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| Carolyn |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 10:21:28
Now this is an unexpected one, but I am wondering whether my lingering tooth pain could be TMS. I have had a nagging toothache when I chewed on one side for some time. Finally went to the dentist and had it checked out. I had a cracked tooth- obviously a legitimate source of pain. The dentist replaced the filling, incorporating the crack and sent me on my way. I still have the tooth pain occassionally so I went back and now he is recommending a root canal. TMS was the farthest thing from my mind except that all of a sudden when I am chewing, I started getting the same twinges at the same tooth on the opposite side of my mouth! Since this is classic TMS strategy, I am wondering if my subconscious misses the the tooth pain as a distraction and is trying to recreate it. TMS in me usually does seem to take a legitimate injury and then latch onto it so the pain lasts much beyond the actuall injury. I am planning on holding off on any root canal until I focus on this as TMS for a little while.
Carolyn |
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| Carolyn |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 11:33:29
I did have the dentist look at the tooth on the other side because I know it is not uncommon to have symmetrical cavities, but he sees no crack. Basically the root canal would not be for an infection but because he said if a hairline crack continued down near the nerve, that could be causing me pain and a root canal would remove the nerve and therefore eliminate the pain. I'm just not sure, like I said my TMS has in the past, brought old injuries back to life.
Carolyn |
| Susie |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 10:58:11
Hi Carolyn- If your dentist is reccomending a root canal he would be able to see infection on the x-ray. Infection is common when you have a cracked tooth as it is easy for the bacteria to enter the root via the crack. Often times our occlusion causes the crack and since we are basically symetrical, it is not uncommon to have the same tooth injured on both sides. You might ask your dentist to x-ray your other tooth for any signs of infection. It should be realitively easy to diagnose. |
| Stryder |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 10:54:17
I've always wondered if a memory of a past real pain (a cracked tooth filling) can later be used by TMS as a distraction. Probably so. Basically TMS re-plays the memory of the pain, and you think the pain is real now since it was real in the past. -Stryder
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