When your teeth are healthy, you don't think about them much. You bite into foods without really noticing all the work your chompers are doing, you brush them twice a day (and if you're listening to ...

Toothache or tooth pain is caused when the nerve root of the tooth is irritated. Each tooth has a dental pulp in the middle, which is very soft and spongy, containing lots of sensitive nerves and ...

Ignoring a toothache or putting up with a toothache can seem like a small nuisance at the time, doing so can have serious long-term effects on your oral and general health. Overlooking dental ...

On the basis of a nationally representative sample, about 7.5 million children in the United States had a toothache in the past 6 months (95% CI, 7.1-7.8 million). At least 88% of children with a ...

It is Sunday morning, your molar is throbbing, and your dentist is nowhere to be found. Do you ride it out, head to urgent care, or make a beeline for the ER? Emergency physician Jeffrey Druck, MD, ...

Over-the-counter medications, topical pain relivers, and some natural ingredients may help temporarily relieve tooth pain. But seeing a dentist may be essential. Chewing, talking, and even sleeping ...

WHEN Keshia Liburd visited the dentist with toothache, she was told her teeth were in perfect condition. It was in fact the first sign that she would be diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer – and she is ...

Every once in a while, people suffer from toothaches. The toothache can arise due to many reasons and can be mild to excruciating in severity. From a superficial perspective, it may not look like a ...

Emma Webster, 29, recalled the shocking moment she was diagnosed with a brain tumor after going to the dentist with complaints of a toothache A young mother is sharing her story after what she ...

Having a toothache doesn’t exactly send one running for the emergency room. But had Mike Louisor let a recent sharp pain in his gums go much longer this past Father’s Day, he would have been dead ...