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Toothache facts for kids

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A toothache is a pain felt in a person's tooth, normally when the tooth is hurt. A tooth can be hurt by tooth decay caused by plaque or by an injury.

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  • Abscessed tooth periapical radiograph

    Apical abscess associated with roots of a lower molar.

  • Cracked tooth lateral periodontal abscess

    Lateral periodontal abscess (blue arrows) due to a fracture (green arrows)

  • Ulcerative necrotizing gingivitis

    Mild presentation of ANUG on the gums of the lower front teeth

  • Root canal treatment

    Root canal treatment (blue arrows) carried out on the lower right first molar with temporary restoration in place

  • Abces dentaire

    Odontogenic infection involving the buccal space. Above, deformation of the cheek on the second day. Below, deformation on the third day.

  • Nuremberg chronicles f 120r 2

    Saint Apollonia, patron saint for toothaches, holds one of her own extracted teeth in a pair of forceps (Nuremberg Chronicle, Hartmann Schedel, 1493)

  • Carl Bloch, En munk, der spejler sig, 1875, 0073NMK, Nivaagaards Malerisamling

    A monk with a toothache examines himself in a mirror, painting by Carl Bloch from 1875.

  • Tooth god(Wasya Dyo)

    "toothache tree", Vaishya Dev shrine, Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • Cold test with ethyl chloride

    Pulp sensibility test using ethyl chloride (cold stimulus)

  • Electric-pulp-testing

    Electric pulp tester

  • Tooth sleuth

    Plastic wedge to identify pain on biting from a fractured tooth

  • Transillumination of tooth marked

    Transillumination demonstrating fracture

  • Tooth decay and abscess xray

    Decay (green) with apical abscess (blue)

See also

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