Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => Personal Experiences => Topic started by: Urbanchick on October 02, 2016, 10:45:12 AM
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I am starting to despair that I will never feel 'normal' again. My Health anxiety is taking over, every day I seem to have a new worry. Now it is my teeth - for the second time this year I have weird tooth sensitivity on my top teeth. No problems eating but the pain or sensitivity is now constant.
I would love a day off from my over-active mind. Can anybody reassure me that I am not going to become a toothless old hag? (It went away last time, and as OH says, I haven't had any of the other diseases I worried so badly about). Have recently started to halve my oestrogen - two months now on half dose of oestrogen only HRT. Will this ever end??
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Thanks - I already have an implant - it was expensive but so worth it. quite simple and painless aswell.
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Gum disease was one of my first ailments. I'd never had problems but now it's a constant battle, I see a private hygienist every 3 months to help
So I'm now fat (bit over exaggerated but I feel it) , dodgy gums and badly thinning hair, lovely look I'd sport if I didn't buy products to help or pay for professionals who help
I get despondent too at where it'll all end X
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If you use sensertivity toothpaste, don't rinse afterwards.....sorry I expect you already know that......
As for thinning hair, there are lots of products on the market that really do help.....( from an ex hairdresser that has fine thin hair) ME...... ;)
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Which hair products Ellie ? I've tried loads but given up, I find the hair fibres a godsend x
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Teeth become sensitive for a number of reasons, more noticeable at 'our' age >:( ::) …… I use those ti-pee brushes between each one, several times a day. I have 3 implants ………. :P
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Annie, it's important to get a good haircut and often. Yes most of the shampoos for fine hair are good and bulk up your hair....Be careful with conditioner, choose one for fine thin hair and don't use too much. The thickener I like the best is Redken number 6 thickening lotion, again not too much, about the size of a ten pence in Palm of hand, bit less on short hair. I have highlights in my hair, again it makes it look thicker.
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Urbanchick - do use Sensodyne toothpaste as this will help reduce the sensitivity. As Megamind has said, it is very important to really clean teeth properly - use floss and/or Tipees and since I've used an electric toothpaste my teeth have been much better generally. It's the gums that can be a problem when meno hits - oestrogen deficiency can make the gums recede and expose sensitive areas that will hurt. Keep brushing.
Dg x
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I am already borderline obsessive about my teeth. Have used sensodyn for years [don't rinse], use electric toothbrush and tepee brushes. Had two years of gum disease brought under control by hygienist visits every3 months. I should have made it clear, this isn't an ongoing, 'ouch, that ice cream hurts' type thing. It came on suddenly on Thursday and now all my front top teeth ache in a sort of sensitivity way. But I can still eat and drink same as always. Its more of a nerve ending thing, I think. Last time it went away of its own accord, so hopefully it will this time.
I am very tired and busy work-wise, so that doesn't help. At least while I'm on this tooth worry I'm not thinking about bowels, ovaries, dementia, heart attack, etc, etc. So it has its up side!
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I use a private dentist and am due to go soon so will bring appointment forward I think. I also need a new mouthguard - very romantic! - as I grind my teeth and clench my jaw at night. I also seem to have dry mouth syndrome at night when I sleep on my back, this probably isn't helping!
I also woke in the night with one leg gone to sleep!! I am falling apart...
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I've had pins and needles in various parts of the body in recent weeks ::) - no known cause. Age??? :D
I HATE electric toothbrushes, they make such a mess all over the mirror, basin, walls …….. they can also strip enamel off the teeth :o. I use a baby-sized brush behind the teeth followed by a larger one along the front as well as Ti-pee in various sizes ….. several times a day.
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CLKD - Dentists and Hygenists recommend electric toothbrushes so I very much doubt they strip enamel off the teeth. You don't 'brush' with them, you hold it against each tooth and move along each tooth. Mine certainly doesn't make a mess.
Urbanchick - in that case, it may be from the teeth grinding. My husband grinds his teeth and he always has aching teeth. I get aching teeth due to my sinus problems.
Stellajane - although I'm fine with Sensodyne, when I tried the Sensodyne Pro Repair and Protect, it made my mouth really sore, it seemed to really irritate me, so I went back to normal Sensodyne.
