Does pain go after teeth are pulled?

[Kingston pt]

For anyone who has pulled teeth before being diagnosed with a form of neuralgia. Do you still have pain in the specific area where the teeth were pulled or is there no pain? Once a tooth is pulled does the pain just move to the tooth in front of that or would there still be pain where the tooth was? Thanks

[EE03]

I've lost all of my molars, except three, and the pain is still with me. Don't let a Dentist pull any of your teeth unless there is a clear reason for it. It doesn't get rid of the pain.

[allih]

I had a root canal done twice on the same tooth and it still hurts on occasion. The problem is the Trigeminal nerve feeds sensory information from the teeth and gums. It just "feels" like the tooth because that is what a toothache feels like.

I've learned to differentiate the TN pain from normal toothache. One it is intermittent, lasts a few days and goes away again. Two, it hurts after I eat or am in cold air, and then lightens up after a ten- fifteen minutes. Three, the pain changes from a dull ache, to a crushing sensation, and sometimes fast, sharp pains that just like to make my life interesting. If it was a real toothache; it wouldn't be intermittent; it would be extremely sensitive to pressure; and, there may or may not be indications of an infection.

Soooo.... Do not allow any of your teeth to be pulled or have root canals done unless there is a CLEAR indication of tooth decay.

TN is very hard to diagnose as it mimics sinus and tooth problems a lotof people have unnecessary procedures done when they really don't need them. You really need to talk to a neurologist. Start keeping a pain diary noting when it hurts, how long, what triggered it (if you know) and take it too the doctor with you. It can be very helpful as there are no outward signs of TN.

Good Luck and I hope you start feeling better.
Alli

[bilateral]

Hi Kingston,

There are many people who have healthy teeth pulled without there being any need whatsoever, simply because they and/or the dentist think that the pain they experience must be teeth related.
But the pain stays because if TN is the cause, removal of the teeth is not going to make any difference to pain levels.

The dentist has to be really sure that there is a problem with a tooth that is bad enough for that tooth to be removed, otherwise you could find yourself minus several healthy teeth but still with the same pain.

take care,

Anne

[Immo]

Hey Kingston,

I've not been on here in ages, but what's been suggested here already by Ellena and Alli said is so true. TN pain - no matter what variation of TN you have, does mimic toothache exactly. They're also right in how you make the distinction. If you have a toothache, that pain never goes away until it's been treated, whereas TN pain comes and goes. In general for most of us, the pain just starts in one place, and in the teeth is where the pain is felt. Unfortunately, the pain seems to come from the tooth, but it is from the nerve itself is where all the pain is generated - hiding itself as tooth pain. I'll find a diagram here to show you just how that works. Both the upper and lower jaw and your teeth, have the nerve running directly alongside them with smaller branches jutting outward like little lightning bolts. Kind of ironic.

https://www.vivature.com/pages/xhtml/medicalLibrary/images/si1264_ma.jpg

I had 4 tooth extractions done over several years because of pain that just kept coming back and causing the most agonising pain, I just assumed it was my teeth, not knowing any better. The worst was that the Dentist never once offered x-rays or anything, they just extracted it. I'd leave and the pain would remain.

I highly reccomend going to see a Neurologist as Alli suggests, they're in the best position to help you work out what you're going to do, how you can treat your pain.

Best wishes ~ Kerry.