Toothache, after taking the medicine 3 hours and start to hurt again, indicates that the effect of drug treatment is not good, this situation is most often seen in dental disease, periodontal disease, wisdom teeth pericoronitis, and so on. Such as dental disease may need filling treatment or root canal treatment; periodontal disease, may need periodontal sequence treatment; wisdom tooth pericoronitis, may need anti-inflammatory treatment, and root treatment needs to remove the wisdom tooth.
1. Dental diseases: Mostly hot and cold stimulation pain, severe spontaneous pain, paroxysmal pain, usually ineffective in taking medication, need filling treatment or root canal treatment, severe cases of extraction.
2. Periodontal disease: mainly manifested as soft tissue pain, mostly swelling. Medications can be relieved, the root cause or need periodontal sequence treatment.
3. Wisdom tooth pericoronitis: early drug taking is more effective, and in the late stage, intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment is needed, such as the use of amoxicillin, metronidazole and other drugs. Root canal treatment requires the removal of wisdom teeth.
It is recommended that patients with toothache seek medical attention as soon as possible, early detection and early treatment, so as not to delay the condition, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.