The common causes of toothache when eating cold food are dental caries, dentin sensitivity, pulpitis, etc. The causes are different, and it is recommended to consult the doctor in time, and the common treatments are desensitization treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Dental caries: If the tooth itself has caries, and the caries has developed to the dentin layer, at this time, there will be pain when eating cold food, but the tooth does not have spontaneous pain. Filling treatment can be carried out, the teeth on the removal of carious tissues filled with, more light-sensitive composite resin material, its color is similar to the tooth tissue, can quickly form a bond with the tooth tissue.
2. Dentin sensitivity: there are dentin tubules in the dentin, if the dentin is exposed in the oral cavity, encountering cold and hot stimuli, the nerve endings in the tubules will have pain. Conservative desensitization treatment can be used to seal the dentin tubules with a desensitizing agent to isolate the stimulus and nerve endings and relieve the discomfort caused by the stimulus.
3. Pulpitis: teeth with pulpitis, cold and hot stimuli will be encountered pain, and the pain is more intense, and even loose special pain. Can be open pulp drainage treatment, reduce the patient’s pain, perfect root canal treatment after crown repair.
If you have a toothache when eating cold, it is recommended to take regular treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition.