What's going on in my mouth?!?

I woke up yesterday morning with a sore mouth. My right side teeth both top and bottom are sensitive to cold (VERY sensitive) and hurt. It starts at my 3rd tooth back on both the top and bottom and hurts. Yesterday they were just sensitive and hurt a bit, but today as the day has went on they have slowly started hurting even more. I have a tooth on the bottom that had been filled, but the filling came out. It's been that way fror about two years, but I don't have dental insurance so I couldn't get it fixed. Sometimes food gets down where the filling was in between my teeth and it hurts but i just floss and it stops.Can't tell if my face is puffy or anything but my jaw kinda off and on feels tired. My gums are swelled on the top inside but I don't know if that's where I flossed earlier or not. I don't have dental insurance but I do need to know what to do or take.Right now it is a moderate and tolerable pain but I don't want it to keep getting worse. Can you go to a regular dr for this

What's going on in my mouth?!?
The area where you lost your filling has been unprotected all this time. The inner layer of a tooth is not as hard as the enamel and therefore easier to breakdown. Most likely you have new decay in that area and it could possibly be deep enough now that it has effected the nerve. You possibly are grinding on your teeth at night and that is why the top and bottom both hurt. You may have also cracked that weakened tooth from grinding on it. It could be several things. The main thing is that it is talking to you and the problem won't go away until you see a dentist.


You can take some Ibuprofen for now to ease the pain and don't use tartar control toothpaste or whitening toothpaste. They make your teeth more sensitive to colds. Check into getting a night guard to wear during sleeping. You can start with the soft ones you buy in the stores, but a hard one made for you by the dentist is easier to wear. Hope this helped.
Reply:You most likely need a root canal done. The nerve is dying and needs taken out. You might be able to go the doctor and get meds for an infection but most likely you need a dentist because the tooth needs fixed ASAP.
Reply:It sounds like the sensitivity is cause by a nerve in your tooth being exposed to air, which causes a stinging pain. The only thing to do is to go to a dentist. I don't have dental insurance either, but I still go to the dentist regularly.
Reply:If you have a tooth with a missing filling, chances are that you need to see a dentist ASAP--whether you have dental insurance or not. If this tooth has been without coverage for a while, there is likely an infection in the tooth, bone, gums, and surrounding areas. These infections start very small, but over time and without treatment, they can be very serious. You will likely need antibiotics to resolve the infection and a root canal followed by a final filling or crown. If the tooth is nonsalvageable or you cannot afford all of the fees to save it, you will need to have it extracted.





A medical doctor cannot do anything for you. They know nothing about the dental profession. You must see a dentist soon. Good luck. For now, you can take over-the-counter pain medications such as ibuprofen, aspirin, or acetaminophen. There is a temporary filling material available at drug stores in the dental section as well. This would give some relief to your temperature sensitivity.



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