Tooth Pain Management - Clinic Viva

Toothaches can happen due to several reasons. It can be caused from a popcorn hull stuck in your gum to a bacterial infection. Sometimes temporary gum irritation can also cause toothaches. However, if the toothache is severe and the pain is unbearable, then it requires a treatment by a dental professional to resolve the pain and the problem causing it.

Sometimes toothaches go away on their own, without any dental professional attention. Toothaches are temporary and can be resolved in a few days if the toothache is coming from pain around the tooth but not from inside of it.

Possible causes of toothache:

• A bacterial infection inside the tooth
• Tooth decay
• A broken tooth, also known as tooth fracture
• A damaged filling inside the tooth
• Chewing gum, grinding, or clenching teeth, such repetitive motions cause irritation
• Gum infections
• Tooth eruption or tooth removal

The dentist usually fills in the cavity or takes the tooth out if the toothache is being caused by a cavity. If the problem is because of an infection in the tooth nerve, then the dentist may have to carry out a root canal. In this procedure, the dentist removes and replaces the inflected pulp with sealing material.