Sensitive teeth

I have also been experiencing extreme sensitivity to cold food on all of my teeth. Was wondering the same thing....can the prednisone be contributing to this ?

I’ve had this problem from the early days of steroids. I use Sensodyne also but it doesn’t altogether solve the problem and I often have jaw/tooth pain. Cold weather exacerbates it. I just put up with it and eventually it goes away - for a while. I’m looking forward to getting off steroids completely as they seem to cause a lot of side effects and this is one of them. Currently I’m taking 3.5 mg. 

Sensitive teeth can become a issue especially in cold weather. Sometimes I think I need ear muffs for my teeth.  Keep brushing with the toothpaste. Also ask you dentist about application of tooth varnish to coat and protect teeth, somewhat like ear muffs? 😁

Do you have dry mouth?sometimes this can exacerbate sensitive teeth. Just a thought!

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I started having teeth-sensitive-to-cold about a month ago.  It started less than two weeks after starting bisphosphonates (Alendronic Acid), so thought that was the reason.  But I've found no reference to it anywhere else, so now I'm not sure.

Prednisone has made my teeth so incredibly sensitive. I didn't realize how bad it was until I went to the dentist for my 6 month check-up and cleaning. I couldn't tolerate her spraying water on my teeth so she sprayed it on my tongue and I just swished. My favorite food of all is ice cream and I cannot stand eat it it hurts so bad. One suggestion if you're not already doing this use warm water to rinse your mouth when you're brushing your teeth. That will help with the pain from the cold water hitting your teeth.

margaret, you have a Pred side effect that I do not have. My mouth and tongue have been sensitive, but not my teeth. Pred the devil's tic tacs, but they help us lead an almost normal life. Think positive and try smiling. 😊

I did not notice much change in tooth sensitivity, but had to shorten time between cleaning/checkups form 6 month to 3-4 month periods due to gum sensitivity and inflammation. Couple of times dentist had to inject antibiotics directly in the gum to combat inflammation.  It seems that pred increased the chances for infection.  Not the same what you have, but definitely caused by pred.

I had/have the same problem. I mentioned it to my dentist and she gave me a prescription for toothpaste. Only a small amount on toothbrush and not to be used by children. It's very effective. May be worth asking. I am not with NHS and pay privately for my dental treatment. I don't think that should make any difference to prescription but I'm not sure if an NHS patient would have to pay for the prescription. So much has changed with our wonderful NHS. 

A lot of people complain about sensitive teeth. Some blame the pred - but mine was definitely due to the PMR as it happened long before I started pred. I tried various sensitive teeth toothpastes and decided the best for me was Sendsodyne Pronamel - not all helped. I couldn't drink cold water and eating ice-cream was interesting! I brushed my teeth with lukewarm water. But over time it improved a lot - and not because I came off pred, no problems now and I'm still on 7mg pred.

Yes, me too.  It began about a year into PMR and then it progressed to very fragile back molars which have since crumbled!  To be fair, they were mostly fillings to start with.   I've found Arm & Hammer Sensitive Pro with Repair liquid calcium is effective although I haven't tested it with ice cream ..  good luck, and a Happy, Healthier New Year to all.

To those people who have posted that they're using a toothpaste for sensitive teeth I have a question for you.

Because of Sjogren's syndrome I have a very dry mouth which causes me a very sensitive tongue. So sensitive that I cannot handle a strong mint flavor. Therefore I use a special toothpaste that I found in a health food store. So my question is, of the toothpaste that you all use for sensitivity do any of them have a mild mint flavor?