When your teeth are "irritated", they become extremely painful? Is it because you are getting angry or you have an oral disease?

"Toothache is not a disease, but it can be fatal"

This well-known saying

This fully illustrates how torturous toothache can be!

However, once "toothache", which is generally considered not to be a "disease", occurs, even if the pain is so severe that you can't sleep in the middle of the night, people will always mistakenly think it is no big deal and automatically exclude it from the list of medical treatment options.

If you have a toothache after drinking ice or hot water, sometimes accompanied by a headache, and the pain lasts for a while, or even makes you unable to sleep! At this time, you should pay attention, because this is likely to be inflammation of the nerve of the tooth, that is, "pulpitis", and it is not as simple as "getting angry"!

So what is pulpitis?

Pulpitis is a relatively common bacterial infectious disease. Clinically, it is common in cases where dental caries are not treated in time, dental pulp is exposed after dental trauma, or dental cracks occur, and bacteria penetrate the enamel and dentin on the outside of the tooth and enter the pulp tissue, causing an inflammatory reaction.

What are the symptoms of pulpitis?

When pulpitis occurs, the initial symptom may be just a pain in the tooth when drinking cold or hot water. Sometimes the toothache may be severe when drinking hot water, but the pain may be relieved by taking a sip of ice water.

In the later stages, spontaneous toothache will gradually occur, involving half of the face or even the head. The pain will worsen at night, and it may even be impossible to locate the painful tooth.

If the condition continues to develop, it will affect eating and make chewing impossible.

The reason for these symptoms is that bacteria invade the dental pulp and release inflammatory factors, which cause the pressure in the cavity (pulp cavity) to increase sharply. The pressure has nowhere to be released and can only compress the dental nerve, causing severe pain.

Of course, there is also a group of people who will not feel pain even if they have pulpitis.

How to treat pulpitis?

When pulpitis occurs, the most common clinical treatment is "root canal therapy", commonly known as "killing the nerve".

The dentist uses professional instruments and a combination of physical and chemical methods to remove the inflamed pulp, necrotic substances and infected bacteria, and then tightly seals the "cavity" (root canal) to isolate and eliminate the inflammation, ultimately preserving the affected tooth.

However, if pulpitis occurs and is not treated in time, the inflammation will further spread beyond the root apex and invade the alveolar bone outside the root apex. At this time, the treatment will be much more difficult and troublesome.

How to prevent pulpitis?

Since pulpitis is so painful, is there any way to prevent it? How to prevent pulpitis?

Like other diseases, early detection and early treatment are essential, and prevention is best achieved at the source. Check your oral cavity regularly every year, and if you find caries, treat it as soon as possible to prevent it from developing into pulpitis.

So how do you prevent tooth decay?

Of course, it is correct brushing, proper use of dental floss, and "teeth cleaning" once or twice a year. It is recommended to brush your teeth in the morning and evening, use the "Bass brushing method", and choose a soft-bristled toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste.

Practical prevention methods are given to everyone. If you are suffering from toothache, don't endure it! Please go to the hospital in time to find a specialist to help you get rid of the trouble of toothache!