Toothache is not a disease, but a pain that kills you. As one of the common symptoms of oral disorders, there are many factors that cause toothache, including tooth decay, pulpitis, periapical infection, etc. What are the types of toothache? 1.Toothache caused by tooth decay Tooth decay – commonly known as worm tooth, tooth decay, is a bacterial disease, can be secondary to pulpitis and periapical inflammation. The main symptom: the pain is not distinguishable in the early stage of tooth decay, when the decay reaches a certain depth, close to the pulp (dental nerve) or perhaps decayed to the pulp, it will cause unbearable soreness and pain when stimulated by cold, hot, sour, sweet and other food. Recommended medicine: quick-acting toothache tincture. Main ingredients: Coriolus Versicolor root, ground bark. Product efficacy: activating blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, regulating blood circulation and relieving pain. It is used for windworm toothache, caries acute and chronic pulpitis, dentin allergy, cuneiform defect. Caution: If caries is not treated in time, it will cause pulp inflammation, so it is recommended to go to the dentist to deal with it in time. 2.Toothache caused by pulpitis Pulpitis – inflammatory lesions occurring in the pulp tissue of teeth. Deep caries, wedge-shaped defect, etc. can cause pulpitis if they cannot be controlled and treated effectively in time. Main symptoms: Spontaneous paroxysmal pain: Sudden and severe spontaneous sharp pain without any external stimulation, the pain can be divided into a continuous process and a relieving process. Nocturnal pain: The pain tends to come on at night, or the pain is more intense at night than during the day. Patients often have difficulty sleeping due to toothache or wake up from sleep in pain. Temperature stimulation aggravates pain: Cold or hot stimulation can excite severe pain in the affected tooth. Pain cannot locate itself: Most of the patients cannot clearly point out the affected tooth during the pain attack. Recommended medication: Ding Fine Toothache Capsules. Product efficacy: Clearing heat and detoxifying, draining wind and relieving pain. Caution: For pain caused by pulpitis, painkillers have a certain effect, but when the pain is severe, the effect of painkillers is not obvious. Therefore, when pulpitis occurs, go to the dentist in time to deal with it. 3, toothache caused by periapical infection Periapical infection – acute or chronic inflammation of the periapical tissue of the tooth is called periapical infection. The main symptom: the pain is spontaneous, persistent and limited in scope in case of periapical inflammation, and the patient can clearly point out the affected tooth. Medication recommendation: toothache and anti-inflammatory granules. Main ingredients: gypsum, thornbush, windbreak, green peel, peony bark, groundnut, green diaphanous, horsetail, dahurica, licorice. Product efficacy: remove wind and heat, cool blood and relieve pain. It is used for headache and body heat, dry mouth and bad breath, constipation and dryness, gum swelling and pain caused by heat accumulation in the spleen and stomach and wind-heat upward attack; acute periapical inflammation, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, acute gingivitis with the above symptoms. Note: Patients with false periapical inflammation may experience redness, swelling, heat and pain in the cheek, pus, and even fever and generalized pain if they are not treated in a timely manner. 4, toothache caused by pericoronitis Pericoronitis – a complication caused by the process of tooth eruption, such as wisdom tooth pericoronitis, mainly manifests as inflammation of the soft tissue around the crown of the tooth. Main symptoms: At the beginning of the inflammation, the patient feels painful swelling of the gums, and the pain is obvious when chewing and swallowing or opening activities, and the pain increases with the development of the disease; in severe cases, there may also be different degrees of inability to open the mouth, and even the teeth are closed. Recommended medication: Artificial cow’s yellow metronidazole capsule. Main ingredients: a compound preparation, the components of each capsule containing metronidazole 200mg; artificial cowberry 5mg. Product efficacy: antibacterial and antiseptic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory. Precautions: Wisdom tooth pericoronitis without timely treatment, will become chronic, and later recurrent attacks, and even left fistula. If the inflammation continues to expand, it can lead to various complications, so it is best to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor. 5, toothache caused by fire on fire on fire – a common symptom of fire on fire, and the incidence is relatively high. Main symptoms: The onset is acute, manifested as severe swelling of the gums of the upper and lower molars, which is very painful when slightly touched, and sometimes even opening the mouth can be painful. In severe cases, there are symptoms such as sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, fever, irregular bowel movements or constipation. Recommended medication: Niuhuang Detoxification Pill. Main ingredients: Artificial cow’s yellow, male yellow, gypsum, rhubarb, yellow ling, orris, ice chips, licorice. Product efficacy: clear heat and detoxification, laxative and fire. Used for internal heat, sore throat, swollen gums, sores on the mouth and tongue, red eyes and swelling pain. Caution: If acute inflammation of the gums is caused by fire, patients should use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.