tooth pain before period Options

[Pattimay]

I've been noticing that a few days before my period I have sore swollen gums and pain when I chew. I do notice a food trap in between my teeth but this only bothers me before I'm due for my period and then it goes away till the next month. Also I just turned 51 and still have a regular period. The only difference is that every other month it's like a 23 day cycle and the next month it goes back to like 26. But by the second day I have terrible cramps and flooding. This has been going on for about 2 years now. But I have never skipped a period. Is this normal to be 51 now and still have fairly regular cycles?
Just want to say that the first thing I do every morning is go to this forum. I get a weird, weird symptom and I feel such relief when I read that someone else is suffering from the same thing. Because everytime I see someone my age I think how "normal" they look and they can't be going through what I'm going through. My mom is 79 years old and still my support. I always ask her on my "jumping out of my skin" days if I look strange and she always tells me that she wouldn't even know I'm feeling this way. So I guess we're all good at "hiding" on the outside how we feel on the inside. Thank you all for your support through this very strange time in my life.

[janet c]

You need to floss and use an interdental brush and then it wouldn't matter what time of the month it was-you wouldn't get swollen gums at all.
I remember being told that gum disease is more likely during pregnancy so maybe hormones do have a part to play.

Yes anything is normal in peri. I had regular periods right up until I was 53. Then they started to play up and I would miss months and then get two in one month. Just don't ignore any spotting between proper bleeds. That is always worth getting checked out

janet c

[DizzyD]

I've also noticed that I get jaw pain and what seems like a toothache during different times of the month. I think I must have a problem with one of my teeth but then the pain goes away. My dentist says there's nothing wrong. This all started for me in conjunction with all the other nutty symptoms of perimenopause!

I can totally relate to what you are saying about looking fine. Sometimes my face will get very red or blotchy, so my family can see I am having a problem. Or I will have a tremor in my hand. But often I'll be feeling awful and look into the mirror, thinking I'll see a woman who really looks sick, but instead I don't look so bad on the outside...I often think that other women can't possibly be feeling as bad as I do because they look all right on the outside.

My 15-year-old daughter has developed terribly red and swollen gums around several of her teeth - it all started when she got her first period and now the gum swelling and redness fluctuates during her menstrual cycle, getting better and worse at times. I'm sure it's hormone related. She does a fabulous job of brushing and flossing twice a day, eats healthy foods, no junk food, no soda, no candy. Her dentist thinks it's hormones, also. I know that gum problems are not uncommon in women who are pregnant, due to hormonal fluctuations that occur. That's probably what's happening to you if you notice that during certain times of the month you have the swelling and pain.

You asked whether it was normal to have regular periods at age 51. My mom had regular cycles until she was about 54. Then suddenly her periods just stopped. Same thing happened to my aunt. Some women are through with menopause by their late 40's. Everyone goes through the change differently, I guess.

I have plenty of wanting to "jump out of my skin" days, too. You are so lucky to have your mom with you still- mine passed on eleven years ago and I feel like I could really use her help right now, someone to talk with about all this. Power Surge is a fabulous resource for those days when you need to be assured that you're not alone.

[EveningPrimrose]

My dentist told me that women who are pregnant and ladies approaching menopause have lots of problems with their teeth. It is hormonal.

[momzoffour]

My dentist told me that women who are pregnant and ladies approaching menopause have lots of problems with their teeth. It is hormonal.

Just went to the dentist last week for a tooth that has been bothering me intermittently ....he took x-rays, said it was gum irritation as I'm a zealous flosser and this tooth gets food caught in it constantly....check the bone out and everything as I was certain it was something horrid....

I'm a dentist phobic as it is so going to one takes a lot...hope this is short lived...

Hugs,
Momz

[Michah Hadley]

PattiM,

I also get tooth and jaw pain occassionally........as long as there are no other symptoms(swollen tongue, racing heart, pains in shoulders or front of neck) and it comes and goes(not constant or escalating) then it is just related to this wonderful peri walk through life!!! Have you had it checked to rule out the fear nasties? Just a thought......

Cheers,

Michah