Practicing good oral hygiene can prevent many types of dental pain. But when oral health problems occur, knowing some of the causes and categories of dental pain can help you talk to your dentist about treatment options, as well as strategies for preventing future dental pain.
Signs of dental pain include throbbing, sharp, or aching sensations in the teeth that can be either chronic or transient. Some types of dental pain occur only while chewing.
Bleeding in the gums is one of the indications of gum disease, especially with its more severe form of periodontitis. Bacteria on the gums can lead to bleeding and other symptoms like swelling and redness. This might be the case if you feel the pain in your upper back teeth. Sometimes the pain is felt on one side and sometimes both.
You can feel pain in the teeth when you have a sinus problem because the same nerves go between them. Along with the tooth pain, you might feel sinus pain and nasal congestion. Another possible cause of pain in the upper teeth and jaw is teeth grinding, or bruxism. If you feel a dull pain that originates more in your teeth and jaw than the sinuses, consider this as a potential cause. Another symptom that can help identify bruxism is that the teeth are damaged in some way, whether they are flattened, chipped, broken or loose.
You would also notice tight muscles in the jaw and possibly pain in your neck, face or head. It could be the jaw that is experiencing pain, whether by itself or along with pain in the teeth. Jaw pain that includes tension in the jaw muscles could be caused by teeth grinding. Another source of this pain could be impacted wisdom teeth, which are wisdom teeth that are stuck from fully emerging from the gum surface. Another possibility of jaw pain is a temporomandibular disorder.
These disorders take place in the joint of your jaw, and they can create pain in that joint, as well as facial muscle spasms, popping or sticking when you open your mouth and headaches. These disorders have numerous causes, including teeth grinding, an injury, improper teeth alignment, tension, arthritis or tumors.
Sometimes, the pain you feel in your mouth is coming from your gums alongside or instead of pain in your teeth. The gums can experience pain from gum disease, brushing and flossing improperly or too aggressively, oral cancer or an abscessed tooth. Also, hormonal changes can create painful gums for women. You might also get canker sores, which are mouth ulcers, on your gums from time to time. These sores are common and tend to heal on their own, yet they can create pain especially when they are touched.
Talk to your dentist if you think you may be experiencing issues with your TMJ. Pregnancy increases your likelihood of gingivitis.
Gingivitis the term given to the inflammation of the gums and can cause bloody gums and tooth pain. While you are pregnant you are also more prone to getting cavities. Pay close attention to your dental health during your pregnancy, and you may want to see your dentist during this time. This is one of the more surprising possible cause of tooth pain.
According to studies, endurance training can cause your tooth enamel to wear down and lead to a higher likelihood of cavities.
More intense workout schedules lead to higher chances of cavities. It is unclear exactly why this is the case, but it could be because of the change in saliva production during exercise.
If you are training for a triathlon and experience tooth pain, your intense training schedule could be the culprit. One possible but uncommon cause of tooth pain is a condition called trigeminal neuralgia.
This is a specific type of nerve damage that leads to chronic nerve pain in your head that can sometimes feel like a toothache. Eating, drinking, and brushing your teeth can all cause you to feel pain.
Though this condition is uncommon, if you experience chronic pain like this, it could be worth a trip to your doctor. When combined with other symptoms, tooth pain can sometimes be an indicator of heart problems.
Pain in your upper body including your neck, shoulders, teeth, and jaw can be a symptom of a heart attack. Pay close attention if in addition to mouth pain you are experiencing things like sweating, chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, or nausea.
Some teeth whiteners can cause tooth pain. Tooth sensitivity can begin two to three days after starting a whitening treatment. Depending on your teeth, the tooth sensitivity could go away after just a few days or may last longer. Toothaches from gingivitis can begin when plaque, a film of bacteria, builds up along the gum line and causes the gums to become infected.
If your gums are healthy, they will be firm and pale pink and fitted tightly around the teeth. Gingivitis can begin as gum redness or bleeding when brushing your teeth or using dental floss, and you may notice halitosis or bad breath. If not treated, gum inflammation can become worse, leading to soft tissue damage, receding gums, the formation of pockets between teeth and gums, bone loss, and eventually tooth loss.
Gingivitis is usually caused by poor oral hygiene, allowing plaque to form on teeth. Plaque is a sticky film that coats teeth and contains bacteria. Plaque reforms quickly and requires daily removal. If left on the teeth, it can harden under the gum line into tartar, which collects bacteria. Professional dental cleanings are the only way to remove tartar. If the tartar and plaque is left on the teeth for long periods of time, it can irritate and inflame the gums, causing an infection.
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