A 36-year-old member asked:
What should i do about a toothache when chewing bubble gum?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. steven Presentanswered
Dentistry 45 years experience
See your dentist: If you are getting pain upon chewing on a specific tooth it could possibly be due to a fracture. However, if the pain is occurring around your ears or the side of your face it could be due to either inflammation of the temporomandibular joints or the muscles that you use for chewing from over use. I would suggest refrain from the chewing gum for a while, give the joint and muscles a chance to rest.
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Dr. Jonathan Richardsanswered
Dentistry - Endodontics 20 years experience
Get it checked: Many times we perceive any pain from the mouth as a toothache. In reality there are many tissues that can ache or be stimulated and result in pain. A true toothache is due to the dental pulp (nerve), which when inflamed can be hypersensitive to sweets (like the sugar in bubble gum). The nerve can become inflamed due to a cavity or defective filling. Could be the jaw muscles or joint, too.
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Dr. Theodore Davantzisanswered
Dentistry 42 years experience
Dental exam: Have your teeth examined by a dentist... you might have a cavity,
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Dr. Arnold Malermananswered
Orthodontics 55 years experience
Call/Stop: First stop chewing gum. If it's a cavity, sugar in the gum will feed the bacteria that make the cavity worse. If it's a fractured tooth, chewing will worsen the fracture. Second, and extremely important, call your Dentist. Make an appointment so that your Dentist can determine the cause of your pain and rectify the problem. Please call now before your chronic problem becomes an acute problem.
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