Can I use ice on a sore tooth?

The application of ice packs for dental pain is not ideal in most cases. Under certain conditions, such as acute pulpitis exudation period, the application of ice packs can make the exudate contraction, the pain appears to reduce the phenomenon, there is a certain pain relief effect, but in itself does not have a therapeutic effect, with the passage of time, the teeth will soon appear hot and cold stimulation of the phenomenon of pain. For dental pain, the choice of ice packs in most cases is not reliable, the best way to go to a professional dentist, to see which teeth problems. If it is a carious tooth that is causing pulpitis and apical inflammation, it can be better solved by opening the pulp of the tooth and root canal treatment. If it is wisdom teeth pericoronitis problems, through the local rinsing and systemic medication, can also make the pain to get obvious relief, so there is tooth pain, the best way to go to a professional dentist, check the cause of tooth pain, the application of ice packs is the treatment of the symptoms rather than the root cause.