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This can cause sensitivity to hot, cold, or sweet foods and beverages. Gum disease: Gum disease can cause sensitive teeth by exposing the roots of the teeth. As gum disease progresses, the gums may begin to recede, exposing the sensitive roots of the teeth. This can cause pain and discomfort when eating or drinking.
Non-dental sources of pain often cause multiple teeth to hurt and have an epicenter that is either above or below the jaws. For instance, cardiac pain (which can make the bottom teeth hurt) usually radiates up from the chest and neck, and sinusitis (which can make the back top teeth hurt) is worsened by bending over.
As an adult, you’ve left many childhood things behind. But your teeth probably still hurt sometimes. Tooth pain symptoms. Toothaches are one of the most common types of dental pain, and pain in ...
Gingival recession, also known as gum recession and receding gums, is the exposure in the roots of the teeth caused by a loss of gum tissue and/or retraction of the gingival margin from the crown of the teeth. [1] Gum recession is a common problem in adults over the age of 40, but it may also occur starting in adolescence, or around the age of 10.
Symptoms associated with irreversible pulpitis may include dull aching, pain from hot or cold (though cold may actually provide relief) lingering pain after removal of a stimulus, spontaneous pain, or referred pain. [23] [26] Clinical signs may include reduced response to electronic pulp testing and painful response to thermal stimuli. [23]
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Symptoms may include pain and difficulty eating. [1] [2] Complications may include inflammation of the tissue around the tooth, tooth loss and infection or abscess formation. [1] [3] Tooth regeneration is an ongoing stem cell–based field of study that aims to find methods to reverse the effects of decay; current methods are based on easing ...
A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...