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Toothache medicine can temporarily reduce pain, but the cause may need a filling, root canal, drainage, or extraction.

The short answer

For toothache, use an age-appropriate pain reliever exactly as its label directs if you can take it, but arrange a dental examination because medicine does not remove decay, a cracked tooth, or an abscess. Never place aspirin or another tablet directly on the gum.

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What is the direct answer?

What does this question mean?

Tooth pain is a symptom from the pulp inside a tooth, the ligament around its root, or nearby gum tissue. Common causes include decay, a fracture, a loose filling, exposed dentine, gum infection, and inflammation around a wisdom tooth.

What can you do next?

Rinse gently with warm water, floss carefully around the painful tooth if food is trapped, and use a cold pack on the cheek for short periods if there is swelling. Avoid very hot, cold, sweet, or hard foods on that side, and take only medicines suitable for your age, pregnancy status, allergies, and other medicines.

When should you seek dental care?

Book prompt dental care when pain persists, returns, wakes you, or hurts when biting. Seek urgent care for facial or neck swelling, fever, pus, difficulty opening the mouth, swallowing, or breathing.

What should you ask the dentist?

Ask whether the tooth needs a filling, crown, root canal treatment, drainage, or removal, and what finding supports that choice. Tell the dentist when the pain began, what triggers it, and every medicine or supplement you take.

Frequently asked questions

Can antibiotics cure every toothache?

No. Antibiotics do not repair decay or a crack, and a dentist decides whether an infection requires them after examination.

Why does my tooth hurt when I bite?

Biting pain can occur with a crack, inflammation around the root, or a high filling, so the tooth needs an examination.