Electric Shock Causes Ticking Tooth - What Could it Be?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the phenomenon of a tooth making a ticking sound following an electric shock. Participants explore potential causes and implications of this occurrence, considering both physical and neurological perspectives.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants suggest that the ticking could be related to a loose filling or a result of clenching teeth during the electric shock.
  • Others propose that the sound might be due to nerve damage caused by the shock, leading to a twitchy sensation.
  • One participant speculates that the ticking sound could be a result of bone conduction when teeth touch each other.
  • There is a humorous exchange about the nature of the condition, with some participants making light of the situation.
  • One participant questions whether the ticking coincides with the individual's pulse.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the cause of the ticking sound, with multiple competing views and hypotheses presented. The relationship between the electric shock and the tooth's behavior remains uncertain.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about the relationship between the electric shock and the tooth's condition are not proven. The discussion includes speculative reasoning without definitive conclusions.

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I just had an electric shock, not a lethal one, it just burnt one finger a bit, but now i have a tooth that is going tick tick all the time, it is annoying and is hard to ignore.
Any one have an idea why??
 
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wolram said:
I just had an electric shock, not a lethal one,

:smile: Glad you clarified that wooly!

I can honestly say I know not why but it sounds pretty impressive. I'd imagine it could tick once if you had a filling and the electricity jumped the gap? Regularly? I couldn't say to tell you the tooth.
 
Provided the two events are related (not proven), I'd guess you clenched your teeth and knocked a filling loose.

Do you mean "ticks all the time even when I'm not moving" or "ticks all the time when I'm talking/eating/swearing at the kbd/etc."?
 
Hope you haven't created a time bomb in your mouth..if that's the case...RUN!
 
From the "Helmock Stones and the Giant Rat of Sumatra" ... with the booby-trapped dog... "Listen! The dog. It has ticks." "Then we must flea!"
 
Do you mean ticks as in rattles like a tooth or filling is loose (like T_E suggested), or do you mean like a nerve impulse or twitchy feeling? If the former, yeah, you probably knocked something loose. If the latter, you've probably done a bit of nerve damage with the shock. If it still has some sort of sensation, it'll likely only be temporary (sort of like any tingling you'd feel elsewhere too).
 
twisting_edge said:
Provided the two events are related (not proven), I'd guess you clenched your teeth and knocked a filling loose.

Do you mean "ticks all the time even when I'm not moving" or "ticks all the time when I'm talking/eating/swearing at the kbd/etc."?


It is ticking all the time, even when i sit still, it is about 1 second intervals,
and i do not have a filling in that tooth.
 
OMG! Your tooth has ticks, so you must flea!:smile:
 
turbo-1 said:
OMG! Your tooth has ticks, so you must flea!:smile:


So now my condition is funny :cry: if it carries on i will be insane in 24hrs:-p
 
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wolram said:
I just had an electric shock, not a lethal one, it just burnt one finger a bit, but now i have a tooth that is going tick tick all the time, it is annoying and is hard to ignore.
Any one have an idea why??

Just so you know, we're physicists, not doctors. :smile:
 
  • #11
Kurdt said:
:smile: Glad you clarified that wooly!
yeah, the lethal ones hurt like hell.
 
  • #12
wolram said:
It is ticking all the time, even when i sit still, it is about 1 second intervals,
and i do not have a filling in that tooth.

I am speculating that you did clench your teeth when you got the jolt. If it caused a tooth to move down of even a bit sideways it will eventually come back to it's original position. One little tick at a time. The least little touch of a tooth against another tooth results in bone (sound) conduction to the middle ear.

For instance it is nearly impossible to touch a tooth with a solid object without hearing it.
 
  • #13
Thank you Edward, next time i will make sure i do not clench my teeth.
 
  • #14
Math Is Hard said:
yeah, the lethal ones hurt like hell.


And here is me thinking the fatal ones do not hurt :-p
 
  • #15
Math Is Hard said:
yeah, the lethal ones hurt like hell.
Not if it's lethal enough.
 
  • #16
arunma said:
Just so you know, we're physicists, not doctors. :smile:
Sounds like you have a case of excessive virtual particles bouncing around inside your tooth wolram.
 
  • #17
Is it ticking in concert with your pulse?
 

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