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My tooth was aching when i woke up but after about 10 minutes of being awake my tooth seemed fine. what could it have been?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Grinding: You might be grinding your teeth in your sleep.

Answered 8/9/2013

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Dr. Joel Doyon answered

Specializes in Dentistry - Cosmetic

Call dentist: You could be grinding your teeth while sleeping. Call your dentist for an evaluation to determine what's going on.

Dr Eleczko agreed

Answered 8/11/2013

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A member asked:

My tooth was aching when i woke up but after about 10 minutes of being awake my tooth seemed fine. what could it have been?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Dr. Joel Doyon answered

Dr Eleczko agreed

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