Is this you or do you know of someone waiting till the symptoms go away? Throbbing toothache or a chipped tooth Tooth pain can result from a variety of oral health issues, including decay, gum recession or gum infection due to impacted wisdom teeth and advanced periodontal disease that affects the tooth nerve, says Paul Kim, DDS, clinical director, northeast, of Great Expression Dental Centers based in Suffern, NY. A toothache is like a fire alarm. The pain alerts you to a problem that, if caught early, can often be an easy fix. Left untreated, you may not only lose one or more teeth, but a spreading infection may affect you systemically, causing potentially serious problems for other organs in the body. Ignoring a chipped tooth can lead to further degradation and, ultimately, loss of the entire tooth if ignored. In either case, get checked out by your oral health care provider immediately, regardless of whether the symptom eventually resolves itself on its own, as it often comes back worse than before.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 04:21:13 +0000
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