Had my most pleasant and pain-free emergency dental appointment last week, just before the holiday.
Had a stabbing pain in a tooth that made me think it was broken -- I've had one before.
So I get in to see the dentist, he pokes around at it, tells me "Nothing wrong with the tooth that I can see."
Takes some X-rays, looks 'em over. Turns out the sinus cavity on that side is right up against the root, and sinus pressure is putting pressure on the root, causing the toothache. He suggested I invest in a box of antihistamines.
I did so. Still get occasional twinges, but pain pretty much gone.
Had a stabbing pain in a tooth that made me think it was broken -- I've had one before.
So I get in to see the dentist, he pokes around at it, tells me "Nothing wrong with the tooth that I can see."
Takes some X-rays, looks 'em over. Turns out the sinus cavity on that side is right up against the root, and sinus pressure is putting pressure on the root, causing the toothache. He suggested I invest in a box of antihistamines.
I did so. Still get occasional twinges, but pain pretty much gone.