| TOOTHACHE or Tooth Pain, or
Odontalgia, or Odontalgy, or Dental Pain is an throbbing pain in or
around the tooth. Severe pain may be considered as a
dental emergency. |
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| Toothache Causes |
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Tooth decay is the most
frequent origin of dental pain. |
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Gum disease is the second most
common cause of tooth pain. A cracked tooth (tooth
fracture) refers to toothache without associated tooth decay or advanced
gum disease. Biting on the tooth fracture can cause severe sharp pain.
Teething in babies and young
children can often cause
milk tooth pain. This starts just about 6
months and can extend as the
adult teeth begin to succeed.The Most Common
Complications and Problems
Dental pain can be worse when
you are eating, chewing or drinking hot or cold food. The tooth pain can
also get extreme when you lie down.The jaw around the tooth may be
sore and tender to the touch. Swelling, pain when you bite, a
foul-taste
and redness point toward infection,
a dental abscess leading to
Tooth Extraction.
Tooth pain sometimes expands to
the jaw, in your head, eye and ear (look at
Wisdom Tooth). Dental pain could be constant or
comes and goes.Pain sometimes originates from
other areas of the body and spreads out to the jaw, seems to be
toothache. The most common areas include ear and sinuses infection,
arthritis of the temporo-mandibular joint (TMJ or the jaw joint), and
even occasional heart problems. |
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| Dental Pain Treatment |
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| Your Dentist is a correct
person to see for safe dental pain relief. Timely dental treatment
should provide a positive conclusion for dental pain. Call
IMMEDIATELY
your Dentist or primary health care Provider if:
- You have a fever (over
100°F, or 37.8°C)
- You have the pain
initiating from another area
- You have trouble breathing
or swallowing
Call your Dentist during office
hours if:
- Toothache persists for more
than a day or two
- You have other toothache
situations or questions
Home Remedy for ToothacheWhile you are waiting for an
appointment with your dentist, try these self-protection tips for
toothache:
Over-the-counter (OTC) pain
medications or Painkillers may be used for temporary pain
relief. Take these as directed on the package and around the clock.
Do not overdosing on these generic
drugs:
If face is swollen, apply a
cold compress or ice pack on the jaw for 20 minutes (look at
post-Surgery
Instructions).Avoid very cold or hot foods or
drinks because this could make toothache worse. |
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Clean the area around the sore
tooth completely by:
- rinse the mouth vigorously
with warm salt water
- if a
tooth cavity is
visible, clean it very gently with a toothpick or water in a syringe
- DO NOT place
ASPIRIN or
another Painkiller on the gum or on the aching tooth. It may burn
your gum
Apply Over-the-counter (OTC)
local pain relief medications:
- put dental products
containing Oral Anesthetic BENZOCAINE directly to the irritated
tooth and gum
- place a few drops with
EUGENOL into the tooth cavity only
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| A holistic approach may
be helpful for temporary pain relief: |
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- Oil of Cloves (Syzygium
aromaticum) may be added to a small cotton pellet that is then
placed into or over a hole in the tooth
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Homeopathic products can
also be effective as a toothache remedy: |
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- ACONITUM - ARNICA -
BELLADONNA - CHAMOMILLA - COFFEA - HEPAR SULPHUR - HYPERICUM -
MERCURIUS - NUX MOSCHATA - PLANTAGO - RUTA - STAPHYSAGRIA
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| Looking forward to hearing from
you Aleksandr
V. Melekhin, DDS
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