Tooth Ache            Changing Your View Of Root Canals

Does your tooth ache? If you’re looking to cure toothache pain you will discover that there are few options. You won’t find a permanent toothache remedy in the drug store. To cure toothache pain you’re going to eventually need to see your dentist.

A tooth ache can start out as a little sensitivity or it can wake you up in the middle of the night as a throbbing pain.  Here are three very common causes of a severe toothache?

1. Deep tooth decay. This is one of the most common causes of dental pain. Tooth decay starts out as a tiny hole in the enamel of a tooth. This tiny hole is often detectable only by your dentist. Once the decay has penetrated the hard enamel it quickly moves through the underlying dentin. Dentin is much softer than enamel and provides little resistance against the progressing tooth decay. The bacteria from this decay enter the dental pulp and cause inflammation which leads to a tooth ache.

2. Prior filling or crown. Anytime you have a dental procedure performed on a tooth the dental pulp becomes inflamed. This inflammation may be mild and resolve in time. You’ve probably had a filling done and noticed sensitivity for a day or two. This was caused by inflammation. The inflammation was reversible and no treatment was necessary. On the other hand this inflammation may be irreversible and cause your  tooth ache to begin.

This may occur quickly or it may happen years after the dental treatment was performed. It can be confusing to develop a severe toothache five years after a crown is placed but it happens frequently.

3. Tooth fracture.  A crack or fracture in a tooth can also cause the dental pulp to become inflamed and painful. This is very common in people who chew ice. Large fillings may also cause small fractures to develop in a tooth. Some of these are minor and cause no problem while others are deep enough to cause pulpal inflammation.

How can a tooth ache so severely you can't sleep at night?

A severe toothache will test just about anybody. It can be so bad you’ll do just about anything to cure toothache pain. The pain is so intense because the dental pulp is encased within the hard tooth structure. There is no room to allow swelling that would decrease the intensity of the pain. The increasing pressure impinges on the pulp's nerve fibers causing a severe toothache.

So is there a toothache remedy? You can take some pain medication for some relief. However, a tooth ache caused by an inflamed pulp will need a root canal treatment to get rid of the pain permanently.

That’s probably not what you wanted to hear! I understand that. I’ve performed thousands of root canal treatments over the past 20+ years and I’ve treated many fearful patients.

I wrote The Relaxed Root Canal  to answer all your questions about root canal treatment. The goal of this book is to help you relax and not become so stressed out over this fairly simple dental procedure.

In chapter 5 of The Relaxed Root Canal  I also give you the question to ask before your root canal treatment is performed. You should get a YES answer to this question. I'll tell you what to do if you get a NO answer. For more information CLICK HERE 

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