Amount of pain expected for correction of Bugs Bunny Teeth?

I've been looking through the forum and seen that putting on braces involve pain...but how painful is the pain? like childbirth?

i'm not quite sure myself..i'm also considering to get one....hopefully it's not too bad :?

Originally Posted by brock

I've been looking through the forum and seen that putting on braces involve pain...but how painful is the pain? like childbirth?

Maybe it would depend on how "bugs bunny" your teeth are.
If it sticks out even when you close your lips, then we really got a problem ( unless you are referring to your pet rabbit )

[lancymoor102]

Well, few days ago I got a quick, shooting, sharp pain when brushing one of my molars around the gum line! I can't see any inflammation or reason for getting this pain - my gums look fine and obviously my teeth are healthy. The pain is when I hit a particular spot of the tooth. I didn't have any pain when I ate my lunch or drank some water. Why am I get this pain, and will it go away?

[Sunny]

There are many reasons why this could happen, but the best person to advise you is your dentist. Please make an appointment asap and get this sorted.

Using a toothpaste for sensitive teeth may help. I use sensodyne.

Good luck!

[angelbabiez9700]

Im wearing invisalign to correct some rotation and spaces in my top teeth that I dont liek....it doesnt hurt like giving birth..more irritating that anything, like not being able to scratch something that itches all day long sometimes. Also, for the poster that said their molar hurt, I would also tell my dentist because it could be a cavity...many times a cavity starts inside the tooth and starts to rot the tooth inside out before it is even seen. So just to be on the safe side, I would get it checked out just in case.

[Sunny]

Originally Posted by angelbabiez9700

for the poster that said their molar hurt, I would also tell my dentist because it could be a cavity...many times a cavity starts inside the tooth and starts to rot the tooth inside out before it is even seen.

Cavities are caused due to contact with the enamel of your teeth and left over food particles. Bacteria that lives in your mouth, can combine with these left over particles and cause an acid that is able to break down the enamel and result in a cavity. Cavities begin on the outside of our teeth ... here's some articles that may help you understand this.

Howstuffworks "How Cavities and Fillings Work"
Cavities - Tooth Decay - How Cavities Form Video - About.com
Tooth Decay

Take care!

[angelbabiez9700]

My husband had a cavity on his back molar that was the size of a pin point and it traveled inside of his tooth. His tooth rotted from the inside out and he didnt know that he had a cavity because on the outside the tiny cavity was not visible for him to see. It was much worse inside his tooth. The only reason he found out was because his molar was hurting all the time. The denist had to go in there and drill it all out, it was not good. Thats why I thought maybe if he didnt see anything, there could still be a cavity.

[Sunny]

An x-ray should pick this up and show the cavity well before the tooth needed to be treated in such an invasive way. For a cavity to form, enamel will be affected in the area and this should show up when being x-rayed.

Regular dental checkups are recommended for everyone, and if the person should have any tooth ache, then definitely go see a dentist.

[mariahfromchicago]

Getting braces on isn't painful. I don't have "Bugs Bunny Teeth" though.
I've never had a cavity.
- mariah

[Sunny]

Mariah the person who wrote that post, did so in 2005. I think a few of the posts back then were less positive about how easy it is to get and wear braces.

Luckily we're able to relate that pain is rare ... and since I've not had any related to having braces, I'm more than happy about that!

I've had a few cavities ... again no pain ... mostly as a child of the 70's. I never knew I had them until my school dental checkups and they were filled without pain and from memory the only annoying part was not being able to chew on that side (where the filling was) for a few hours. As an adult I've not had any fillings, but have had to have fillings replaced ... and again ... pain free!

[Zoso]

Originally Posted by Sunny

An x-ray should pick this up and show the cavity well before the tooth needed to be treated in such an invasive way. For a cavity to form, enamel will be affected in the area and this should show up when being x-rayed.

Regular dental checkups are recommended for everyone, and if the person should have any tooth ache, then definitely go see a dentist.

In actual fact, it is quite possible for a cavity to be present and yet remain for some time undetected by X-ray, especially if it forms under an existing reconstruction. Additionally, what are referrd to as “drop surface” cavities - decay that begins in the tiny natural fissures that go down to the dentine - destroy the tooth from the inside out - the external surface will appear healthy until decay has progressed so far that it can be seen on X-rays or by literally seeing it as a discoloration under the surface of the enamel.

And of course severe tooth pain can also have other causes than decay - the root of a tooth may start to become necrotic for a variety of reasons, including trauma. In this case a root canal would usually be indicated.

But all of this does just underscore the importance of regular checkups, and annual dental X-rays. Being "penny-wise" by refusing for a few years the extra costs associated with the X-rays can suddenly seem quite "pound foolish" when extensive reconstructions, or even extractions end up being needed. And for those who worry about the radiation: consider that the dose you receive is less than that you'd get from the additional exposure to cosmic radiation on a long haul flight and I think it's plain that this is the right thing to do.