Toothaches are among the worst pain

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Toothaches are among the worst pain. They arise when the nerves in the teeth due to pressure, injury or chemicals are irritated. Supplied by the teeth of a particular nerve Seitenäste (Trigeminusnerv), also for different masseter muscles as well as oral and nasal mucosa is responsible.

These nerves are extremely sensitive and even the smallest irritations lead to unpleasant sensations. In some teeth is not a fixed external enamel longer exists, which protects the tooth. If for example the much more sensitive dentin at cervical, so that sufficient light tapping of unprotected body with a fingernail to trigger pain. Too hot or cold drinks and sugar in some people cause a short pull. The cause may be tiny, barely visible cracks in the enamel.



The most frequent trigger: caries

The most common trigger for a toothache is tooth decay, however. The pain sets in, when the pathogen to dentin have finished. This is a warning! Now treatment is due. Even leaky fillings or crowns solve pain, because the sensitive positions directly below or at leaky borders crown caries formed. Sometimes there is also still a dense filling of caries, the tooth remains unseen harms.




Inflammation: Thickness Backe

Pathogen to penetrate into the interior of teeth (deep caries), can ignite the pulp (pulpitis): the tooth starts to thump and the pains are strong and unbearable. Especially often this is done at night because the heat of the bed to the inflammation process. Untreated, this pain will remain for days, and heard only if the pulp has died.

But even dead teeth can cause trouble. If a tooth is already dead, may also be swollen gums and cheeks. The inflammation may be different from the tooth root out even to the jaw bone spread. At this point increase the pain once again, the cheek and lymph nodes to swell ( "thick jaw"), the patient gets a fever and is significantly weakened. Due to the strong swelling may also be affected tooth a piece stand out and thus appear longer. Such inflammation must be treated professionally hurry.



Other causes

Toothache can also have other causes. These include:



Inflammation of the gingival pockets (periodontitis);


Mallocclusions;


Abnormal teeth grinding at night (bruxism);


Children: The Breakthrough of teeth or wisdom teeth;


Injuries caused by accidents: bite on a hard object (eg, fork), fall, ausgeschlagene teeth;


Medical treatment: boring, poorly-insulated metal panels, chemical stimuli by cleaning or glue works, too high, while Aufbeißen disturbing fillings;


The spread of inflammation of the maxillary sinus (maxillary sinusitis) on the jaw bone.



Fake a toothache

For some diseases can be the pain in the jaw and then radiate pretend toothache. These include:



Angina pectoris,


Myocardial infarction,


Shingles,


Headache,


Migraine,


Sinusitis,


Earache.



Emergency measures

The cause of the pain can only be an expert to determine and eliminate. The way to the dentist is essential. As a rule, pain patients get an appointment very quickly. This time period can be but with a few tools to survive.



In a cold and reduces inflammation moist cloth or ice bag wrapped (otherwise too strong cooling) the swelling and relieve the pain a little. Heat, alcohol, nicotine or caffeine, the opposite effect and should be avoided.


Avoid necessarily physical effort.


Soothed with the right medicine and Infertility cloves are old house funds: They are slightly anti-inflammatory and soothing the pain.


Ibuprofen, paracetamol and Azetylsalizylsäure (ASA) work well against toothache. Their full effect the tablets for about 30 to 60 minutes, in effervescent tablets is a little faster. However, aspirin also inhibits blood clotting, wounds bleed much longer then. Before and after surgery - including a tooth extraction - ASA is therefore unsuitable.



Emergency

If tooth pain and inflammation outside of normal practice times to help the dental emergencies. Opening times and addresses of duty dentists learn about dental associations or local newspapers.