Teeth Problems Underwater

[Freedive WI]

Upper or lower??

If they are uppers they could be sinus problems. When mine are acting up I feel it in my teeth. Or, they could be small gaps of air in the filling.

Lowers would probably air spaces in the tooth- most likely from a cavity or filling.

I go to a dentist who is also part of the diving dentists society. Even when I moved to a new city, 70 miles away, I still make sure to go back to her since I know I know for sure I can trust her.

When I did my instructor course one of my room mates actually blew a filling right out while on a dive. He was in a LOT of pain, which he deadend with a bottle of Jack Daniels until he could get into see a dentist.


I know that my dentist has had to do some emergency dental work on divers while diving in the South Pacific- it seems that some fo the divers on the live aboard were doing 250' bounce dives and one imploded a tooth.

Hope that helps.

Jon