Mild toothache worse since dental clean!

[gunner0788]

Hi all, i had pain in top and bottom of my mputh on the right side. The pain comes and goes. Went to dentist and he said i had plaque on top set of teeth at the back and this was the cause. He cleaned the teeth with some sort of water jet thingy. Then when i got home and ate, the back of my top set of teeth on the right side started to really hurt. I was eating garlic bread and salty chips but couldnt eat the chips. Now the pain is not constant and if i get the pain after drinking a cold drink makes it feel better. Should i go back or wait? Is it the cleaning that has caused this?

 

[Stephanie Leon]

What basic care is necessary to maintain oral health?

 

[MattKW]

After a cleaning, you may have exposed dentine - this will be sensitive to salted chips, or salt and vinegar chips. Try Sensodyne toothpaste and it should slowly fade away.