The exact length of time a pulpitis will hurt will depend on the severity of the pulpitis, but it will not heal on its own without treatment. If left untreated, it can hurt for a week or so, or it can hurt for months.
1. Acute pulpitis usually hurts for about a week.
Acute pulpitis is an inflammatory disease caused by bacterial infection. If the symptoms are relatively mild, the duration of the persistent pain of pulpitis is short, after active treatment, it will generally be good within a week; if the patient’s pulpitis has been very serious and the pain is very frequent, this pain will continue until the patient will be completely cured of the symptoms of acute pulpitis, it will be relieved, and the course of the disease may take a week.
2. Chronic pulpitis can last for months.
Chronic pulpitis usually has no spontaneous severe pain, mostly cold and hot stimulation pain, the pain disappears after removing the trigger, and the pain appears again after re-exposure to the trigger, mostly dull pain, which can be tolerated by the patient. If left untreated, the pain may last for months. Chronic pulpitis is prone to develop into periapical inflammation, at this time there will be biting pain, tooth extension sensation.
Pulpitis is usually painful due to high pressure in the pulp cavity caused by inflammation within the pulp cavity. In particularly severe cases, pulp drainage is required, the pressure in the pulp cavity decreases, and the pain improves. If the pulpitis is no longer recoverable, a root canal can be performed.
It is recommended that patients with pulpitis should go to a regular dental hospital in time when the symptoms of toothache occur, and under the help of the doctor for targeted treatment.