A toothache is the most common dental complaint among kids and adults. It is one of the main reasons why people go to the dentist. Toothaches are caused by a number of reasons. It is essential to remember that problems that resulted to a toothache can be treated or prevented early. Toothaches normally happen if the problem has been lingering for a time and has developed into a big problem.
Below are the top 10 reasons from Scott 72 Dental as to why people experience a toothache.
Tooth Decay
Tooth decay begins with cavities that damage the enamel of your tooth. After damaging your enamel, it will go to the dentine, which causes pain and sensitivity. Then, it will then reach the deepest layer of your tooth known as the pulp, resulting in a sharp toothache.
Abscessed Tooth
An abscessed tooth is a painful infection at the root of a tooth, which causes the tooth enamel to break away and then exposing the inner and sensitive part of a tooth that will result in pain.
Gum Disease
Gum disease can lead to bleeding gums, redness, dull pain in the mouth, inflammation, and sporadic toothache. If not treated, it can lead to damaged or lost gums, bones or teeth. It will require gum treatment to clean out the bacteria completely to stop further damage to the gums and bone.
Damaged Dental Fillings
Dental fillings are intended to help in protecting sensitive areas of a tooth. But if these fillings are damaged, the sensitive areas are exposed to bacteria, food particles, temperature and pressure.
Sinus Infection
In other cases, the reason for your toothache may not come from your mouth. If you are experiencing a sinus infection, there’s a possibility that nasal congestion and tenderness in the upper jaw is causing your toothache.
Teeth Grinding
Teeth grinding may result to jaw pain, muscle ache and toothache. Since teeth grinding happens involuntarily during your sleep, you may not realize the source of the problem.
Trauma/Fractures
If you are into sport or into eating difficult to chew food, then you are prone to have cracked or chipped teeth. A toothache resulting from physical trauma only means that the damage has reached the middle part of the tooth where the nerve endings are located.
Sensitive Teeth
Sensitive teeth mean feeling sharp pains when eating something hot or cold. This could mean that you have either receding gum line or the enamel in your teeth is weak.
Improper Brushing or Flossing
Improper brushing or flossing can create excessive pressure on your teeth. This can lead to irritated, bleeding and inflamed gums. Too much pressure for long periods of time can destabilize your teeth and recede gum line, which will result in major discomfort and pain.
Misaligned Wisdom Teeth
A toothache can also be caused by wisdom teeth erupting. A misaligned wisdom tooth that can’t erupt through the gum line will result in inflammation and excruciating pain.
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