PAIN AND DENTISTRY

Isn’t it relatable? Everyone remembers a dentist all of a sudden due to PAIN. Pain and dentist always come’s hand in hand, but the only difference is, one makes you cry and other makes you happy….

HOW CAN WE DEFINE PAIN?????

It is an unusual sensation caused by physical or emotional damage. Based on its onset and duration: pain is divided into ACUTE AND CHRONIC mainly.

1)Acute pain: has sudden onset,

Sharp shooting,

Carried by A-delta fibres.

2)Chronic pain: Long term persistent pain,

Carried by C group of fibres.

3)Other types of pain: Vague pain, burning pain, stabbing pain, Shooting pain, Throbbing pain, etc.

WHAT DENTAL PROBLEMS CAUSE YOU UNBEARABLE PAIN????

Cavities, Trauma, Injury or Infection.

If the toothache is kept untreated for a longer duration it might get reduced but it definitely starts Infection in tooth – Abscess, cyst or deep caries, which later causes severe pain.

HOW DOES PAIN OCCUR:

When the infection or inflammation reaches the pulpal nerves of the root. And as much as the pulp gets involved the severity of the pain even increases.

WHEN TO SEEK HELP:

1)When the pain gets unbearable

2)When pain is present along with swelling

3)Fractured tooth, cracked tooth, etc.

4)Wisdom tooth pain.

5)with a high temperature, pain when you bite, red gums, or a bad taste in your mouth

6)Following few days after tooth extraction even, after completing anti-inflammatorycourse.

7)Pain that lasts more than 2 days.

8)Pain that doesn't go away when you take painkillers

In all the following steps mentioned above all you need to do is visit your dentist as soon as possible. Because if you wait, you might worsen the situation.

After proper examination and diagnosis your dentist can rule out an accurate treatment plan for your permanent toothache relief.

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