What to do when medication doesn’t work for a toothache

Toothache medication does not work is mostly considered to be caused by pulpitis, caries, apical periodontitis, etc., according to the cause of the disease to take surgical treatment.
1. Pulpitis: If the toothache is caused by pulpitis, the patient will have the manifestation of no effect of medicine. In this case, the patient can take indirect pulp capping, pulpotomy, root canal treatment and other ways of treatment.
2. Caries: If the toothache is caused by caries, the medicine has no effect. It is suggested that patients can take composite resin direct bonding restoration, inlay restoration, amalgam filling and other methods to improve the symptoms.
3. Periapical periodontitis: For toothache caused by periapical periodontitis, medication can only alleviate the symptoms, but can not stop the progress of the disease. Patients can be treated with root canal therapy, endodontic revascularization and apicoectomy. Some patients can also be treated with intentional replantation and tooth extraction.
It is recommended that patients with toothache and medication that does not work need to consult a doctor in a timely manner, and the doctor will choose the appropriate measures to treat the cause of the disease after clarifying the cause of the disease.