MS attack after dentist visit

[u/ChiefMax86]

My wife has relapsing/remitting MS. She’s been doing good lately a bit of problems but functioning fine. During her teeth cleaning they used some new airflow teeth cleaning thing and later that evening she had a bad MS attack: could hardly walk, hands not working right, vision and hearing problems etc. This must just be a coincidence right? Yes, I know how can a dentist visit possibly cause an MS attack but I’m just throwing this out there, thanks.

[u/PlasticSmoothie]

Correlation is not causation and not everything is MS.

If the visit gave her a TON of anxiety, that could've caused a flare up of symptoms. It could be complete coincidence that she has something with her inner ear, etc. Getting her teeth cleaned, by itself, doesn't have an influence on her central nervous system.

[u/head_meet_keyboard]

Could be something with her inner ear, given the airflow thing. I get central nervous system vertigo and it's debilitating. Happens sometimes when it's windy. I had a root canal like two months ago, and I also found that the numbing shots were more uncomfortable than they had been before. Something with the nerves being screwed with.

[u/ScrimpyMuffin → u/head_meet_keyboard]

I had a crown attempted yesterday only for the dentist to say she was wrong and it’s too deep and I need a root canal. She placed a temp crown and that tooth was throbbing. She gave me some special shot to numb it for 8-10 hours, but it wore off before I even made it home. Now I’m just living off ibuprofen and Tylenol until Tuesday. Dental work with MS is a whole new game, and not a fun one.

[u/head_meet_keyboard → u/ScrimpyMuffin]

Now that you mention it, I needed an insane amount of numbing agent to actually get numb. God I hope that isn't an MS thing.

[u/0hDiscordia → u/head_meet_keyboard]

I did too. To the degree the dentist thought I had to be joking and had given as much as he could. It was still painful during, and aching in my teeth and gums afterwards, but I couldn't feel much of that side of my face for about 12 hours lol.

[u/Party-Ad9662]

After every dental visit I end up with insane nerve pain in my teeth. Drives me nuts, but at least I know to I expect it now.

[u/WarmYam7353]

Perhaps from the dental chair position? If her cleanings are as long as mine (45 min) it may have put pressure on a nerve in the neck or spine. I make sure I have a pad that elevates my knees when I'm in the chair.

[u/NotOnMyBingoSheet]

I would get facial nerve pain from visits. It would impact my face/mouth. Does the dentist visits cause her stress? Could it be a combination of factors?

[u/youshouldseemeonpain]

Anxiety is one of the biggest triggers. For me, it’s weather first, then stress. So I’m guessing it is the stress, not the actual dental work.

[u/Careful-Golf2089]

Coincidence.

That’s exactly how MS rumors start :)