I fear these sensitive "wonky nerve" teeth more than actual tooth decay, because for tooth decay, if I ever get a "hot tooth", I know of something that takes away the pain completely - holding ice cold water in the mouth. According to google, it works because the bacteria creating the infection release gases which create pressure in the tooth, which is what causes the pain, and the cold temperature of the cold water decreases pressure, therefore relieving pain. And I also know from personal experience that this works.
These tooth pains are sometimes so severe that no analgesics work, so even if that happens and the pain starts at night when I can't see an emergency dentist, I got the cold water to save me. Yes, it's boring to always need to be replacing it, but it works.
But with sensitive "wonky nerve" teeth there's no bacterial infection, just inflammation, so I'm not sure the cold water would relieve the pain, in case of it progressing to severe pain from irreversible pulpitis.
Do you know if the cold water also relieves the pain in these cases?
Or what about clove oil? This is also something that I know it works wonders for a hot tooth (after all it's almost 100% eugenol, a strong anesthetic), but I'm not sure it would work for these cases, because there's no hole/cavity for the oil to slip through.
In short, believe it or not I don't fear an infected tooth nearly as much because I know of these two very effective ways to relieve the severe pain if analgesics fail (which they often do), but I'm not sure they work for non-infectious irreversible pulpitis as well.
I've asked 2 irl dentists and they
didn't know.
These tooth pains are sometimes so severe that no analgesics work, so even if that happens and the pain starts at night when I can't see an emergency dentist, I got the cold water to save me. Yes, it's boring to always need to be replacing it, but it works.
But with sensitive "wonky nerve" teeth there's no bacterial infection, just inflammation, so I'm not sure the cold water would relieve the pain, in case of it progressing to severe pain from irreversible pulpitis.
Do you know if the cold water also relieves the pain in these cases?
Or what about clove oil? This is also something that I know it works wonders for a hot tooth (after all it's almost 100% eugenol, a strong anesthetic), but I'm not sure it would work for these cases, because there's no hole/cavity for the oil to slip through.
In short, believe it or not I don't fear an infected tooth nearly as much because I know of these two very effective ways to relieve the severe pain if analgesics fail (which they often do), but I'm not sure they work for non-infectious irreversible pulpitis as well.
I've asked 2 irl dentists and they
didn't know.