Teeth that don’t hurt without touching, but hurt when touched, usually can’t heal on their own. It may be the cause of cryptocleisis, root fracture, chronic apical periodontitis and other reasons, and need to be treated in time.
1. Cracked tooth: Cracked tooth is mainly manifested in the early stage as pain in biting at a fixed point of the tooth, and it does not hurt when not biting. It is necessary to check and clarify the state of the pulp and perform crown restoration or crown restoration after root canal treatment.
2. Root fracture: the main manifestation of the root of the tooth when biting objects pain, can not withstand the bite force. It can be diagnosed clearly after taking radiographs and usually needs to be extracted.
3. Chronic periapical inflammation: It is usually caused by the inflammation of the pulp due to caries, which spreads to the periapical tissues after progressing and causes pain when touching. It is usually not self-healing and requires root canal treatment.
It is recommended that patients with dental discomfort go to a regular hospital stomatology department as soon as possible, by the physician after the examination of a clear diagnosis, the cause of the treatment, early detection and early treatment, so as not to delay the condition.