My dentist uses a slightly different anesthetic for injections, a stronger preparation than normal novocaine. As I mentioned, minimally invasive to try to prevent jaw problems. But mostly the aftercare is what I've learned to do. I'm prepared with hot compresses to be applied right after I get home, before the medications have worn off. No talking, no work, and no solid foods for a bit after. Even with all this, my jaw usually hurts for anywhere from a week to months after. Tylenol 3 helps quite a bit with this, specifically for the jaw problem. If you're having tooth pain following dental work, it could be lots of things. Your occlusion (bite) may be somewhat off after a filling, and that can be hard for your jaw to adjust to. Newly filled teeth can be extremely sensitive to heat and cold, esp. if your dentist is using metal for the fillings. Switch to porcelain fillings; they're much more expensive but IME far less likely to cause sensitivity, even with very large fillings. Remember that the filling is kissing up to the nerve in large fillings, and so when you chill the filling you're hitting the nerve, too. I'm not sure I ascribe my pain to FMS as such, although that is certainly possible. I hadn't considered it before. But if you have jaw pain, or tooth pain that is dull and steady even in the absence of caries, it might be TMJ, esp. if you have a history of grinding (bruxism) or as I do, simply gritting. I have a prosthesis for my gritting problem, and that helps somewhat as well (if I don't take it out while I'm asleep, as I do about half the time). It can also be sinus problems, but only if the pain is limited to the upper teeth; lower-jaw and tooth pain cannot be attributed to sinus infections, normally. The test to see if your tooth pain is sinus-related is to lean forward and let your head and shoulders drop, and determine if this makes the pain worse. If it does, it may well be sinus pressure. If there is no change, this may not be the problem. Best regards, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Even in nice Mr. son's stories, each boy's life only catches your deepest interest when a pirate is about to slit that sweet child's throat. What makes a story good ain't what makes a person good. " (Allan Gurganus) " Cut a good story anywhere, and it will bleed. " (Anton Chekhov) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 At 02:20 PM 05/15/2002 +0000, nugget6 wrote: >Does anyone have any advice on how to get dental work done w/the least >amount of pain possible? Are dentists trained in FMS? Just curious. I'm struggling with this as well right now, and I'm honestly not sure. I have a terrific dentist, but it's always an ordeal. Right now I am finally figuring out that my facial/cranial pain is due to TMJ. I habitually grit my teeth, and this has gotten to the point that my jaw dislocates during dental procedures. Although my dentist has gone to the max trying to avoid causing me any pain or making me hold my jaw open except the bare minimum to get the job done, I'm very much afraid that it doesn't do much good any longer. I yawned last night and my jaw dislocated. Right now I have a LOT of pain, and didn't even go near the dentist. I guess some pain is inevitable. My approach is this, to minimize it the best I can. Because I have Sjogren's and that means chronically very dry mouth, I tend to have lots of dental caries, regardless of how often I brush and floss. I try to be prepared when facing a dental visit. My dentist uses a slightly different anesthetic for injections, a stronger preparation than normal novocaine. As I mentioned, minimally invasive to try to prevent jaw problems. But mostly the aftercare is what I've learned to do. I'm prepared with hot compresses to be applied right after I get home, before the medications have worn off. No talking, no work, and no solid foods for a bit after. Even with all this, my jaw usually hurts for anywhere from a week to months after. Tylenol 3 helps quite a bit with this, specifically for the jaw problem. If you're having tooth pain following dental work, it could be lots of things. Your occlusion (bite) may be somewhat off after a filling, and that can be hard for your jaw to adjust to. Newly filled teeth can be extremely sensitive to heat and cold, esp. if your dentist is using metal for the fillings. Switch to porcelain fillings; they're much more expensive but IME far less likely to cause sensitivity, even with very large fillings. Remember that the filling is kissing up to the nerve in large fillings, and so when you chill the filling you're hitting the nerve, too. I'm not sure I ascribe my pain to FMS as such, although that is certainly possible. I hadn't considered it before. But if you have jaw pain, or tooth pain that is dull and steady even in the absence of caries, it might be TMJ, esp. if you have a history of grinding (bruxism) or as I do, simply gritting. I have a prosthesis for my gritting problem, and that helps somewhat as well (if I don't take it out while I'm asleep, as I do about half the time). It can also be sinus problems, but only if the pain is limited to the upper teeth; lower-jaw and tooth pain cannot be attributed to sinus infections, normally. The test to see if your tooth pain is sinus-related is to lean forward and let your head and shoulders drop, and determine if this makes the pain worse. If it does, it may well be sinus pressure. If there is no change, this may not be the problem. Best regards, Em ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " Even in nice Mr. son's stories, each boy's life only catches your deepest interest when a pirate is about to slit that sweet child's throat. What makes a story good ain't what makes a person good. " (Allan Gurganus) " Cut a good story anywhere, and it will bleed. " (Anton Chekhov) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Cathy writes, > . Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support > group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! I would not have to worry about this one. I wouldn't think of having surgery if I didn't need it. That I can promise you. Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Cathy writes, > . Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support > group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! I would not have to worry about this one. I wouldn't think of having surgery if I didn't need it. That I can promise you. Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Cathy writes, > . Infact, some of my friends (from a FMS support > group) say if you don't need the surgery, DON'T have it! I would not have to worry about this one. I wouldn't think of having surgery if I didn't need it. That I can promise you. Take care, Irene Books may well be the only true magic Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Hi Jeanette, I am put under sedation to have my teeth filled etc. No matter how much local anaethesia I hav it makes no difference I still experience pain. Like you I did not actually associate FMS with this problem. Does anyone else hav this problem? gentle fibrohugs Lin x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2003 Report Share Posted March 19, 2003 Ouch! Has anyone ever had pain and numbness after minor dental work/teeth cleaning? I'm miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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