Teeth Hurt

[Wenmin]

Recently, I have had severe problems with my teeth being sensative to hot and cold. Sometimes just inhaling air affects the pain. I have been to the dentist and he suggested using sensodine toothpaste. Could someone tell me if this tothpaste is gluten free?

Thanks,

Wenmin

[ravenwoodglass]

Last I checked it wasn't but that was awhile ago.

I know this sounds 'out there' but I have problems with tooth pain when I accidentally injest barley. Is there anything that you may be consuming may have barley in the form of malt or 'natural flavors'?

[sa1937]

  On 8/3/2010 at 3:50 PM, Wenmin said:

Recently, I have had severe problems with my teeth being sensative to hot and cold. Sometimes just inhaling air affects the pain. I have been to the dentist and he suggested using sensodine toothpaste. Could someone tell me if this tothpaste is gluten free?

Thanks,

Wenmin

My dentist gave me a sample of Sensodyne ProNamel toothpaste. As far as I know it's gluten free. I found this link with fairly recent info that lists ingredients in Sensodyne products. Of course, ingredients could have changed since then (usual CYA statement): Open Original Shared Link

The phone number on the box is1-866-844-2797 if you wish to contact the contact GlaxoSmithKline.

[BRUMI1968]

It's great to use a toothpaste like that for pain, but it does not address the "why", which is something you might want to figure out. A month or so ago I got some intense tooth pain and I figured out, crazy as it this sounds, that it was eating too much rice that was giving it to me. I think I was actually decalcifying my teeth (grains take calcium to digest).

The other reason I get the same kind of tooth pain is that my teeth need a cleaning, but obviously if you asked your dentist, that won't be the "why" for you.

Consider if you're eating a lot of sugar, or a lot of grains, or if you diet is mostly acidic (grains, meats, beans, etc.) -- do you have enough alkaline foods in your diet (fruits and veggies).

Take care and good luck

Oh yes, and consider Uncle Harry's products for your tooth care. My husband and I switched and have great luck with our teeth and gums ever since. They are all natural and don't contain glycerine, which coats your teeth and does not allow them to breath. Anyway, you can find them on google if you're interested.

[gflooser]

my mom swears by this stuff!!! i had the same problem last year and the sensodine worked. up until i had to get it pulled, but anyway. i called the manufacturer and there was one kind of sensodine that was gluten-free. not all of them are! but of course i don't remember which was the safe one! good luck!!!