Sharp Tooth Pain Completely Left After Prayer

A few weeks ago, I went in for a routine dental cleaning, and the dentist reminded me of a cavity I had. For years, they had been urging me to get it filled, but each time I refused, and honestly, I would forget about it, especially since the tooth had never given me any pain. At this visit, though, they finally convinced me to have it filled. The dentist explained that the cavity was very close to the nerve. He said he could fill it, but strongly recommended another procedure called a root canal, as it was so deep. I decided to go ahead with just the filling.

When I returned a few days later for the procedure, both the nurse and the dentist separately and together warned me multiple times that even though they were filling the tooth, I’d likely be back very soon in pain and needing a root canal in that exact tooth. Their constant comments started to frustrate and annoy me. Before the procedure, I prayed, knowing that God is the only one who can truly touch me, and that divine Love was present in that room. I remembered what we were taught here at Plainfield: not to personalize error or accept negative predictions. I realized I couldn’t be angry with them. It wasn’t them, but wrong thinking that needed to be handled.

Even though I kept praying, in the days after the filling, my tooth began to hurt. This was especially frustrating since the tooth had never bothered me until the dentist worked on it. I called my practitioner and asked if she would pray with me about the situation. She lovingly pointed out that I had been indulging in negative thoughts, not only accepting the dentist’s predictions about my tooth, but also entertaining other discouraging thoughts. She explained how negativity can affect the body, and in this case, my tooth.

I told her I was trying to overcome this negative thinking, but lately it felt so difficult, the thoughts just kept coming in, and I couldn’t seem to stop them. She spoke with such conviction, reminding me that we do have dominion over wrong thoughts and feelings, because God gives us that dominion. That truth really struck me, and it helped so much!

After I got off the phone, I felt a deep peace, knowing that God is always present, giving me and everyone the power to think rightly. From then on, I made an effort to keep my thoughts positive. Whenever I felt a stab of pain in my tooth, I would hold to the truths my practitioner shared, such as: “There is no pain in Truth, and no truth in pain.” Within a day or so, the pain completely left, and I haven’t felt it since.