Everybody knows that sweets are bad for teeth but whom does it stop from eating them? Today all of mass media is in a rage about the harm sugar does to our health. Despite this, there will always be people who can’t imagine their lives without the daily dose of sweets. It’s just comfort food that is consumed only for pleasure.

Things get serious when lovers of sweets notice pain piercing through their teeth as they chew their favorite candies or chocolate bars. It’s the first red flag to make an appointment with your dentist. If you feel pain in your tooth while eating something sweet, this may signify a problem.

Healthy teeth usually don’t react to food, unless you have oversensitive enamel. In this case, teeth hurt when they come in contact with cold, hot, sour or sweet foods. If the increased sensitivity of enamel was never your problem, most likely there is an abnormal process inside your tooth.

Why Does it Hurt?

There can be several types of problems causing your teeth to get sore as they contact with sugar.

Tooth decay

Tooth decay is the cause of developing cavities in your teeth. The cavity is formed due to the viral activity of bacteria that live in the mouth. They have something in common with their owners because sweets are their favorite food too. When sugar gets inside the cavity, they start eating it and reproducing more actively, continuing to further destroy your tooth.

Damaged enamel

Dental enamel is unable to tolerate such concentration of sugar modern sweets have. In the history of human evolution, such food never existed until now. Bacteria that eat sugar left on your teeth destroy the enamel. This is why it’s very important to remove food leftovers after meals, especially if the food was sweet.

Damaged nerve

Our teeth hurt because they have nerves. Sometimes tooth decay gets so deep that it reaches the nerve and causes pain. Inflammation of the dental nerve is called pulpitis. If tooth decay reached that far, you may need a root canal treatment. In cases when the disease is neglected, there is a risk to lose your tooth.

In any case, you should go to your dentists as soon as you notice even the slightest pain in teeth while biting sweet food. The earlier you start your treatment, the cheaper and easier it will be.

How to Relieve the Pain?

If the pain is severe and you can’t get help from your dentist right now, you can take a pain reliever. You can also rinse your mouth with saline that is easy to make at home. But even if you managed to relieve your dental pain, that doesn’t mean that your problem is solved. You should remove the cause of your pain not to experience it again.

To prevent dental diseases related to sweets consumption, you should be attentive to your diet and oral hygiene. Include healthy food into your daily menu. Never miss your oral hygiene routine after you eat sweets. This shouldn’t necessarily be brushing, rinsing your mouth with clean water will be helpful as well. Keeping your teeth clean and your diet healthy is a must to avoid dental pain.

This is really a story of the National Health Service and how it has evolved into an underfunded body unable to cope with ever increasing demands. A workforce dedicated to healing people but overwhelmed by sheer numbers, lack of staff, and long working hours where the slightest mistake can have fatal consequences.This is going to hurt is an expose a cry for help by a young doctor Adam Kay trying to educate the public into the inevitable collapse of a beloved institution in the hope that something can be done before it is too late. As with any job that is public facing no day is ever the same and Kay tells his story with great warmth and many funny unbelievable tales...."mild vaginal burns from a patient stuffing a string of lights inside and turning them on (brings new meaning to the phrase..I put the Christmas light up myself!)...."he explains that the last time he was on call on Christmas Day, he chucked on the outfit and beard for the ward round and was halfway through when an elderly patient suddenly went into cardiac arrest, so he dashed over and started CPR while a nurse went to fetch the trolley. Unusually the CPR was successful and the patient gasped back to life to the sight of a six foot Santa liplocked with her, his arms on her chest. I can still hear her scream he said",,,,,,.."Prescribing a morning-after pill in A&E. The patient says,..I slept with three guys last night. Will one pill be enough?".....

A very enjoyable, informative, and often sad read, highly recommended.

"BUSYYYYYYY!"

[In my head, this is spoken in the voice of Busy Philipps doing her impression of her mother.  Imagine a suburbs-of-Chicago "mom" voice.]

Before listening to this audiobook, I didn't know much about Busy Philipps beyond enjoying her performances in Freaks and Geeks, Cougar Town, and (too briefly!) The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

This memoir is honest, touching, and often hilarious.  Its author seems to be having a moment.  It's well deserved, and I hope it goes on as long as Philpps wants it to.