Tooth Pain Relief (Wisdom Tooth Pain)

Dr. Marjan Moghadam Prosthodontist Stamford, CT

Marjan Moghadam, DDS, MA, earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from New York University in 2002. Following her General Practice Residency at Long Island College Hospital in 2003, she earned her certificate in prosthodontics, as well as a Masters’ degree in psychology. Both serve her well at Stamford Dental Arts. As... more

Tooth Pain in Stamford

Children commonly have tooth pain, which often results in the need for a cavity filling. But adults aren’t immune from extreme tooth pain, and the causes come from many sources, not just cavities. Whenever you suffer any kind of tooth pain, visit your family dentist at Stamford dentistry. The dentists at this full-service practice offer all the latest techniques, including painless sedation dentistry, to eliminate your pain and keep it from returning.

While often preventable, tooth pain can affect all teeth, even baby teeth. You may feel it as sharp, dull, severe, or mild. Symptoms of tooth pain vary, depending on the cause, but commonly it occurs when:

Pain erupts while eating something hot or cold, due to sensitivity
You bite down and feel sharp, severe front tooth pain
Constant throbbing tooth pain is accompanied by localized swelling of your gums
A tooth and nearby gums become sensitive to touch
Tooth pain comes with jaw pain that can reach your ears and eyes

If it’s bad enough, you may have to find an emergency dental care center close to Stamford, Connecticut, for immediate tooth pain relief. But the dentists at advanced dental practice have long open hours to offer treatments. This family dentistry practice has the most modern equipment and dentists in Stamford, CT. They can accurately diagnose the cause of your tooth pain and resolve it completely.

Causes of Tooth Pain

You may think your tooth pain came on suddenly; however, there’s usually an underlying dental problem that has gone undiagnosed. Tooth nerve pain may be due to pulpitis or periodontal disease. It’s also possible that the sudden tooth pain you feel may actually be wisdom tooth pain from not having enough room in your mouth for the wisdom teeth to emerge — often due to a crowded mouth or misaligned teeth.

There are many reasons why you’re experiencing tooth pain, tooth sensitivity, or extreme tooth pain. But the level of pain and its location in your mouth provides clues to its actual cause. Common tooth pain causes include:

Tooth decay that causes plaque and dental caries
A tooth infection, sometimes due to an abscessed tooth, that causes your gums around the tooth to swell up and even bleed
Misaligned teeth, which makes chewing food strenuous, as the lower and upper teeth don’t connect
Trauma, a direct hit to the teeth when you fall, get in a car accident, or suffer a sports-related injury
Tooth fractures, which happen when your teeth crack, chip, or break because of a hit, causing extreme tooth pain. Sometimes, you don’t think anything’s wrong because fractures often go unnoticed. Continuous wear on the tooth can lead to severe tooth nerve pain
Sensitivity, the wearing down of the enamel, which exposes the dentin or second layer of your tooth. Increased sensitivity causes sharp, electrifying tooth pain, especially after drinking or eating something cold or hot
Teeth grinding, a problem for some, especially in sleep apnea sufferers who have a habit of grinding or clenching their jaw. Teeth grinding causes stress-related jaw pain, as well as cracks in the teeth