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Aching teeth are one of the few health complaints that follow you through life. You don’t remember your first toothache, but your parent might. Later, your baby teeth fell out and adult teeth ...
The diagnosis of toothache can be challenging, [35]: 80, 81 not only because the list of potential causes is extensive, but also because dental pain may be extremely variable, [44]: 975 and pain can be referred to and from the teeth. Dental pain can simulate virtually any facial pain syndrome. [44]
Up to 25% of school-aged children and military trainees experience some kind of dental trauma each year. [2] [3] The occurrence of dental avulsion in school aged children ranges from 0.5 to 16% of all dental trauma. Many of these teeth are knocked-out during school activities or sporting events such as contact sports, football, basketball, and ...
The pain associated with pulp necrosis is often described as spontaneous. [15] Hot temperatures are reported to have exacerbating factors, and cold temperatures are said to soothe this pain. In some cases, the pain presents as a long dull ache as this is due to necrosis of the apical nerves being the last part of the pulp to necrose.
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[70] [71] On average, male teeth are slightly larger than female teeth, with the greatest difference observed in the canine teeth. [ 72 ] [ 73 ] Research using microtomographic scans to look at internal dental tissues has also shown that male teeth consist of significantly greater quantities of dentine than female teeth.
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The management depends on the type of injury involved and whether it is a baby or an adult tooth. If teeth are completely knocked out baby front teeth should not be replaced. The area should be cleaned gently and the child brought to see a dentist. Adult front teeth (which usually erupt at around six years of age) can be replaced immediately if ...