What causes toothache? There are these reasons

Toothache is a common symptom in life. As the saying goes, "Toothache is not a disease, but it is really painful when it happens." This shows the seriousness of toothache. But what are the specific causes of toothache?

Red and swollen toothache

The main symptoms usually occur in the gums of the upper and lower back molars. The onset is rapid and can also be called acute gingivitis, commonly known as "wind and fire toothache". The gums are severely swollen, and the pain point is mainly on the gums. The slightest touch will cause extreme pain. Not to mention chewing food, even opening the mouth will cause pain, which is more uncomfortable than a real toothache. In severe cases, there will be symptoms such as sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, fever, difficulty in defecation or constipation. The tongue coating is thick, dry or yellow, and the tongue is bright red. From these series of symptoms, it can be seen that the acute inflammation of the gums is caused by physical lesions (commonly known as "getting angry"), and the cause of the lesions is not caused by the gums and teeth in the mouth themselves, so this type of toothache is also called a complication of toothache.

Toothache caused by tooth decay

Commonly known as pulpitis or apical periodontitis. The symptoms of this type of toothache: the teeth have already developed cavities, and are particularly sensitive to stimulation from sugar, dairy products, cold, heat and other substances. Therefore, when an attack occurs, it is a bone-drilling pain, and is usually not accompanied by a reaction from the gums. This type of toothache usually hurts more at night than during the day, and more when lying down than when sitting.

Neural toothache

Commonly known as "false fire toothache". This type of toothache has no direct relationship with the gums or teeth. It is mostly caused by other reasons in the body that trigger hyperexcitement of the dental nerves and cause tooth root pain. This type of toothache may be caused by staying up late, diseases of other five or five sense organs, and headaches, so it is also listed as a concurrent toothache. This type of toothache usually occurs in adults or middle-aged and elderly people. It is a kind of nerve radiating soreness and dull pain. At this time, the teeth are obviously loose. This pain will not last long and will generally gradually ease and disappear after 2-3 days.

Periodontitis

Patients with periodontitis do not necessarily experience toothache, but it is caused by gum atrophy. Therefore, most patients are middle-aged and elderly people, and the scope of toothache varies. Some people only have pain in one tooth or two or three adjacent teeth. Some people experience pain in their upper and lower gums, or in a large area of ​​their teeth. The reason for this phenomenon is that the pain of periodontitis is not caused by the teeth themselves, but by an anaerobic bacteria in the mouth that causes congestion and inflammation of the inner gums - that is, the periodontal tissues, which stimulates the dental nerves and causes pain (especially soreness), which directly aggravates the pain during the biting process.