Toothaches disturb our lives because of many different factors, as most of us are all only too aware.  The pain of a toothache, normally in the form of constant throbbing, is very apparent, and will usually intensify as time passes.

 This pain seems to hurt more and more, no matter what you do, whether it is drinking cold or hot liquids, eating or even laying down. They are just simply painful, period!

The causes of toothaches can be anything from serious trauma to the teeth, jaw or face, to cavities, abscesses or infections in the gums or teeth, or simple debris that has been trapped between the teeth or gums.

In some instances these annoying toothaches can be the result of medical conditions that are not directly tied to dental problems. Whatever the cause, if toothaches go untreated, they can lead to more serious troubles, even situations that can become life-threatening!

Tremendous pain will normally accompany the dreaded toothache, and you will usually know it almost immediately.  This toothache pain, as mentioned earlier, will begin as a low throb and continue to steadily worsen until you receive the proper dental treatment.

 You certainly could be facing the need to have a tooth extracted, if you allow the infection to spread too far because you postponed the treatment too long.

You should never hesitate to call your dentist for an examination appointment at the first hint of a toothache, since getting an immediate appointment is sometimes difficult to do. The nagging pain of a toothache will continue to return until the cause is discovered and stopped by your dentist, even though you might be successful in temporarily easing it with over the counter pain meds.

Getting to the dentist in the early stages of tooth decay will almost always enable him/her to save your tooth with such procedures as fillings.  Dental crowns, fillings and root canal procedures will all be among the choices at your dentist’s disposal to make it possible to save your tooth, if don’t procrastinate when then pain first starts.

A good dentist never really wants to remove an adult tooth, unless it is an absolute necessity, so they will always look to every possible method of saving your teeth!  If a permanent orwisdom tooth should become abscessed or impacted, your dentist will probably prescribe penicillin or some other antibiotic to sufficiently deal with the infection. Removing an adult tooth will always be a last possible option.

At some point throughout the course of lives, most of us will experience the agony or pain of a toothache, which may well be the worst kind of pain we have ever dealt with to that point. That will prove especially true if it is an abscess or an impacted tooth!

Sometimes making you think your entire world is literally falling apart, those who have experienced these two types of toothaches will readily tell you that is something you want to avoid if at all possible!