Dental nerve pain, Hypothesis

[YT2095]

as one or 2 of you already I`ve suffer quite some greif of late with toothache etc...

 

I bought some `Sensodyne` toothpaste on reccomendation, thus far it`s ok

 

the active ingredient is KCl! at 3%

 

so I figured that since Lo-Salt is 66% KCl and the rest made up with NaCl (so it doesn`t taste to strange).

 

I wondered if this would make an effective mouthwash?

 

I know that after having a tooth out they say to rinse regularly with "salt water", so what if this "salt water" was 66% KCl ))

 

surely it`ll have the same effect As Well as the nerve de-sensitisation ability.

 

does anyone have any data to the contrary? or if that 33% NaCl will cancel the KCl action upon the nerves?

[Glider]

The saltwater rinse after having a tooth out is to prevent/reduce post-op infection. It doesn't have any direct analgesic properties.

 

I don't know how sensodyne works (or even that it does, but I'm prepared to take people's word for it), but I can't see how KCl could de-sensitize nerves.

[Skye]

http://www.sensodyne.com.au/how_it_works.htm

It says there that either potassium nitrate or strontium chloride are used. Maybe they figured that potassium chloride would combine the analgesic powers of both and produce dental nirvana.