Re: Anyone Else With Toothaches/Sensitivity?

[Guest guest]

Hi Jim,

I had that problem through-out my battle with lyme. It too would move around

my mouth, but would be concentrated more on one side.

It is all nerve related..........its a great place for those little buggers

to hide.

There is probably nothing wrong with your teeth...My Dentist told me the

same thing. I stopped going to the dentist for awhile........because it was

always worse after going. It would take a week for my mouth to quiet down

after a cleaning.

When my mouth would act up, I would slowly swish warm water around in

it........sometimes that would work. It would calm the nerves. Sometimes a

warm heating pad did the trick. Sometimes when it was really bad, I would

take Vioxx, and it would quiet down in about 20-30 minutes. I also used

Vioxx when I had numbness and tingling in my extremities, always would work

within a short time.

Try to stay away from the dentist, until your mouth quiets down............I

returned this summer for a cleaning.........I'm in remission now, I had

absolutely no teeth pain, and no pain after the cleaning.

Hang in there, return to the dentist when you feel your mouth has been quiet

for a few months.

Connie nwnj

[Guest guest]

JIm,

I don't have Lymes, but Rocky Mtn Spotted Fever. Been tested for the other and

I am getting better on the antibiotic. Been on it for over a 1 1/2 yrs and

slowly getting better. They say I had it chronically for several yrs. Yes, I

had green in my sinuses and my teeth, gums, jaw will go thru sporatic pain.

Mine comes and goes and has gotten less over time.

[ ] Anyone Else With Toothaches/Sensitivity?

Hi,

I have had problems with achiness/sensitivity in my teeth that sort

of moves around from quadrant to quadrant in my mouth. It is worst

on the right side of my mouth where I recently had fillings replaced

making it difficult to chew on that side, but the other side gets a

little achey as well. I actually have some more filling replacements

scheduled for the left side, but may forego them for now fearing that

I will also lose the ability to chew on either side! My dentist is

excellent and after checking and re-checking assures me that the

dental work is fine and that he can find nothing wrong with the

teeth, roots, or nerves. I have begun using a sensitive tooth

toothpaste, but have yet to see any improvement.

I thought it was " just me " until I came across the following item

from the Academy of General Dentistry linking Lyme to exactly such

problems: http://www.agd.org/consumer/media/february01/lyme.html.

(I assume this has to do with Lyme causing damage/inflammation in the

nerve.)

Questions:

1) Has anyone else had a similarly recalcitrant toothache/tooth

sensitivity problem with their Lyme?

2) More importantly, has anyone found a way to make it go away or at

least improve the situation?

With all of my other ongoing problems of chronic illness, not being

able to chew well, the constant toothache/sensitivity, and the

inability to withstand dental work withoutinflaming another tooth to

ache has become a major downer. I would appreciate any helpful

suggestions anyone has.

Thanks,

Jim