Licking your teeth with your tongue teeth that hurt can be the result of acute apical periodontitis, periodontal abscesses, or fractured teeth.
The force of licking teeth with tongue is usually very light, when pain occurs, it is usually acute symptoms or injuries, and the following situations are common.
1. Acute apical periodontitis: it is often an acute attack of chronic apical periodontitis, which is mainly caused by inflammation spreading to the periapical tissues, manifesting as swelling and throbbing pain, which will be aggravated when stimulated by the tongue. Root canal treatment is needed.
2. Periodontal abscess: often occurs in the late periodontal disease, due to the alveolar bone resorption led to the emergence of deep periodontal pockets, bacteria in the pockets after the accumulation of swelling, when the tongue stimulation will produce force on the teeth, causing pain. Periodontal sequence treatment is needed, and extraction if necessary.
3. Fractured tooth: some diet, trauma and other factors lead to fracture of the tooth, but not completely off, tongue stimulation, the fracture surface activity, there will be dislodged. The diagnosis can be confirmed by taking dental radiographs, and the position of the fractured surface of the root surface can be chosen to be retained or extracted.
It is recommended to go to a regular hospital stomatology department for consultation, and be examined by a physician to make a clear diagnosis based on the medical history and treat the cause.