Flying soon and have horrible teeth please help!

[Carterk1616]

Hi im new to the forum, i just recently looked up how flying and the pressure effects your teeth and the results on google were absolutely horrifying, now im like near panic attack thinking i have to cancel my whole vacation because of my teeth. My teeth are absolutely horrible, i need everything from teeth pulled, cavities in every tooth, root canals that never got temporary or permanent crowns, black decay in some of my teeth, cracks, chips, you name it. Should i be this concerned or is it less common than i think for people to get tooth pain in a plane? Im so scared right now im supposed to leave in 3 days and im not sure if i should cancel my whole trip or what

 

[Enarete]

Hi there,

you‘re not the first one who worries about this, so we have one thread to this topic :

For those of you scared of flying with dental issues...

I know I have seen quite a few questions about flying with cracked teeth, painful teeth, infections, etc. I had read multiple articles about flying with cracked teeth and how it can cause intense pain, but my endodontist and dentist said it was very unlikely and rare to have extreme pain. So I...

www.dentalfearcentral.org

 

[MountainMama]

I am the one who wrote that thread and would be happy to answer any questions. The internet is awful when it comes to horror stories. The airplanes are pressurized for one thing, so it shouldn’t really affect you. In fact, after my vacation, I went up in a private plane which is not pressurized and still had no pain in my teeth.