Tooth decay is one of the most common diseases in
the world, nearly as prevalent as the common cold. It’s also one of the two
major dental diseases—the other being periodontal (gum) disease—most responsible
for tooth and bone loss.
When your teeth bother you, this is a signal your
body is giving you that something is not right in your mouth. Here are three of the most common symptoms that may
necessitate root canal treatment:
1. Sensitivity
to Hot and Cold
Teeth may be sensitive to cold and
hot for several reasons. A crucial distinction is that if a
tooth is sensitive to heat, it is more a problem than if sensitive to
cold. Once when we drink a cup of coffee/tea or a bowl of soup
and your tooth hurts because the nerve within the
tooth is dying or has died. By this the heat expands the
gas within the tooth and it gets more painful. This
informs us that for a few reasons, like decay, a fracture
or trauma, the nerve and blood flow within the tooth is compromised and
a root
canal treatment is necessary to fix the situation. This
procedure will really be done quite simply.
Reasons for cold sensitivity are:
Ø Gum
recession (age related or from brushing too hard) that has exposed the root of
the tooth normally covered by gum. The root becomes highly sensitive.
Ø Fracture
of a filling or a leaky filling
Ø Fracture
of the tooth itself
Ø Wearing
away of the enamel on the biting surface of a tooth that allows cold to reach
the middle part of the tooth called the dentin
Ø Leaking
margin of a crown
Ø Open
contacts ( spaces) between teeth
Ø Periodontal
disease that causes gums to shrink and expose root surfaces
Ø The
nerve inside the tooth is dying or injured in some way
Ø New,
deep filling or crown that temporarily has caused nerve hypersensitivity
Ø Decay
in the tooth
These are the main reasons a tooth may be cold
sensitive. The good news is that treatment at our office can alleviate all of
these conditions.
2. Pressure
Sensitivity
You may have an infection within
the tooth that has reach to the bone. If your tooth is
often sensitive instead of intermittently sensitive, this can be
often the case. Alternatively, your tooth may hurt
temporarily, and will take a time to recover. A tooth that is
only irregularly sensitive to biting/chewing pressure could be a classic sign of a cracked tooth,
or might indicate that your bite is out of alignment.
Occasionally, you may have sensitivity in a recently
restored tooth only when pressure hits a very particular place on the chewing
surface. This may indicate bubbles in the composite material used to fill the
tooth, which compress under chewing pressure and cause pain. In this instance,
the filling will need to be replaced.
3. Dull
Aches, Pressure, and Constant Pain
Ignoring constant pain and pressure in one’s mouth
is not good risk management. Such pain can be caused by an abscess, a serious
infection that can spread to the bone. Infections of this nature can be fatal
if not treated, so it’s always important that constant pain and pressure never
be ignored.
Keep
your health and your teeth, by minding your
body’s signals. Believe it or not, this kind of dental pain can be
sinus-related. Your upper back teeth share the same nerves as your sinus
cavity. As a result, that pain can be referred to your teeth and vice versa.
However, the other possibility is that you are clenching your jaw and grinding
your teeth.
CONCLUSION:
If you would like more information on tooth decay
treatment, please contact us or schedule an appointment for a consultation.
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