Had/Have dental problem. Odd story, whatever.
Background, I grind my teeth at night, misplaced mouth guard. I woke up almost screaming because one of my teeth was throbbing inside and I could feel the nerve. Usually this isn't a good thing, because when you feel throbbing, that can be bad, require a root canal or extraction. I was afraid of this, or that it was an abscess and that bad road, especially since the pain only happened when i was lying down (blood would rush in and make it inflamed more). Lovely how that pain traveled along the nerve/jaw.
Went to see my dentist, and there's no abscess on the x ray over that tooth. No root canal needed, but just a filling or two on that tooth to seal it up and antibiotics to clear things up. He said it's either not an abscess or just the beginning of one and we can stop it and seal it with the cavity filling thing.
I'm thinking I just was doing the whole "grinding your teeth in your sleep" thing and really jarred it wrong or something. I'm surprised there's not much of a cavity or anything showing up on the x ray though. The tooth isn't sensitive to hot, cold, sweets, or pressure. The dentist probed it with the little metal things, nothing.
The only time it hurt was when I was laying down, and that was significantly if not entirely gotten rid of with my mouth guard in and my head propped up with pillows. I'm not even using any pain killers, though I continue to brush with the sensitive toothpaste stuff.
Note: I am aware of the "be careful about overusing antibiotics" thing.
Seems odd, but as long as the pain goes away, and I don't loose any teeth/have to have a root canal, it's fine by me. Ideas?