Colgate tooth ache
Toothache can come from decay, inflamed pulp, a crack, exposed dentine, gum disease, or trapped food.
What is the direct answer?
Toothache can come from decay, inflamed pulp, a crack, exposed dentine, gum disease, or trapped food.
What does this question mean?
The pulp contains nerves and blood vessels, so irritation reaching dentine or pulp can cause temperature, sweet, biting, or spontaneous pain.
What can you do next?
Rinse gently, brush softly, avoid the trigger, and use medicine only as directed; never place aspirin directly on tissue.
When should you seek dental care?
Seek urgent care for worsening pain, swelling, fever, pus, a broken tooth, or breathing or swallowing difficulty.
What should you ask the dentist?
Ask whether the source is enamel, dentine, pulp, gum, or a crack and which treatment is required.
Frequently asked questions
What should I remember first?
Toothache can come from decay, inflamed pulp, a crack, exposed dentine, gum disease, or trapped food.
When is an examination needed?
Seek urgent care for worsening pain, swelling, fever, pus, a broken tooth, or breathing or swallowing difficulty.