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Toothache Should I Visit a Dentist<\/a>? Tooth pain is your body’s way of telling you that something may be wrong. Whether the discomfort is caused by tooth decay, a cracked tooth, gum disease, an abscess, or another dental condition, delaying treatment can allow the problem to worsen. Prompt dental evaluation helps identify the cause of your toothache, relieve pain, preserve your natural tooth whenever possible, and reduce the risk of infection or more complex procedures later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who Is This Article For?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This article is for patients experiencing persistent tooth pain, sensitivity, pain while biting, night pain or discomfort accompanied by swelling. It should help readers distinguish between an appointment that should be booked promptly and warning signs requiring urgent care, such as facial swelling, fever, pus, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing or swelling spreading towards the eye or neck. Remove statements suggesting that nothing can be done for irritation or infection, since dental infections require diagnosis and treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can Cause a Toothache?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Toothache is a symptom rather than a diagnosis. Possible causes include tooth decay, a cracked tooth, an inflamed dental pulp, a dental abscess, gum disease, an exposed root or problems with an existing filling or crown. Pain that occurs only with cold foods may have a different cause from severe throbbing pain, night pain or discomfort when biting. A clinical examination and dental X-ray may be needed to identify the affected tooth. Even when pain temporarily disappears, the underlying disease may remain. Loss of pain can occasionally occur when the nerve inside a severely infected tooth stops functioning.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When Should You Book a Dental Appointment?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The treatment depends on the cause. It may involve a filling, bite adjustment, root canal treatment, gum treatment or extraction when a tooth cannot be restored. Painkillers may provide temporary relief but do not remove tooth decay or eliminate the source of a dental infection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n