Tiger teeth clinically called cuspids, cuspids pain clinically commonly caused by food impaction, pulpitis or apical periodontitis, specific need to be judged according to oral examination.
1. Food impaction: misalignment of teeth malocclusion or the gap between the teeth itself is too large, can lead to cusp and neighboring teeth in the process of eating and drinking food impaction, acute gingival papillitis, will lead to cusp spontaneous pain, at the same time can be seen in the gingival papilla congestion and edema.
2. Pulpitis: when the cusp is decayed to the pulp cavity, spontaneous pain will occur, eating hot and cold food, severe pain, clinical examination with a probe can be detected in the pulp cavity.
3. Periapical inflammation: When pulpitis develops further, periapical inflammation will occur, and occlusal pain and percussion pain will occur when the upper and lower teeth bite together.
Cusp pain is often caused by periodontal and dental diseases, specific need to go to the hospital according to the oral and radiographic examination to confirm the cause of the disease.