Toothache is a very common oral symptom. There is even a saying that says, "Toothache is not a disease, the pain can kill people." I believe that many people who have experienced toothache feel the same way. Toothache is really torturous. However, although toothache is not a disease, toothache is one of the main symptoms of the disease. What diseases cause toothache?
There are many diseases that cause toothache, but most of them are caused by oral diseases. Common oral diseases that cause toothache mainly include the following:
1, dental caries . Dental caries is what we often call dental caries. In the early stage, dental caries is shallow, and the caries damage only exists in the enamel layer, and there are no obvious symptoms. However, when caries develops to the dentin layer or even to the deep dentin close to the pulp, tooth soreness, sensitivity and pain caused by cold, heat, sourness, sweetness, mechanical stimulation, chemical stimulation, etc. will appear. When the stimulation disappears, The pain will also disappear.
2, pulpitis. Pulpitis is usually a pulp infection caused by untreated dental caries, tooth trauma , periodontitis , etc. The main symptoms of pulpitis are severe tooth pain, aggravated pain at night, aggravated pain caused by temperature stimulation, etc. Patients generally cannot accurately locate the painful tooth on their own. People often say that toothache makes them unable to sleep at night and makes them restless, as well as "toothache is not a disease, pain can kill people", etc. These are roughly the toothache caused by pulpitis.
3, apical periodontitis. Pulpitis that is not treated in time, or apical periodontitis caused by other oral diseases, can also cause toothache, which is manifested as tooth bite pain, percussion pain, etc.
4, periodontitis. Currently in our country, periodontitis is one of the main factors causing tooth loss . When periodontitis develops to a certain extent, it will cause gum swelling and pain, gingival bleeding, periodontal pus, gum recession, loose teeth, weak bite, etc., and the teeth will also develop symptoms such as dull pain.
5, dentin sensitivity. In addition to dental caries, tooth defects caused by trauma, excessive tooth wear, wedge-shaped defects in the neck of the tooth, etc. can also lead to dentin exposure. External stimuli directly stimulate the tooth nerve endings through the dentinal tubules, causing tooth soreness and pain. When the irritation disappears, the pain mostly disappears as well.
6, wisdom teeth. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis is also a very common disease. Its main symptoms are redness, swelling and pain of the pericoronary soft tissue, facial swelling, restricted mouth opening, difficulty swallowing, headache, fever, chills, etc.
Toothache caused by oral diseases requires symptomatic treatment based on the cause. Which kind of disease it is and how to treat it? It is recommended that you choose a regular and professional dental hospital and doctor for examination and treatment. However, if oral disease has caused toothache, it means that the disease has progressed to a certain extent. Therefore, everyone is reminded to maintain good oral hygiene to prevent the occurrence of diseases.
