How quickly can cavities develop?

I went to the dentist in July and he said I didn't have any cavities, but since this morning I've had a bit of a toothache in one of my bottom molars. It's not really bad, I've been taking ibuprofen which has been helping with the pain, but it's been there all day and doesn't seem to be getting any better.





I do clench and grind my teeth quite a lot, but usually if I've been clenching particularly badly I get pain in all my molars, not just one, and it tends to be in the upper ones more than the bottom ones.





I just wondered if it was possible that I could have developed a cavity since I saw the dentist 3 months ago? Or what else might be wrong?

How quickly can cavities develop?
They can develop very quickly (1 month after I saw my dentist and was given the all clear, I had to go back. lol). I suggest you make another appointment.





PS Regarding clenching your teeth I once asked a question which you might like to refer to.


http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...
Reply:Cavities start to develop in a 24 hour period.
Reply:You may not be having cavities, the pain could be due to bruxism. From http://aches.in/bruxism.html
Reply:x-ray are don't taken every time you see the dentist so you could have one but it hadn't broken though the enamel,


if they was is is a filling with in the tooth a apart of the filling could have broken off as you said you clench and grind your tooth, of they could have been some decay under one of the filling which could don't been seen on the x-ray.


i would book an appointment with the dentist and if you don't floss then please start to a holes can start in between the teeth, or the pain could be due to food trapping.


Billie RDN

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