Teeth hurt treatment
Tooth pain treatment depends on its cause and may include a filling, root canal treatment, gum care, or extraction.
The short answer
Treatment for painful teeth depends on the cause, such as decay, a crack, gum inflammation, pulp damage, or an abscess. Treatment may include a filling, crown, root canal treatment, gum care, or extraction when restoration is not possible.
What tissues can cause painful tooth symptoms?
Tooth pain can arise from inflamed pulp, exposed dentine, infection around a root, or supporting tissues. Brief cold sensitivity differs from lingering pain, pain on biting, or spontaneous throbbing.
What can you do while arranging tooth pain treatment?
Clean gently, avoid triggers, and use only label-directed pain medicine suitable for your health history. Do not put aspirin or chemicals on the gum or use leftover antibiotics.
Which tooth pain symptoms require urgent dental care?
Seek urgent care for facial swelling, fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or uncontrolled or persistent pain.
What treatment will remove the cause of your tooth pain?
Ask what structure causes the pain, which tests are needed, whether the tooth is restorable, and what treatment removes the cause.
Frequently asked questions
Can home care replace dental treatment?
Clean gently, avoid triggers, and use only label-directed pain medicine suitable for your health history. Do not put aspirin or chemicals on the gum or use leftover antibiotics.
When should this be urgent?
Seek urgent care for facial swelling, fever, difficulty swallowing or breathing, or uncontrolled or persistent pain.
Who wrote this page
This library is published by Dental Nation, a licensed dental group practising in the United Arab Emirates. Pages are written and overseen by the same clinical team that treats patients in our clinics, and are held to a fixed editorial standard for safety and accuracy.
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and cannot replace an examination. Anything urgent — facial swelling, trauma, uncontrolled bleeding or severe pain — needs a dentist or emergency care now.