A tooth that hurts as soon as you lie down at night may have pulpite in the root canal or an acute pulpitis that requires root canal treatment.
1. Pulpstone. When the tooth is subjected to external stimuli or congenital developmental abnormalities, it can cause calcification in the root canal to appear pulp stone, clinical manifestations of postural pain, pain can occur when lying down, pain disappears when standing upright or sitting, usually root canal treatment, the use of ultrasonic vibration to remove the pulp stone in the root canal.
2. Acute pulpitis. When tooth decay triggers acute pulpitis, night pain can occur, the pain is severe and cannot be localized, it is often difficult to sleep, you need to go to the hospital for root canal treatment to remove the infected pulp tissue to relieve the pain.
At night when you lie down with tooth pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to check the cause of targeted treatment, so as not to affect the sleep.