How come sweet things give you tooth ache?

My teeth dont hurt until i eat a Polo or a chocolate, i do need a filling, but why does the sugar or sweet stuff make it hurt??

How come sweet things give you tooth ache?
Sweetness activates the nerves going to your tooth and that's why eating chocolate can make your teeth hurt. Hot and cold things also can make your teeth hurt. I would recommend going to see a good dentist before your tooth gets worse and you need root canal-those really suck.





The other tooth may hurt because of referred pain. When one part of your body gets sensitized, it can make some other place in your body hurt. This often happens with teeth.





P.S. I love chocolate too!
Reply:Sugar feeds bacteria. Bacteria produce an acid which eats into your teeth. More sugar - more bacteria - more tooth eating acids - more tooth ache.
Reply:its the glucose/sucrose (sugar) eating away at the infected tooth - a complex reaction with bacteria at the tooth surface, its a fast reaction isnt it !!





I hope that you dont suffer too long and get to a dentist soon :-)





little tip? A product called "Rennie's" in the UK, not sure about the US, its a small tablet to fight acid indigestion.. chew on a small Rennie tablet if it becomes really intense, it will also become a barrier to other sugars, etc coming into contact with the affected part of the tooth... I hope that the toothache does not spoil your hoilday
Reply:You most likely have a cavity. Sweets do not normally cause pain unless there is an exposed nerve. Go see your dentist, and good luck.
Reply:The sugar turns to acid and attacks and erodes the tooth enamel. When you need a filling it hurts as it can then get to the softer stuff under the enamel
Reply:spot on above.


The sugar attacks the enamel on your teeth leading to cavities which then expose the inside of the tooth and nerve endings. Some poeples teeth are more enamel than others giving them more sensitive teeth.
Reply:don't eat sweet things then: ask ur dentist if you have one
Reply:It's all of that darn sugar! That stuff is bad in all forms! sucrose, glucose,etc..
Reply:I've recently started feeling that too. Have you noticed your gums receding a little? That may expose nerves which may make your teeth a little more sensitive to sweet.





Bam... early thirties? Or is it happening too soon for me?
Reply:Well,as your gums receed(for whatever reason),they then become more exposed to nerves..you may need to have your teeth and gums checked out.





OK ,Menina,you must be having my troubles and we must be a little bit into that good old age bracket..:)
Reply:because you have a cavity
Reply:Because your teeth are rotting. Better stop eating those sweets.
Reply:maybe ur teeth are sensitive
Reply:do you have any fillings already, what type of material are they, is the tooth that is hurting near a filling