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Hello Urbanchick
Sorry you are having this worry and it may well be that your tooth grinding plus hormonal changes are the cause of your difficulties. It would be worth seeing your dentist earlier for peace of mind.
CLKD - Electric toothbrushes only make a mess if you switch them on before you put them in your mouth lol. Even a manual toothbrush would make a mess if you loaded it with toothpaste and shook it vigorously around the bathroom!
Take care everyone.
K.
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My hygienist gave me two heads for my electric toothbrush
She told me to:
Tepee floss once a day
Use fine head to get in between teeth at gums then to use proper head directed towards gums , gums need to be toughened and electric toothbrushes are better, I do 4 secs per tooth X
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Megamind initially I had to do if I can remember 5-6 secs per tooth now down to 4 , sounds ridiculous talking seconds but I agree the more the better !
And if I lapse on my home treatment = I suffer ! Going through a phase now actually because I skipped teligious regime whilst on holiday x
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I agree stellajane
I have to use tepe things as my teeth very slightly cross so floss gets stuck x
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My teeth are very crowded and some over-lap :-X.
SLS is a problem so I changed the paste that I use. OK again.
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Top teeth sensitivity can be from sinuses. I've been diagnosed with sinus infection by my dentist more often than by my doctor because I would have no other symptoms and run to the dentist because my teeth were killing me. There is something about the position of all the facial nerves. That may explain why it went away when you had it before. Perhaps you had a little congestion that you weren't even aware of. I don't get the sniffles with it, just tooth pain and perhaps feeling a little off, which in my 20s I never gave a second thought to feeling off like I do now. You could try your standard home care for a cold and see if it helps (decongestant, chicken broth, Neti pot, etc whatever you would normally do).
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Thanks for all the ideas - I am trying not to let health anxiety take over and will bring forward my dental check-up. I will feel better when I have been and got it over with. I never, ever used to dread the dentist, in fact I never gave it a thought, but over the last two years I feel it has been one thing after another with my teeth, gums and tongue and I now get into a bit of a state.
Looking back, I feel awful about how I [inwardly I must stress] thought older women 'got into a bit of a state' about next to nothing. Now I realise I am one of those older women and see what they were going through.
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I have been following this thread a while because it was a long time since I had been to the dentist, and I have hurty teeth. They are worst on one side (crown) and then the other side joined in. I also have problems with jaw clenching. Any way, I found a new dentist, through a friend and had my teeth looked at, prodded and x-rayed and apart from a couple of small fillings that have deteriorated (that I knew about) they are fine. I had my gum pockets poked :o and then teeth cleaned all the way around. This dentist had a hygienist with whom I can make an appointment as the fancy takes me ;D.
Anyway, my teeth still hurt on and off and yesterday, it was worse. Then I was a bit headachy. I realised that I had not drunk enough all day, went to bed the night before without my glass of water and missed it and woke feeling a bit thirsty, then failed to do anything about it more than the usual cups of tea etc. So, ibuprofen, and plenty of water and it has gone away :) So today, I am carrying my water round the house with me ;) as I do seem to need a fair bit of water to function well.
(CKLD - my husband got an electric toothbrush yesterday, and Yes, the bathroom mirror is splattered. >:( )
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Tell him that he is supposed to use the electric brush on his teeth ?!? ::)
Well done on going for a check up, it used to take a lot of courage for me to go. Now I have a lovely Dentist ;)
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I am drinking again today - still a bit headachy and toothy :D
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Which hair products Ellie ? I've tried loads but given up, I find the hair fibres a godsend x
In addition to what Ellie advised, my hair improved when I stopped using chemical dyes, if you must, try using dyes without peroxide or ammonia. It's been almost two years since I stopped using any chemicals dyes on my hair and it doesn't break so much, it's thicker, my hair is very long down to my waist and started falling out and breaking with the hormone unbalance. I use lush henna to dye my hair and I take vitamin B supplements with biotin, zinc and vitamin C, they sell them under skin and nail supplements. A family friend who is a dermatologist told my mum that the only thing that works for hair loss is "minoxidil", so I started using it last week as my hair is falling out from the root and I pretend to keep it! :-\ It's a constant fight, too many changes in so little time, hair, skin, nails, teeth on top of the other symptoms! :'(
Hope it helps ;)