Comments on: Why Is It Toothache Goes Away When You Make A Dentist Appointment?

By: super_pa

super_pa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:46:52 +0000

It’s known as Murphy’s Law.

By: tiger_fe

tiger_fe — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:15:04 +0000

your scared that much that the pain disappears lol

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:14:30 +0000

I think its psychological. Kind of like when your head starts itching when someone you know says they have lice.

By: tem

tem — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:25:18 +0000

the same exact thing happened to me all month long

By: lees

lees — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:01:22 +0000

fear kicks in and you go numb!!!!!!!

By: nancy s

nancy s — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:04:17 +0000

Well, it happens all the time. I have the same trouble with sounds in my car. No sound when I take it in for a check up. lol. If your tooth really has a problem an xray will pick it up. Sometimes a tooth will be traumatized by clenching and grinding during stressful times in your life. It may hurt for a few days, the stress is lessened, you clench less, the pressure on the tooth is lessened and then the pain goes away. Believe me, if the tooth has a problem, the pain will come back.

By: racer 51

racer 51 — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:19:14 +0000

one of life’s little ironies. kind of like when i make an appointment for a haircut b/c i just can’t stand it anymore. the day of the appt. i have a great hair day. go figure.

By: Picture Taker

Picture Taker — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:30:48 +0000

I call this “Threat Therapy.” You finally threaten to do something and the toothache goes away.
This goes hand in hand with what I call “The Magical Curative Power of the Threshold,” where merely stepping over my office threshold makes the tooth all better.
This falls under the same law that makes a rattle in your car go away when you go to the mechanic.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:33:00 +0000

the reason for this is the fear of the dentist, this means that you dont want to go sooo mutch that your body stops the pain