With toothache, most people are familiar firsthand. What to do when the tooth is aching badly, for what reasons this can happen? We will tell about this in our article, and at the same time we will publish a list of medicines and folk recipes that will help remove pain. Why do teeth scratch
There are many factors that can cause toothache. Here is a list of the most common:
- the presence of caries;
- pulpitis;
- flux;
- pain after tooth filling;
- increased sensitivity of the enamel;
- tooth extraction;
- cracks in the enamel;
- pain under the crown;
- dental injury.
If your front tooth or root is aching, the first thing to assume is the presence of tooth decay. In this disease, the protective enamel of the tooth and the layer of dentin are damaged, which causes the harmful microorganisms that cause inflammation to multiply in the cavity formed. Even superficial shallow caries can provoke aching pain. Usually it is a reaction to getting into the tooth cavity sweet, salty, sour;reacts to the damaged tooth and on hot food or, conversely, to a very cold one. The initial stage is difficult to recognize independently, so if the tooth is aching, the very first thing to do is go to the dentist.
Pulpitis happens if tooth decay is badly started and the heart of the tooth is inflamed - its pulp. Few people are able to withstand a long pain during pulpitis;there is a need, willy-nilly, to resort to the help of a dentist. If this is not done, then the problem with the teeth can develop into the next stage, in which the inflammatory process is already passing to the periosteum and the jaw bone - a flux is formed. The pain in this state is very strong, nochy character, often giving up in the ears, neck, etc. Often this ends with the removal of the tooth.
Why does the tooth whine after sealing?
It would seem that after the tooth is sealed, the pain should completely disappear. However, this does not always happen. Usually after a complex treatment, which was accompanied by removal of the nerve, the tooth continues to ache after anesthesia has passed away. It's okay, I'll have to wait a little, after a while everything will work out. If the tooth is too noisy, so that there is no strength to endure it, you can drink some of the drug from the list in our article.
If the pain persists for a long time, you will have to visit your dentist again to find out the reasons for this. Perhaps the doctor did something wrong and the inflammation continues to develop in the cavity of the tooth.
Why does not the tooth under the crown?
This is a very unpleasant situation, which in most cases is due to the poor performance of the dentist. Most likely, he made a mistake in the treatment of the tooth before installing the crown on it. It is about:
- incomplete channel sealing;
- damage to the root canal( its wall) during the installation of the pin;
- presence in the void channel( loose sealing).
If the tooth under the crown noeth and it hurts, then you need not wait for what will happen next, but urgently go to the doctor who put this crown.
Pain due to the increased sensitivity of tooth enamel
It also happens: there is no tooth decay, but teeth still ache. What to do in this case and why this happens? The reason can be hidden in the thinning of the enamel layer. This is facilitated by the following series of reasons:
- endocrine and nerve diseases;
- pregnancy or menopause - in these conditions there may be a violation in the mineral metabolism;
- improper nutrition, in which the body does not receive the elements necessary to it;
- non-compliance with oral hygiene.
You can often help yourself with the intake of calcium and vitamin complexes.
Neuralgia
Perhaps you have heard about inflammation of the trigeminal nerve? With this disease, too, sometimes the teeth are aching and aching. What to do in this case, what kind of doctor can help - dentist or neurologist? Let's first determine what happens with neuralgia.
The main cause of neuralgic pain is that the trigeminal nerve is squeezed inside the body for some reason. Provoking extra-cranial factors can serve as inflammation in the nasal sinuses and oral cavity, periodontitis, gingivitis, etc. Intracranial reasons include: displacement of veins and arteries, as well as the formation of adhesions and tumors.
With neuralgia all teeth can hurt at once( on the upper and lower jaws) - a very painful condition requiring consultation and help from a neurologist. The main symptom of the disease is acute pain, which for a time stops and resumes again. With neuralgia, even the most elementary everyday things( washing, brushing teeth, etc.) can cause a painful attack.
Often the course of the disease is protracted. A neurologist may prescribe the use of anticonvulsants, vascular and sedatives. Physiotherapy works very well.
List of medicines that help with toothache
If the tooth is aching, then you can take the medicine and do not suffer before going to the dentist. The most effective are the following drugs:
- "Pentalgin";
- "Nurofen";
- "Nimesulide";
- "Ketorol";
- "Ketanov";
- "Nimesil".
The disadvantage of these painkillers is that they can not be taken during pregnancy, as well as during the lactation period.
Recommendations for pregnant women
If the future mother's teeth ache( ache), she should, if possible, resort to the help of any folk remedies. In emergency cases, you can alleviate the condition by taking the following tablets that are approved during pregnancy:
- Paracetamol;
- "No-shpa";
- "Analgin";
- "Ibuprofen".
All of these medicines can be drunk in the second trimester of pregnancy. In the first, their reception is highly undesirable, as well as in the third.
Folk recipes
Aching in the tooth can be soothed by folk remedies, of which, by the way, very much. Here are good recipes that you can use if your teeth hurt:
1. This pain calms the clove oil soothingly. Just drop it on a sick tooth or put a cotton wool soaked in oil on it.
2. On the arm between the forefinger and the thumb is a zone, whose massage helps with toothache. It is also good to wipe this area with a piece of ice.
3. A small ball of propolis to put on a problem tooth. If there is a large open carious cavity, then propolis can be used as a temporary seal - it simultaneously removes both pain and inflammation.
4. A good solution is a solution of soda. Soda powder( 2 tsp) pour 1 tbsp.boiling water, allow to cool and use as a rinse.
5. The mouth can also be rinsed with vodka without swallowing it. At the same time, part of the alcohol will directly penetrate into the gum, and through it into the inner tissue of the tooth, which will give an anesthetic effect.
6. Fresh garlic juice rub on the wrist the place where the pulse is palpated. If the tooth hurts on the right, then you need to lubricate the left hand, if the left - then vice versa. In another version, you need to tie a garlic clove to your wrist with a bandage and then walk for a while.
7. If there is sea salt at hand, then you can use it. Two teaspoons dissolve in warm water and rinse the mouth.
General recommendations for the removal of toothache
1. A sick tooth does not need to be warmed - it causes a rush of blood to the area of inflammation, which can provoke the appearance of flux and intensification of pain.
2. In the supine position, the pain intensifies, because the blood flow in the peri-toothed tissues becomes more active, and the pressure on them increases, so it is better not to take the horizontal position.
3. You need to try to switch your attention from a sick tooth to something else.
4. Always clean the oral cavity of food residues( for this there are toothpicks and dental floss).It often happens that tiny bits of food cause strong pain.
Conclusion
Now you know why your teeth are aching and how to stop pain with medications. Of course, this will not help you cure caries, pulpitis, flux, neuralgia, etc. Only a doctor can cope with this. Please remember this and do not delay visiting a specialist. Modern methods of dental treatment are practically painless, therefore unnecessary worries and fears are absolutely groundless.