<human>: Sudden onset of throbbing pain upper  teeth to the cheekbone and lower teeth to the jawbone on the same side: the 2nd,3rd,& 4th double teeth.  I had the same thing on the other side with a bottom tooth and ended up having the tooth extracted because I chose not to have a root canal.: way too expensive when you have no dental insurance. (That was 3 years ago).  Could this be an infection of the root again top and bottom at the same time? I have been rubbing ground cloves on which seems to alleviate the pain.  This started about a month ago when I tried whitening my teeth with baking soda and realized this was not a good idea for me. I stopped after three days, but the pain comes and goes one day and then I may go several days with no pain at all.  My dentist is aware of my receding gums and sensitive teeth. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
<bot>: Hello, Thanks for choosing Chat Doctor, From your present symptoms I feel there is periodontal infection which means the tissue surrounding your teeth is inflamed.and may involve the pulp inside the tooth causing this throbbing type of pain... You have also mentioned that your gum is receding and teeth are sensitive.the cause is due to deposition of calculus Arron the teeth...due to recession of gum the portion of the root surface is getting exposed and leading to sensitivity... So proper clinical as well as x-ray is required for both upper and lower...if there is cavity in tooth then root canal treatment or extraction have to be done depending on the tooth condition... Go for whole mouth scaling.and root planing... Do warm saline rinses, it will give relief from pain to some extent... Consult with Dentist... Brush twice daily with any anti sensitivity toothpaste... Get your proper treatment done... Regards....